The Messenger: A'int I a Woman lone Shines: Depicts a smiling Maya

Shines:  Depicts a smiling Maya Angelou and features the quote: "Nothing Can Dim the Light that Shines from Within"

This mask is hand carved out of Sese wood and then hand painted by master Ghanaian artisan Theophilus Sackey

where his actions were instrumental in the American defense against British forces

Her leadership emphasizes the importance of libraries as centers of learning and community engagement

This print is an open edition and ships unframed

The Messenger: A'int I a Woman lone Shines: Depicts a smiling MayaA limited edition release by Edwin Lester inspired by Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech from 1851. The speech was a powerful indictment of the way women and specifically Black women were treated in American society at that time. In her speech, Sojourner Truth was trying to communicate that women, especially Black women, were not treated equally to men in society, and that this treatment was unjust. She spoke out against the prevailing idea