The Democratic Republic of Style - BBC News

The Democratic Republic of Style - BBC News

Gay Influence: Carl Van Vechten...

... and his Impact on Black Harlem

Soul Survivor - The New Yorker

Soul Survivor - The New Yorker

'I'm Gonna Rise Above What I Was Doing' - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Chicago taught Tavaris Sanders how to survive among gang members. Is there room for him to thrive at a liberal-arts college?

The Brother's Network

Cosmo Whyte

The Brothers' Network is a cultural organization which amplifies the brilliance of black men through the use of arts and culture. Through our work we debunk existing myths and misconceptions about a singular lens of who and what black men are in contemporary society.

We create, curate and cultivate a new aesthetic. and Our work builds, maintains, and buttresses new social and societal norms that allow the world to see black men in their full humanity

We support, foster, and amplify forward thinking individuals and institution

Return to Splendor: Sam Gilliam's art is more relevant than ever, but don't call it a comeback. - Washington City Paper

Return to Splendor: Sam Gilliam's art is more relevant than ever, but don't call it a comeback. - Washington City Paper

My Art Gallery Open House Photos

Art Design Pillows

Looking to gift yourself, and/or that special person in your life? Look to my Art Pillows, each of which is embellished with one of my art images. Go to my site at: walter-neal.artistwebsites.com, and navigate to my 'Abstract & Conceptual' gallery to peruse and place your order. If you see an image you like, but it's not designated for a pillow product, and you wish to order, please contact me, and I'll be happy to make it so. Please note that my pillows are competitively priced.

An Emerging Artist: Sage Gallon

Naked Under My Clothes

With each decision you make, you unintentionally give birth to a whole, new universe. We are all responsible to each other.

Only In America: It's Not About The Ebola Virus. It's About The Shareholders:

Surely, it's no mere coincidence that a leading researcher on the Ebola Virus, having been infected by the virus, in a land rife with it, would be given a fast-track back to the United States, along with his colleague, just for better treatment; then to walk into a hospital; and now, on the road to recovery the next day? That means a cure was already in existence; and if so, why was he Not treated in Africa? Would being cured of his disease in Africa mean the availability of the cure to Africans, in a poor country, with no healthcare, no money, and no profit? Here's a rogue thought: "How about withholding this promising cure, for a day, until we can get the good doctor and his colleague, back safely into America, where the drug's effects could be studied, tested, refined, and made into a 'product', put on the market, and sold back to the people, who need it most, make a ton of money, and make our shareholders happy? This is the Win/Lose opportunity we've been waiting for!" proclaimed the CEO of one of America's leading pharmaceutical companies, as his mouth began salivating with salacious greed. THINK ABOUT IT!!!

Hungry In New York City

"It was amazing to me how actors like Denzel Washington could reach out and affect people, even in The Gambia where I lived. So I decided I had to be an actor. My father prayed for me for 5 minutes on the runway. He was holding onto my hand and praying over and over, and I could see everyone watching from the windows of the plane. It was a little embarrassing but he would not let go. Finally he told me: 'Now go to America. But do not forget where you came from.' I first flew to Oklahoma, because I knew other Gambians there, but I was running out of money, and I was eating nothing but noodles, and one day it got so bad that my nose started bleeding. And I said to myself: 'How am I going to be an actor in Oklahoma? If I'm going to be hungry, I'm going to be hungry in New York.' So I borrowed money for a Greyhound bus, and I rode for two days on that bus. And for the whole ride, I had nothing but water."