29 BLACK PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW

| 31 January, 2012 08:22

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I will paint 1 great Black person per day during Black History Month!

Each piece will be auctioned and 25% of the proceeds will purchase art supplies for blossoming young artists. Each original piece will be about 16x20 in size, and the starting bid will be $50.

I work at KIPP WAYS Academy in Atlanta. I've been teaching Visual Arts there for 5 years now, and my former students are beginning to go to college. I started to wonder if they had what they needed to practice their craft. Animation majors may need computer equipment, and Fine Art majors may need oil paints. I want to know that I helped them like I was helped when I was younger.

So in addition to honoring great ancestors this painting event will help some students in need, to keep them on the road to success.

1st painting will be posted on tomorrow February 1st!!

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