President Obama's Legacy series

Our first bi-racial president's legacy includes Obama recognizing in a 2016 speech that change takes time but "We are not as divided as we seem." We've watched racial profiling and even police officers targeted in hate crimes, but cameras are now capturing many unjustified shootings of black men.

Multiracial in America

Many minorities doubt that either presidential candidate is capable, let alone interested, in resolving the racial tensions simmering just below the surface. Reality is getting stranger and stranger. A black, male friend of mine is worried about driving across country because he might get stopped by the police and never make it home.

Politics 4: Clinton vs. Trump

President Obama originally ran on the message of change in 2008, saying "Yes We Can." That message of hope was needed more than ever in 2012 after the Japan nuclear disaster, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the rising death toll and violence in the Middle East.

Hope

Getting relected in 2012 was not a given. President Obama had to work for every vote he received.

Politics 3: Obama vs. Romney

Obama's first presidential race was strong and predictable. As a Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama gave the keynote address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He looked and sounded presidential, which introduced him to the national audience that voted for him in 2008.

Politics 2: Obama vs. McCain

Dream Quote - Dale Carnegie

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.”
~ Dale Carnegie 

"Snow Day" series

Snow Day

Snow Day 1: Swish

Snow Day 2: Ski

Snow Day 3: Jump

Dream Quote - Carl Jung

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.”   
~ Carl Jung 

Dream Art - Yara200

Courtesy of Tumblr blogger Yara200

Dream Quote - Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I have a dream...”   

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

His speech is worth watching again and again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk

Race in America

As President Obama leaves office for good in 2017, we see more hate crimes, racial profiling, police as targets, and unemployment hitting blacks harder than other races since the 2007 recession started. We’ve come a long way, but most everyone agrees we still have a long way to go.

"Multiracial in America"

Racism was unfortunately alive in Nashville back in 2001. Dating a Mexican revealed prejudice, literally in my own back yard. I learned that “Picking the right white is not as easy as it sounds" (as noted in this collage) when the best candidate is black, brown, or another color.

The Right White (Fear Less)

Originally this collage was about how magazines use subliminal messages to sell stuff. This final version looks at race, lust, seduction, secrets, and also strong families.

Subliminal Seduction