Golden Futures (Limited Edition) (2021) Original A row of masked figures

A row of masked figures stands against a textured

For the darker women of color

That jubilee is not just a feeling

alas realizing the dream of "Exceptionalism

We can trace the brown paper bag test back to slavery when enslavers kept the lighter-skinned enslaved inside

Golden Futures (Limited Edition) (2021) Original A row of masked figures"Golden Futures" (2021) (Limited Edition 250) Golden Futures. America's future rests in how well we invest in and transform the lives of black and brown children. This painting, Golden Futures, is inspired by a movement to discover or "mine" the gold in those desolate places we never dared lookwho with proper investment hold the value that makes possible golden futures that extend beyond their lives to the lives across cultural divides.