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Their gold hoop earrings and confident gazes speak to a shared cultural experience while honoring their unique national identities

Carolyn Tyler Guidry

Kevin "WAK" Williams' A Woman's Work depicts a black woman in a blue dress struggling to the pull the contents of a brown knapsack as the sun descends behind her

challenging prevailing racial prejudices and underscoring the essential contributions of Black patriots to the Revolutionary cause

Porter is a work of art depicting a black mother in a white dress sitting on a small island with her infant son

Aretha Franklin slave trade Their gold hoop earrings andA photography captured featuring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin in 1965. It was a Columbia Record publicity portrait. Available courtesy of the CSU Archives and the Everett Collection. This open edition photographic image measures 16x16 inches and is printed using archival inks on acid free paper to ensure the quality and the life of the artwork.