Art.
Painting, illustration and photography from the artists we've carried for two decades. Every piece runs at full size, uncropped — free to read, like everything else here.
Quote to Ponder: “I would like to be known as a person…” — Rosa Parks
The Black Commentator
December 2, 2010
Art – Sacred Path
Joseph Chamberlain Native American Artist, South Dakota
November 25, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “We return thanks to our mother, the earth…” – Iroquois Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Black Commentator
November 25, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “I went through every phone book in Africa…” – Richard Pyor
The Black Commentator
November 18, 2010
Art: Power and Equality
Shepard Fairey Los Angeles CA
November 11, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “Think of the press as a great keyboard…” – Joseph Goebbels
The Black Commentator
November 11, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “What better way to enslave a man…” -Albert Camus
The Black Commentator
November 5, 2010
Art: Consider
Margaret Warfield Atlanta GA
October 28, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.” – Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
The Black Commentator
October 28, 2010
Art: Border Economy
Eric Garcia Chicago IL
October 21, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “There will be no swastikas this time but…” – Chris Hedges
The Black Commentator
October 21, 2010
Art: The Classroom
London Ladd Syracuse NY
October 14, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “He who is not courageous enough…” -Muhammad Ali
The Black Commentator
October 14, 2010
Koko Taylor Alexander
The Black Commentator
October 7, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “A story is impelled by the necessity to reveal…” – James Baldwin
The Black Commentator
October 7, 2010
Art: Big Brother City On Metal
Shepard Fairey Los Angeles CA
September 30, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “If we bring up religion, we’ll be in an argument…” – Malcolm X [el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz]
The Black Commentator
September 30, 2010
Art: Lady Wisdom
Margaret Warfield Atlanta GA
September 23, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “I believe that a revolutionary approach…” – Ron Walters
The Black Commentator
September 16, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “The essence of trade unionism is social uplift…” – A. Philip Randolph
The Black Commentator
September 9, 2010
Art: Emancipation
Kadir Nelson San Diego CA
September 9, 2010
Art: Bob Marley
Jim Alexander Atlanta GA
September 2, 2010
Art: Homage to the Tuskegee Airmen
Kadir Nelson San Diego CA
September 2, 2010
Quote to Ponder: “Justice is never given; it is exacted…” – A. Philip Randolph
The Black Commentator
September 2, 2010