Black-Thought Manifesto

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that we are too legit to quit. We are too dope to be roped. Too fly to get by. We are more than able, we are damn near capable of swinging up and grasping the stars. We are here and we aim to do more than survive, we aim to thrive.







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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

R.I.P. to the Great American Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett: Dead at 96; among 20th century's top black artists - latimes.com


Elizabeth Catlett dies at 96; among 20th century's top black artists - latimes.comThe sun has set, the day is done, but I could not let the night lay her full claim to the dark and my own desire to surrender to her power without bidding adieu to the master sculptor and artist Elizabeth Catlett.  R.I.P. Ms. Catlett as you journey home.   To learn more about Ms. Catlett click on the link above, google her or pick up her biography or take a gander at some of her work.


Sharecropper: 1968

10-foot tall bronze sculpture of Louis Armstrong.

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