Original artwork by Nwabueze, 2017, textiles and acrylic on canvas ~
4.5’ x 3.5’ 
A mixed media marvel by the precocious young talent Franklin Nwabueze, “Aretha” weaves a tale across two continents of a musical deva and a mother of twins, both caught up in a graphical tapestry of acrylic paints, African textiles and deep vibrant emotional connections.
Nwabueze’s transformative style involving the recycling and upscaling of scraps African textiles from the rag trade (originally sourced from his mother’s tailoring workshop) into valuable and 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. It’s bile and venum 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 ~
The New Age of Black Jobs