What Will We Do
Juneteenth
Loaded With History
African Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra is artwork by Kerry James Marshall. This work is the shape of Africa as a cubist sculpture.
it offers a complex meditation on African ancestry and black aesthetics. Africa Restored formally references the nkisi nkondi, or power figures, of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These sculptures were crafted as basic armatures into which accretions of metals, mirrors, and nails were driven to activate their force. – (Art Institute of Chicago)
Happy Juneteenth
June 19, 1865
It was the day African Americans found out the war was over.
It was the day they found out they were free.
After years of slavery, they were free.
There has been a celebration every year since.
It reminds us that our freedom date is different than their freedom date.
Freedom is fought for.
Rioters remind us of that this year.
T-Shirts of the Month
What Will We Do
In June we will do things that make us better. This month pray for the Supreme Court of the United States. Pray that they will do what is right and just and fair. Pray that everyone in the United States will also do the same.
Welcome to JuneTeenth Month
In June, I will celebrate with photos of art that allow us to reflect on our history.
This is a Boli Fetish Figure from the Bamana people of Mali in West Africa. It is referred to as a fetish because it possessed a magical power representing a spirit that controlled some aspect of their life. It would get rid of disease or punish someone doing wrong in the community.
It was created of animal bones, feathers, vegetable matter, metal, mirror, and other organic matter.
Happy Memorial Day
Art of the Month: Juneteenth
Art of the Month
Art of the Month: Juneteenth
This month we tip our hat to those who burned a path for us to follow.
