Category Archives: Art, Black Men, African American, Artist
1001 Black Men #782
Today I grieve the loss of Michael Brown, and I reaffirm my commitment to documenting the lives of the Black men around me.
In a society whose officers of the law too often react to young Black men as though their very existence is a crime, Black men’s simple, daily tasks are acts of resistance. When a Black man carries out the activities of his daily life with style, self-assurance, and beauty, his resistance becomes a work of art.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #781
Foothill Blvd. near High St., Oakland, CA.
I love seeing Black dads with their kids. It brings back warm memories of childhood with my own amazing dad. At the same time, though, there’s something bittersweet about seeing African American men doing one of the most ordinary things in the world–being fathers to their children–and knowing that so many people in this country don’t even believe that loving Black fathers exist.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #780
I was going through my sketches from the last several weeks, and I found this one tucked into a pile of more recent drawings. This is one of my pieces from Comic-Con 2014. This cute kid was sitting a couple rows ahead of me during a panel on Black people in comics, featuring Bayou artist and writer, Jeremy Love.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #779
GameStop, Emeryville, CA.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #778
Waiting in line outside of the Monkey King restaurant, Alameda, CA.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #777
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to one of largest communities of bears in the western world. In this context, the word bear refers not to large four-legged creatures of the woods, but to large gay men with big beards.
Despite the number of gay bears in this region, the Black bear remains a rare occurrence. So, when I saw these two gentleman at Books Inc. in the Castro, I knew I had to record the moment for posterity.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #776
Three friends, outside La Farine bakery, Fruitvale Ave., Oakland, CA.
Ajuan Mance
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.
Ajuan Mance
1001 Black Men #774
Waiting in line at the bank, across the street from Peet’s on Fruitvale.
Ajuan Mance