First, Black History Month for me is an open public window. I hope you all looked through it a little more than the generic institutional shows. BUT, it is a time to share at events with others, cause I like to hear what I haven't heard about what others have discovered. The age of the Internet has opened many research streams and thank the creator for ghetto scholarship. Those who speak and can only hear our natural english dialect are blessed, not having to decipher academese.
So at the Gallery 737 in Lorain OH we had Marcus Cross sing gospel and soul songs and then Madelyn Sanders portrayed Mary McLeod Bethune. They were great. The Lorain women of the National Council of Negro Women who co-sponsored this event were there and many local residents. There was art from the community, my own included and refreshments. It was a great time. We talked about history, the present and asked what the future might look like.
Around the 3 African sculptures are my works. Photoart, digital graphics and paper plate art, plus I had a video montage running on a big monitor. In Lorain we are still trying to wakeup, we like to talk, we don't like to do much. Everybody wants credit, open acknowledgement, to get paid, trust is low, suspicion is high. I'm talking about Black people. Lorain is station 100 of the Underground Railroad, we are still underground. Reality is like sci-fi you have to work it up from your core and fire it through your actions. More collaboration the more power, the more stuff gets done. What does the future look like? Wait and see...........
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