Artists use their artistic capabilities to predict, explore, and shape our future. They make the world vibrant and beautiful, but why does it seem like they often fall short when it comes to respect, recognition, and funding. Their contributions illuminate the human experience. You may not even realize the presence art brings to you daily, but it is easier to grasp when you think about a world without the arts. Let's do better and give them their flowers…

African art and African American art showcase differences in how they approach identity, culture, and representation of Black people. By acknowledging and appreciating these differences, we can gain a further understanding of the diverse artistic complexity, beauty, and resilience of Black individuals and communities throughout history and around the world.

As this movement investigates the ‘absurd’ life that Black people live, with weirdness as the focal point, it emphasizes just how surreal Black life can be. Afro-Surrealism uses this as a means to reinvent a new future for African Americans.