An original work by Franklin Nwabueze
 
2024
 
Textiles on canvas
 
5’ x 4’
 
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His transformative style, involving the recycling and upscaling of scraps of African textiles from the rag trade (originally sourced from his mother’s tailoring workshop) into valuable, highly collectable works of art, epitomizes the true spirit of human ingenuity. This powerful metaphor for wealth creation can be equally applicable in converting trash talk about black jobs into endearing symbols used to engineer social change. Its bile and venom can be repurposed to fuel and galvanize black, white, red, and blue votes to paint a new picture of society and usher in a new era in American and global leadership.
 
Welcome to an era of Black Jobs in American politics.
 
Sankofa ~