Those Masked and Sacred pays tribute to those on the front lines of the COVID pandemic fighting for lives while theirs were in jeopardy. Acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40", 2020

Acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24", 2015

"Driven to Madness"  We all walk a razor's edge between sanity and functional madness. This is my depiction of what I imagine it would look like if it got to be true madness. The eyes say it all. The painting is acrylic on canvas, 20" x 20", 2016

Woke. Despite my age, I remain woke to social activism. I desire to do so until I can't. I must hold hope that things can be different and better. Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24", 2017

Two Spirit is the term Indigenous people use to describe individuals who display both male and female demeanors. These are revered individuals in the Indigenous Cultures. Acrylic on canvas, 30" h x 24" w, 2016

Steady Breaths and Clear Vision, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24", 2018

Spirit of My Ancestors, acrylic on canvas, 30" w x 40" h, 2016

A Vessel Full of Power is in the permanent collection at JELMA (James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University). Acrylic and fabric on canvas, 24" w x 36" h, 2018.

Transfiguration of Freddie Gray, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36", 20215

Unexpected, Acrylic on canvas, 20"x20", 2015

Several Native American tribes have fashioned a dress by tearing pieces of cloth into squares and rectangles and sewing them together. They called them tear dresses. My painting uses the phrase "Tear" Dress to pay homage to the many Native American women who have gone missing. Tear (as in to rip) becomes Tear ( as to shed a tear). Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30", 2023.

We came to this country stacked, fitted, and chained in the bottoms of ships. We have since been caged and shackled in prison cells, and stacked in blighted urban housing projects. We have been cramped and fitted in under- resourced and overcrowded schools, but “still we rise” and stand out, and excel. Stacked and Fitted, acrylic and ink on canvas, 60" x 40" (framed), 2022

A Strange and Bitter Fruit is a painting that reflects the inhumanity of lynching. The title of the work is a line from the song, Strange Fruit, by Baltimore Singer, Billie Holliday. She experienced the brunt of racism and racists traveling through the Southern States. Her experiences are not that dissimilar to what Black people continue to experience today including the heinous act of lynching. Racism impacts my daily life and while I paint hope into all of my work, it is done with a heavy dose of skepticism. Acrylic and ink on canvas, 24" x 24", 2023

When we reflect on the trauma of slavery, we think mostly of those individuals ripped from their families and their homelands, but we must mourn as much for those left behind to grieve. The Ultimate Sorrow, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40", 2022

George Floyd called for his Mother with his last breath. With all my heart, I hope she found comfort in knowing his last thoughts were of her. Acrylic and ink on canvas, 30"w x 40"h, 2020.

The first but far from the last ship to harbor the stolen cargo of my Ancestors sequestered in its wooden, seafaring, belly. Twenty Aboard the White Lion, acrylic on linen canvas, 48" x 50", 2020.

Lynching is the most heinous act of inhumanity that has been perpetrated on people of color in this country. There are 4,743 lynchings recorded, but we all know that there have been many, many more. The painting 4,743 Recorded is acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36", 2022

There is nothing new under the sun. Trends, actions, perspectives, policies repeat in predictable patterns, era after era. Such is the case with the recursive nature of race relations and its under belly racism. We are living through a period where racism seeks to revert to the old ways, suppression of knowledge, opportunity, and inclusion. The Recursive Nature, acrylic and ink on canvas, 60" w x 25"h framed, 2024.

Collateral Impact, Acrylic on canvas board, 24"h x 30"w framed, 18"h x 24"w image, 2024. The results of adversity is not just collateral damage, but positive impact as innovative and problem solving strategies and collaborations are accelerated. We have entered a period of opportunity for enhanced social impact. I hope we rise to the occasion.

A tribe to my Native American heritage. Indigenous, Acrylic on canvas, 36"x36", 2021

The City of Flint, Michigan has been unredeemed for sometime; left to the issues presented by a contaminated water supply like the poorest of third world cities. Unredeemed, acrylic on canvas, 22" w x 28"h, 2016.

Jesus used the word Ephphatha (Be Opened) to employ God to heal the deaf and mute. This painting employs all of us to be opened to heal ourselves from the self-inflicted “wounds” and “ills” of divisiveness. Be Opened, acrylic on linen canvas, 52" x 40 " (framed), 2023,

Our country is a period of dichotomous thinking and acting. It is a period of both reckoning with our history and at the same time, working rigorously to bury it, deny it, and change it. The painting "Filling In the Missing Pieces acknowledges the need to bring truth and reconciliation to the history as we currently know it. The history that marginalizes the role African-Americans and Native Americans have played in the development and prosperity of the tapestry of our history.

Man In A Box is may commentary on mass incarceration or man dehumanization as I choose to call it. Years ago, I visited a prison in my home state to help inmates form a literary group. I got to see firsthand how these men and women were made to "live" and I have never nor will I ever forget the sadness in all of those eyes. Man In a Box is acrylic on canvas, 12"x12", 2011.

Home is where the heart is has such meaning to me. I have warm, comforting memories of growing up in a house filled with people who loved and cared for me and provided for all my needs. Empty Windows is to remind me and all who view it that each and every minute of every day hundreds of thousands of people in our country are homeless, and hungry. We must all become social justice advocates. Empty Windows, acrylic on canvas, 22"x28", 2016

A diverse society can not thrive on divisiveness. We must embrace inclusiveness and find the common ground upon which we can co-exist. Common Ground, acrylic on canvas, 36"x36", 2023

Women are by nature, advocates. We are the fierce protectors of our homes, our children, our virtues. Women of Color, linked arm in arm have fought and won more battles then history can record and recount. We’re still marching. Women Walking Ardently,  acrylic and ink on canvas, 24"x24", 2022

Chain Reactions, acrylic on canvas, 24"x24, 2024

Truth In the Midst of Doubt, acrylic and ink on canvas, 24"w x 36"h, 2019

Mother Nature is fighting back. California Skies Are Burning, acrylic on canvas, 30"x40", 2020

Morning is a sacred time for someone my age. It is both a time of joy and anxiety. Joy, because I have lived to see the dawning of another day; anxiety because I am keenly aware that this morning means there is one less in the lifetime of mornings we are given. There is also joy in knowing that this day can be spent with loved ones doing the things that make us happy. There is some anxiety in knowing and accepting the responsibility of living the day to its fullest in service to others and for the betterment of self. In the Morning When I Awake, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36", 2024.

Sawubona, I see you. You see me. I acknowledge your existence and you acknowledge mine. We value each others presence. We are jointly a part of humanity. Acrylic, ink, and painted canvas scraps on circular canvas, 20" in diameter, 2023.

Patched: To Mend and Strengthen, acrylic and mixed media on canvas. 48x48, 2023

Interpose, acrylic on canvas, 36x36, 2021

In realizing my mortality, my mind and soul want to do, learn, be all that I can in the time I have. My Urgent Mind, acrylic and paper on canvas, 36x36, 2021

True to Our Native Land, acrylic on canvas, 36"x36", 2021

I have been able to traverse the winds of adversity and conquer major challenges because of the bonds of love and support that have blanketed me all my life. Cover Me With Love, acrylic and cold wax on canvas, 36" x 36", 2023

More love for everyone from everyone! Amen. Mas Amour, acrylic on canvas, 36x36, 2018

On the "backs" and the will of my ancestors, I have succeeded. Stepping Stones, mixed media on canvas, 48"x48", 2022.

A one of a kind, a maverick, a risk taker, outspoken, advocate, and activist, that would be me. One of A Kind, acrylic on canvas, 48'x48', 2024

An Inconvenient Change In Circumstances, acrylic, ink, and paper on watercolor paper, 12"h x 15.5"w framed, 2024

Like Uncoiling A Serpent, acrylic and ink on watercolor paper, image size: 12" w x 9", framed size: 15" w x 12" h, 2023

Lyrical,  acrylic and ink on watercolor paper, 12"wx15.5h", 2024

Also Known A, acrylic on watercolor paper, 12"h x 15.5" framed, 2012

acrylic and ink on watercolor paper, 11.5x 8.5 framed, 2023

Confluence, acrylic and ink on watercolor paper, 24" w x 32"h, framed, 2023

Kaleidoscope, acrylic and alcohol ink on watercolor paper, 18.25" w x 20" h, 2023

Snare, acrylic and mesh wire on watercolor paper, image- 9" x 12", 11"x14" framed and matted

A Source of Remembrance, acrylic, ink, paper on watercolor paper, 12" h x 15.5" w(framed), 2024

An Opening in the Sky, acrylic on watercolor paper, 26" w x 20" h framed,  2023