Here are a few of the artists who inspire us all.
Jean-Michel Basquia
https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-michel-basquiat
Romare Bearden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l8nQw_MQfs&feature=youtu.be
John Biggers
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/john-biggers/
Mark Bradford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNJRslCkTn4
Allan Crite
https://www.ellisneighborhood.org/history-of-allan-crite.html
Beauford Delaney
http://www.artnet.com/artists/beauford-delaney/
James Denmark
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/james-denmark/
Thornton Dial
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/thornton-dial/
Gees Bend Quiltmakers
https://somethingcurated.com/2020/11/09/who-are-the-gees-bend-quiltmakers/
Sam Gilliam
https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/sam-gilliam/
Paul Goodnight
https://www.asama.org/awards-of-sport/medallion-series/sport-artist-of-the-year/paul-goodnight/
Palmer Hayden
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/janitor-who-paints-10126
Jacob Lawrence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivDIA0QHHJs&feature=youtu.be
Debora Moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP7amKHNkII
Faith Ringgold
https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/faith-ringgold
Betye Saar
https://www.moma.org/artists/5102
Augusta Savage
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/augusta-savage-4269
Alma Woodsey Thomas
http://www.artnet.com/artists/alma-woodsey-thomas/
Charles White
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3930