"NOG Emerges" 2021 Copyright 2021 Turtel Onli

"NOG Emerges" 2021 Copyright 2021 Turtel Onli
"Miles Plays Miles" ( Inks on 12" X 24" cold press illustration board ) per the Future-Primitif Rhythmic Zone was done as an album cover for the legendary jazz icon Miles Davis in 1975 by Prof. Onli. He & Miles could reach positive business terms so Onli refused to allow Miles to use it. It is an early masterwork of Rhythmism. During that time Onli was gigging as a major market illustrator.

Saturday, September 17, 2016

The National Museum of African American History and Culture

 How about a moment for real Black Power!!!!! This museum is opening the door in our "Post-post-black" revisionists era.
 The United States features many such museums around the country. Each having a different focus, style, budget and impact.  They all are the spawn of the rise of Black Conciousness.
 "Black" is the cultural context of self determination created by the descendants of Africans who were enslaved in the Americas.  Slave culture, to imposed Negro culture to Black liberation. It was an evolution.
Many feel more comfortable saying "African American" but that could include a white South African immigrant or folks of Libyan ancestry.  Hence many of us prefer the term, "Black" for better clarity.

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