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Dear Black Child - Eesha Suntai

Eesha Suntai - Dear Black Child

with blue background, a hand holds out a peach to the viewer

a black man wearing a maroon shirt with a black background stares at the viewer with 9 hands coming into view with different color skin tones pointing, reaching, threatening, making a gun shape with fingers, a white hand is circled around his neck, a hand of a black person is holding the side of his face lovingly

six faces of black women with different expressions and hair styles painted with skin tones and bright colors that aren't skin tones at all, purple, yellow, blue

four black men in front of a yellow/orange background with two staring straight ahead and two facing each other, one in the back is wearing a mask with a Black Lives Matter sign behind him

a black woman with alopesha around her mouth and nose stares at you without expression in front of a blue background

in front of an ombre yellow to orange background, a black woman with stylish hair wearing a mask, scrubs, gloves and holding a spray bottle with a cape stands looking to the side with hands on hips like a superhero pose

a red toned painting of a shirtless black man who has a very muscular chest.

a back woman wearing a black tank has her arms up with her hands in her hair in front of a purple background with a halo made of multicolor and variety of flowers

portrait of a person in pink mirrored sunglasses. They have brown skin black hair parted on the side and is smiling. They are wearing a light blue shirt.

two young boys looking directly at the viewer, one wearing a red sweater with white color poking out of sweater holding a younger boy with a blue sweater with white color sticking out and the younger boy is holding his hand out and pointing at the viewer

portrait of a face looking directly at the viewer with yellow background with bright colors making highlights and shadows of face

in a city scape four young black men are grouped together looking at the viewer, the one on the left has hand up wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater cardigan with a brown hat, the next to his right is wearing a brown trench coat with a red hat pulled over his eyes with a big toothy smile, the next wears a yellow hat and black rimmed glasses wearing a blue suit with a white shirt and a blueish black tie and he is smirking, the last is looking serious with a white/gray hat on and a letterman jacket

in front of a bright yellow/cream color background with a black teen/man wearing a blue hoodie and back pack staring at the viewer without a discernible expression

in front of a light brown background a black man holds a black boy in an embrace like a father and son

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