AfriCOBRA believed it was important to express joy and positivity not only aesthetically with their

 AfriCOBRA believed it was important to express joy and positivity not only aesthetically with their use of bold “coolaide” colors and kaleidoscope style but also verbally by including text and phrases that promoted harmony, community, and uplifting messages. Waddsworth Jarrell would often compose his figures out of the letter “B” for black and further use text by including excerpts from speeches by figures such as Angela Davis and Malcolm X throughout the composition of his works. Carolyn Lawrence and Gerald Williams would promote messages of accountability and unity that was saturated in the slang of the times such as, “can you dig it?”, “we don’t be jivin”., and “say it loud”, in reference to the popular James Brown song Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud. Posted by Emoni BarakaCarolyn Lawrence (American, born 1940). Uphold Your Men, 1971. Screenprint on paper. Courtesy Lusenhop Fine Art. © Carolyn Mims Lawrence. and Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free, 1972. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. © Carolyn Mims Lawrence. (Photo: Michael Tropea) | Gerald Williams, Say It Loud, 1969. Acrylic on canvas. | Wadsworth A. Jarrell (American, born 1929). Revolutionary (Angela Davis), 1971. Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of R. M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harris, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange, Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 2012.80.18. © Wadsworth A. Jarrell.  -- source link

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