“Skin Deep” black art His sexual orientation made him

His sexual orientation made him an easy target and was often used within black spaces to discounts his insights

“I’d rather be buried in my grave than to live as a slave

The audience is necessary and paramount

James Baldwin was at once a perpetual optimist and an unflinching critic when it came to American culture

That achieving the obstacle is more urgent and pressing than the fear of failure or even death

“Skin Deep” black art His sexual orientation made himMixed Media 38x46 on canvas. Movement. Color. Form. Freedom. Some things move us beyond the words. Break the words even. Chew them up and spit them out. The language of the visual is astounding. The challenge of capturing a vibe is always daunting but always worth it. To create with integrity is to be a risk taker. Is to be unafraid to fail time and again. The irony, of course, is that even in what appears to be failure, something wonderful and