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Painters, sculptors, quilters,textile artists, and a dollmaker—today, they're all beaders.

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“It was so hard to see these womenbegging with no dignity.

But then, instead of empty hands, theystarted to bring baskets they'd woven.”

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clockwise from top left:

1. ciine, uquoise, gne,

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gemsones, $42. 2. red

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gss beds, $42.

3. Bown Indin bone

beds, $35. 4. tuquoisend gne gemsones,

$42. 5. Bk-nd-wie-

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Special thanks to Georgia

Wilson, owner of The Bead

Shop in New Orleans, whose

group of artists also helped

make bracelets.

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wo o wok w o.

O: What makes you most proud? JAY-Z:tk of m fm. t’ bo’ m, ? to b Mom o.O: Many of the lit tle boys who grew up in the Marcy projects are either in jail or dead. Why do you think you got to grow up and buy your mom a house? JAY-Z:t’ f, ’ , ’ wok— o omo. if o of o off, o o fom bom wo o wm o b. O: Is there anything else you still want to do? JAY-Z: i w o -o o. no o m fm wfo m ow, o o.r w ook m o of m o, ow i m fo . i o i fo —o b—fo x -o of k. t mb

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