Artist Bart Cooper Talks Capturing Our Favorite Black Icons
Heroes: My Heroes Actually Have Real Super Powers boldly portrays Black sheroes like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks and Winnie Mandela in T-shirts bearing the insignias of Superman, Green Lantern, Iron Man and Black Panther, respectively. Connecting these freedom fighters with the visual symbolism of superheroes and layering the colorful imagery with quotations from these and other Black sheroes makes a powerful statement.