`An African-American Experience´
(WorldNews Entertainment)

Decades before the first celebration of Black History Month in 1970, Baltimore-based and world-renowned artist Joseph Sheppard was painting and exhibiting art that depicted the life of African Americans. From his first National Prize for `Preston Street` in a 1956 Allied Artist show to `Mr. Mack´s Fighter´s Gym,` which earned other national awards; and years later in 2003, was part...