So what, then, is the use of art - our art, Black art? Black art must expose the enemy, praise the people and support the revolution.... We do not need pictures of oranges in a bowl or trees standing innocently in the midst of a wasteland. If we must paint oranges and trees, let our guerrillas be eating those oranges for strength and using those trees for cover. (Maulana Karenga)

So what, then, is the use of art - our art, Black art? Black art must expose the enemy, praise the people and support the revolution.... We do not need pictures of oranges in a bowl or trees standing innocently in the midst of a wasteland. If we must paint oranges and trees, let our guerrillas be eating those oranges for strength and using those trees for cover.

Maulana Karenga

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