It's all about that copy right?

(portrait of Thornton Prince, Founder of Prince's Hot Chicken)

oil, vinyl, faux flowers, fabric assemblage

26 x 28 x 9

$3k

Protective Heritage Trust

oil, gold thread, vinyl, encapsulated soils, fabric assemblage

(soil gathered from Dunson family homes, 1970 - present)

21 x 22 x 3

$2700

Protective Heritage Trust

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Cryptocurrent Establishment

oil, rhinestones, fabric assemblage

12 x 14

$800

Sankofanic Trend Analysis

oil, vinyl, faux flowers, rhinestones, fabric assemblage

34 x 34

$5k

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Umama

(chair likeness of Samuels's Grandfather's favorite chair)

fabric assemblage, polymer, oil, faux flowers

16 x 16 x 45

$8k

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Umama

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(chair likeness of Samuels's Grandfather's favorite chair)

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Umama

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A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Umama

(cont.)

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Umama

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Affirmative Action

oil, vinyl, fabric assemblage, faux flowers, rhinestones 

33 x 68 x 3

$7k

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Ubaba

(chair likeness of Samuels's Grandfather's favorite chair)

oil, polymer, faux flowers, fabric assemblage

16 x 16 x 45

$8k

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Ubaba

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(chair likeness of Samuels's Grandfather's favorite chair)

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Ubaba

(cont.)

A Strategic Alliance for Mutually Beneficial Growth: Ubaba

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Pleasant’s Legacy Planning

(Samuel’s paternal great grandfather’s name was Pleasant, went by “Plez”)

oil, fabric assemblage, faux flowers, rhinestones

36 x 66 x 4

$6k

Hattie's Growth Fund

(Samuel's maternal great grandmother was named Hattie)

oil, vinyl, faux flowers, fabric assemblage, rhinestones

36 x 60

$7k

(Sold) Ascension Endowment

fabric assemblage, faux flowers, vinyl, hand painted

20 x 18 x 3

$900

Identity Protection Measures

oil, mixed media, fabric assemblage, vinyl

39 x 77 x 3

$8k

Top left time: 6:19 is June 19th the day and month that enslavement officially ended for Black Americans

The power levels = 3/5 human relegation

Find related content search = the desire of many black people to find connections to a homeland and the worknit takes to search because of the intermixed cultures of slavery

The like 🤍 heart symbol =1619. Was the beginning of slavery and the love of currency and power that brought it to this country

The comment 1866= The end of slavery and the fact that we talk about freedoms as a country even though we don't fully understand our freedom

The save icon =12.5 million is the approximate number of black people that were enslaved and the fucked up idea that they were being saved from savagery

The share icon = 1207 black people that were enslaved by American presidents. They shared in the wealth provided by slavery but did not share freedoms

Marvin Gaye is singing what's going on questioning the crazy nature of it all

Fawahodie is an Adinkra symbol which sums up the concept of freedom and emancipation

FleurNegra 1964= a play on Black Flower which talks about growth happening by the Civil rights act that was signed in 1964

1973.8.11 is the official birthdate of hip hop which played on ideas of growing black powers

(Sold) Sacred Estate Planning

oil, fabric assemblage, faux flowers, vinyl

20 x 18 x 3

$900

(Sold) The Hostel Takeover: Verbal Contract

oil, vinyl, fabric assemblage

13 x 13

$600

(Sold) The Hostile Takeover: Audit

oil, vinyl, fabric assemblage

13 x 13

$600

Invisible Hand Market Forces

oil, fabric assemblage, rhinestone

10 x 12

$500