The Story of My Life (Elvert Barnes)

DEAD BLACK MEN: an ongoing douc-project by Elvert Barnes Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife

CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK MEN: an ongoing docu-project by Elvert Barnes Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: Archie Elliott, Jr., the father of Archie Elliott III, marches along Pennsylvania Avenue in NW WDC during Easter Saturday's Emergency March for Justice Against Police Brutality . 3 April 1999. See photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/14801914

THANKSGIVING DOES NOT MEAN TO ME: in connection with the onoging EXPERIMENTATION UPoN BLACK MEN docu-project by Elvert Barnes Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife

"All This Time" In connection with the ongoing THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK MALES docu-project by Elvert Barnes Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife

"All This Time" #4 In Connection with the ongoing CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK MALES docu-project by Elvert Barnes Photo Details: Mount Vernon Triangle . 449 Ridge Street, NW, Washington DC . Sunday afternoon, 23 October 2005 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography See original photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/55536056

"Writings On The Walls" in connection with the ALL THIS TIME docu-project by Elvert Barnes Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography Photo Details: "The Toilet Seat Was So High, I Felt Like A Queen" . Rear Wall of Building in a Parking lot at 9th and G Street, NW, Washington DC . 25 July 1992 Writings On The Walls 1992 Street Art, Graffiti, Tagging, Street Posters Rescanned & Resized Images 2011 Project See original photo at https://www.ipernity.com/doc/elvertbarnes/9819216

ROUGH DRAFT "Mad About You" Elvert Barnes Writings On The Walls 1500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 30 March 1995 See original and complete poem at https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1SVZV3WEjRY30d6xJ9i0bxHA486LkK07XHq0mBvkHPNA Inspired by the "Tickets To Paradise" episode of "Mad About You" which originally aired on 30 March 1995. For episode information visit Internet Movie Database at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638987 Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: South Beach in Miami, Florida on 28 February 1995 Scanned & Resized Images 2011 Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

"To Be, Or Not To Be! Elvert Xavier Barnes Writings on The Wall January 2006 Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: Rise Up, Black Men Million Man March National Mall, Washington DC Monday, 16 October 1995 Original photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/11934029

"When You See Me" Elvert Barnes Writings On The Wall 1500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 10 October 1994 (Revised 4 April 2008) Vist THE STORY OF MY LIFE by ELVERT BARNES at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: Elvert Barnes Hotel room at Scott Circle, NW, Washington DC 8 Marach 1992 See original photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/13795217

"Defining Moments" Easter 1995 FLASHBACK to Easter 1985 In connection with THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK MALES by Elvert Barnes Visit THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details; J Garrison . Palm Sunday . Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC . 9 April 1995 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography Sanned & Resized Images Project 2011

A. Conyers w/ friend . Circle Bar . 1629 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 30 June 1995 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography Sanned & Resized Images Project 2011

"Black But Blonde" & "Nose To Nose" Series . Marcus Steptor with friend . Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC . 19 March 1995 . Elvert Barnes Photography

"Justify My Existence" Elvert Xavier Barnes Writings On he Wall Scott Circle, NW, Washington DC Sunday, 23 April 1995 Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: "Black But Blonde" & "Nose To Nose" Series . Marcus Steptor with friend . Dupont Circle, NW, Washington DC . 19 March 1995 . Elvert Barnes Photography

"The Content Of My Pee" Scott Circle, NW, Washington DC Thursday, 19 May 1994 Elvert Xavier Barnes Writings On The Wall Visit The Story of My Life by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: "Stop" . Elvert Barnes (self-portrait) with Asmeralda . 340 15th Street, SE, Washington DC . 2 April 1993 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Book Cover Draft #3 PUNK: An Anthology About Being Black & Gay In America Book #2 of the BLACKOUT trilogy by Elvert Barnes Elvert Xavier Barnes Writings On The Wall Visit THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: 'If What I Say Is True' . Self-portrait (Hand) . SW Washington DC . Tuesday night, 29 November 2005 @ 11 PM Elvert Barnes Writings On The Wall

Book Cover Draft #2 PUNK: An Anthology About Being Black & Gay In America Book #2 of the BLACKOUT trilogy by Elvert Barnes Elvert Xavier Barnes Writings On The Wall Visit THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details If I Had A Gun! Ad Campaign . Shock vs Awe (Naked Truth) . Self-portrait . SW WDC . Sunday, 13 August 2006 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Book Cover Draft #1 PUNK: An Anthology About Being Black & Gay In America Book #2 of the BLACKOUT trilogy by Elvert Barnes Elvert Xavier Barnes Writings On The Wall Visit THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: Elvert Barnes' Naked Truth . Self-portrait . SW Washington DC . Friday evening, 28 July 2006 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Book Cover (Draft #1) "Now, Ain't That America!?" As Seen Through The Eyes of a Gay Black Man BLACKOUT Trilogy / Book #3 Elvert Xavier Barnes Book of Photography Visit THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Elvert Barnes at http://elvertbarnes.com/storyofmylife Photo Details: Now Ain't That America? . Dupont Circle NW WDC . 3 July 1995 Biker Courier series Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography