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Culture is part of our heritage. Every person should Mary and I collect African-American art to recognize
know something about their heritage and culture because and honor the artists who have worked so hard to be
a man that doesn’t understand his past may have a shaky seen, accepted and appreciated. Our initial interest in
future. Our culture, heritage and past give us a solid collecting was fueled by our appreciation of strong Black
foundation to build upon. It helps us to know who we are, images that reinforced or refected the determination of
where we’ve come from and where we are going. And our friends and families to celebrate their pride in their
with that, we cannot miss the target. Blackness... awakened by the civil rights struggles of the
60s and 70s.
African-American art tells the story of our past and our
future. It helps us to understand the many talents and Our home and ofce and those of our friends are
gifts passed down to us by our ancestors. When we decorated with many diferent artists, styles and periods.
embrace these talents and fne qualities we are passing The images in the art represent the history, emotions,
a bit of us on to the next generation. We will all die a strength and styles of Black people, Black culture and
physical death, but we will never die through our culture, Black experiences in the world. We appreciate what each
history and heritage. We live on for generations to come. scene depicts: the colors, the themes and the messages.
The art speaks of Us! It speaks to Us!
For we are the unsung heroes of future African-
Americans and have experienced a deep rebirth of those Charles Warfeld with his wife Mary
things that once made us ashamed and now make us President and COO, ICBC Broadcast Holdings, Inc.
proud. Knowledge is a strange thing. It breaks bondage Newtown Square, PA
and helps us to improve ourselves. That’s the rebirth
that I am talking about. I collect and have learned to love
African-American art. Surrounding myself with it is like
remembering the experience of my ancestors with a joy
that expresses an awakening and a new beginning.
Louise Williams Bishop
State Representative,192 Legislative District
Philadelphia, PA
Cuban Slide by Dane Tilghman
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Culture is part of our heritage. Every person should Mary and I collect African-American art to recognize
know something about their heritage and culture because and honor the artists who have worked so hard to be
a man that doesn’t understand his past may have a shaky seen, accepted and appreciated. Our initial interest in
future. Our culture, heritage and past give us a solid collecting was fueled by our appreciation of strong Black
foundation to build upon. It helps us to know who we are, images that reinforced or refected the determination of
where we’ve come from and where we are going. And our friends and families to celebrate their pride in their
with that, we cannot miss the target. Blackness... awakened by the civil rights struggles of the
60s and 70s.
African-American art tells the story of our past and our
future. It helps us to understand the many talents and Our home and ofce and those of our friends are
gifts passed down to us by our ancestors. When we decorated with many diferent artists, styles and periods.
embrace these talents and fne qualities we are passing The images in the art represent the history, emotions,
a bit of us on to the next generation. We will all die a strength and styles of Black people, Black culture and
physical death, but we will never die through our culture, Black experiences in the world. We appreciate what each
history and heritage. We live on for generations to come. scene depicts: the colors, the themes and the messages.
The art speaks of Us! It speaks to Us!
For we are the unsung heroes of future African-
Americans and have experienced a deep rebirth of those Charles Warfeld with his wife Mary
things that once made us ashamed and now make us President and COO, ICBC Broadcast Holdings, Inc.
proud. Knowledge is a strange thing. It breaks bondage Newtown Square, PA
and helps us to improve ourselves. That’s the rebirth
that I am talking about. I collect and have learned to love
African-American art. Surrounding myself with it is like
remembering the experience of my ancestors with a joy
that expresses an awakening and a new beginning.
Louise Williams Bishop
State Representative,192 Legislative District
Philadelphia, PA
Cuban Slide by Dane Tilghman
358 359
359
