January 2009

Hello on.us.people,

For February we’ve decided to craft a t-shirt that combines the 2 major themes of the month “Love” & “Black History.”

Thus, we present the “black on black heart“ on.us.thought design…

We hope you find the design and message as exciting as we do… Too often we hear the catchphrase “black on black crime” and hardly ever does the media portray the reality that is black love… With the recent inauguration of our President Barack Obama and 1st Lady Michelle Obama it is now impossible to avoid the existence and the need of black love…

The t-shirts are priced at $22.14 in celebration of (….and mainly to remind brother’s that *ahem*) Valentine’s Day on Saturday, Feb. 14th.

We are also offering 10% off all t-shirts with coupon code: onusheart

So spread the word… but more importantly spread the heart with your fellow brothers & sisters…

with an on.us.heart,

– dre’ of onustees.com

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Over the past weekend I was able to make it to the Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power exhibit @ the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC before it ended Sunday.

I must admit I had put it off for some time, other “more important” things always popped up. I am quite delighted nothing “came up” the weekend of it’s closure. The exhibit is a very powerful collection of Avedon’s work over the past 6 decades.

“This exhibition traces one artist’s fascination with the animating forces of American democracy. Seen together, the photographs comprise a kind of historical group portrait, showing key figures from a half-century of political life. They provoke questions about the complex motivations of portraitists and their subjects, who work—sometimes at cross-purposes—to depict or project an image that conveys personal history, character, ambitions, and ideals. Finally, they reveal an extraordinary career-long investigation into the complex nature of power. Surrounded by the faces of the powerful, leaders and ordinary citizens alike, the audience is itself empowered by the dialogue that results between those who use power to exercise control and those who seek it to affect change.” – www.corcoran.org/avedon/about_more.htm

Here are some examples:

– Marian Anderson

– Malcolm X

– President Barack Obama

Another plus to the exhibit was the photo booth that took similar styled shots for the public!

And it just so happens I was sporting the flagship on.us.tee the 1st day I went…

Of course I had to go back the next day and take a shot with the “Oh, Yes We Did” tee!!!

😀

enjoy life,

– dre’ of onustees.com

(psst… be on the lookout for the new on.us.tee for February…)

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