"This work is from a series where I began examining and the exploration of religious imagery and its influence in portraiture. My work places black women and women of color in the posture of those of the renaissance era with byzantine era elements. To me, it's an opportunity to educate the uninformed about why it's important to have Blacks on stamps and researching the roles we’ve played in shaping America and history." – Tommy Mitchell
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