Modern Griots: Ernesto Yerena Montejano

Born in the small border town of El Centro, California,the activist and artist, Ernesto Yerena Montejano, grew up regularly visiting his family in Mexicali, which is near the border, and crossing the border, which gave him a unique cultural outlook. Receiving a BA in Graphic Design, Montejano uses stencils, collages and rubyliths to highlight cultural subjects and […]

CARTOONS!!!!

Here are some satirical, political cartoons because one way to get history through people’s heads, or at least make them think, is through art and a little bit of dark humor:

A People’s History

I came across the “Celebrate People’s History” portion of the website, Just Seeds: Artists’ Cooperative a few days ago with a poster displaying one of Malcolm X’s most important quotations: