It is an absolute honor to pay tribute to the many amazing individuals that do so much for our communities. These individuals are from all walks of life but share a common goal; to inspire and ignite a sense of purpose within each of us.

In January 1923 a racially motivated massacre destroyed the small town of Rosewood. In October 2018 I unveiled one of the most profound paintings of my art career, Hope Prevails, which pays tribute to the legacy of Rosewood Florida. For more information please visit https://www.rosewoodflorida.com

Orlando Arts Magazine Cover featuring Hope Prevails

Illyasah Shabazz (daughter of Malcom X and Betty Shabazz) receiving a painting on behalf of UNESCO-TST

The US Air Force Thunderbirds

US Air Force Thunderbirds Tribute Painting: BOOM

US Air Force Thunderbirds Tribute Painting “To Infinity” for the Gateway To Florida Air Show

Meeting the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

Mission: Green Space Miami is the Green Family Foundation Trust's art space and platform for the discovery, promotion and documentation of artists, creatives, and cultures of the communities in Miami-Dade County. For more information please visit https://greenspacemiami.org

The Evolution of Pedro Jermaine at the Gateway Art Gallery, Lake City FL

Tribute painting for the 5,000 Role Models of Excellence

U.S. Congresswoman Frederica S Wilson’s 5,000 Role Models of Excellence is a mentorship program which intervenes in the lives of at risk male youth, providing encouragement and guidance through adulthood. For more information please visit https://www.5000rolemodels.com

Rosewood descendent Lizzie Jenkins and I with the painting Hope Prevails

Tampa International Airport pays tribute to Rosewood

Portrait of renowned American anthropologist and educator Johnnetta Betsch Cole

Paying tribute to Johnnetta Betsch Cole

Benefactors Mabel Cheek and Kathy Cheek Milby present for the unveiling of my painting for the waiting room at the Susan Cheek Needler Breast Center

Dr. Wilbert Tee Holloway and I celebrating the arts in Miami FL

US Congressional Art Show District 24 Miami FL, US Congresswoman Frederica S Wilson

US Congressional Art Show District 24 Miami FL , US Congresswoman Frederica S Wilson

US congressional Art Show, US Congresswoman Frederica S Wilson

American Novelist/Journalist Farai Chideya at the MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU

The Inaugural Mammography Art Initiative Committee, FIU

Hands of Change youth group mural painting

Hands of Change youth group

Hands of Change trip to The Ringling Museum of Art

Pink It Up! Ska band breast cancer fundraiser, Tampa FL (Ybor City)




Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award

Delivering the keynote address for Black History Month

American Journalist Roland Martin

Grace Nelson and Nan Ellen Nelson at the Rosewood Gala

Birthday celebration with Lake City FL Mayor, Stephen Witt

Clarence B Jones - American Lawyer and former draft speech writer for Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Commemorative Celebration FIU

Actor and film producer Danny Glover, US Congresswoman Frederica S Wilson’s 5,000 Role Models of Excellence

Tampa International Airport Exhibit featuring Hope Prevails

An Elegy to Rosewood, Gainesville FL

MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU

MFA Student Lecture, Florida International University

Illyasah Shabazz, MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU

MLK at the Frost Museum, Miami FL

MLK at the Frost Museum with Dr. Jeanette Cruz and Dr. Kalai Mathee

American Academic, author and pundit Eddie S. Glaude Jr. at the MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU

Meeting with Tampa International Airport Marking Manager, Kelly Figley

Tampa International Airport Exhibit

Columbia County Circuit Judge Leandra G. Johnson, The Evolution of Pedro Jermaine, Lake City FL

American politician, motivational speaker and activist Yusef Salaam of the New York City Council at the MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU

Rosewood Descendent Lizzie Jenkins and Attorney/former United States Senator Bill Nelson at the Rosewood Gala

Award-wining educator and public speaker Donovan Livingston at the MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU




Mascot for Plato Academy, Tampa FL

Unveiling of Mascot painting, Plato Academy Tampa FL

Tower Hill Insurance Holiday Card

MLK at the Frost Museum

American activist for civil rights/ children’s rights & Founder/president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman - MLK Commemorative Celebration, FIU

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) Black History Month Theme

MLK at the Frost Museum

An art lecture with my high school art teacher Mrs. Flanagan

Art with local students

Birthday celebration with friends