The Young, Gifted, and Black exhibition at Lehigh University is turning conversations about race into works of art. VittoriaWoodill reports. BlackHistoryMonth
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — We’re celebrating Black History Month here at CBS3 by introducing you to local unsung heroes. They’re people whose influence is making a difference in the community. Today, that influence starts with turning conversations about race into works of art.
“It was conversations about race, about family, about America, about the past and also about the present,” Lumpkin said. “And those conversations with my father directly shaped the conversations that are happening in the exhibition Young, Gifted, and Black. From an earlier age, my father wanted to be a scientist. You can imagine being a Black boy growing up in the ghetto that there were not many opportunities to pursue science.
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