Joe Wenderoth and Romana Norton's "Black is Beautiful" statue on the counter, among their family pictures. This object is from the 1970s, and Romana sees it as a response to the racist and caricatured memorabilia of earlier times. She says most of the black families she knew grewing up had a statue like this in their home. (Krissy Clark)

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Joe Wenderoth and Romana Norton's "Black is Beautiful" statue on the counter, among their family pictures. This object is from the 1970s, and Romana sees it as a response to the racist and caricatured memorabilia of earlier times. She says most of the black families she knew grewing up had a statue like this in their home.

Credit: Krissy Clark