Three friends, outside La Farine bakery, Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA.
Ajuan Mance
Category Archives: Bearded Men
1001 Black Men #775
Passing by the window of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA
Why draw this brotha? It’s always interesting to see someone in real life who has the kind of body you usually only see on televised sports.
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1001 Black Men #771
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Fruitvale, Ave., Oakland, CA.
Why draw this brotha? Because he seemed so young to look so tired.
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1001 Black Men #770
Waiting in line at Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #765: The Brothers of Comic-Con, 2014
Personally, I prefer SNG (Star Trek Next Generation), but I have much respect for the fans of the Original Series (TOS). And there’s something about my brotha and sista Trekkies that gives me a little bit of a thrill. Even if we aren’t into the same version of Gene Roddenberry’s vision, we are kindred spirits. We are all brothers and sisters, even if we salute a different captain.
Make it so.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #752: The Brothers of Comic-Con, 2014
Another bearded brotha in a hoodie, this one in the Comic-Con exhibition hall.
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1001 Black Men #751: The Brothers of Comic-Con, 2014
I created a special background pattern just for this year’s Comic-Con drawings. The background in this drawing is one of the variations.
I saw this brother in the audience at a very cool panel on the final day of Comic-Con. I don’t know the official topic or the title of the panel, but it featured Jeremy Love, the artist and writer of the graphic novel Bayou.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #747
Sitting at the corner table, Starbucks, corner of Webster and Atlantic, Alameda, CA.
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1001 Black Men #746
Checkout line, Trader Joe’s, Alameda, CA.
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1001 Black Men #744
I was at the giant Safeway on Broadway doing some late night grocery shopping when I passed this brother doing some late night diaper shopping. If a 2 AM diaper run isn’t kind of a metaphor for what it means to be the dad of young kids, I don’t know what is.
Ajuan Mance