Green Beans millie jackson Homecoming is an exciting work

Homecoming is an exciting work of art by Ernie Barnes depicting a lively homecoming from the perspective of the crowd as a band marches through the parade

Sitting Pretty by Frank Morrison is a vibrant limited edition giclee featuring an African-American woman sitting on a balcony and sipping wine as she looks out upon the city after a long day of shopping

An African-American art print by Quintana of the Last Supper featuring a Black Jesus Christ and his disciples

All We Need by Fred Mathews is an African-American work of art of a couple comforting each other while the man carries a knapsack with only the Bible inside of it

Monica Stewart's Inner Peace is a piece depicting a black woman half draped in an orange cover sleeping peacefully on a brown couch

Green Beans millie jackson Homecoming is an exciting workFrom a new series by Kadir Nelson called "The African American" series, the artist pays homage to the African men and women cast into slavery bringing with them age old African traditions and wisdom passed down from generation to generation. Here, the age old ritual of snapping green beans and readying them for last meal of the day is demonstrated by a woman proudly sitting on the front steps of her humble whitewashed home, snapping freshly washed