Throughout the painting a person can see other symbols that have importance in the African American community. You see a poster of Laryn Hills album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This album won a Grammy award in 1998. This is something that was iconic in our history because it celebrates our black heritage and people still listen to those songs today. The banners reflection in the mirror shows that it reads “School of beauty, School of Culture.” That could be the name of the salon or it could be what the owner of the salon wants it to represent. The banner that it sits on is actually the Afro-American flag, which is evident from the red, green and black colors. The red, black and green colors have deep meanings for blacks and many African
