This is one of dozens of arresting images created during volunteer cleanup efforts following Black Lives Matter protest marches, rallies and looting in downtown Oakland in early June: Treasure Island-based artist Blane Asrat’s striking portrait of a Black man painted on plywood. Expressed in the highlights of her subject’s elevated cheekbones, steady gaze and the […]
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