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“There were moments that I would learn and feel so fulfilled from uncovering these histories that it literally felt like a family reunion.”

—Y. Shabazz

Art History/Learning, Painting, Poetry Yaqub Shabazz Art History/Learning, Painting, Poetry Yaqub Shabazz

Holding on to tradition with both hands: A labor of love

Through my years of study I would develop a love for these artists and from that love grew a strong connection to the living artists around me today. Studying those histories will make clear to today’s artist that they are a part of a long lineage of creatives that bring an undeniably unique aesthetic to the world that we live in.

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