• Bronze type

      The style came out good, but Nana Thomas Sankara should be in the middle right beside him with Ɔman Panin Traoré pointing his rifle to the right and Nana Thomas Sankara pointing his to the left. Ignore errors and typos as it is Artificial Intelligence, which can never supersede Ancestral Intelligence.

      Bronze Mural: “Lineage of Liberation” (Full-Body, Labeled) Center

      • President Ibrahim Traoré

        • Weapon/Tools: Modern rifle slung, radio at his side.

        • Pose: Standing tall, hands firm at his waist, red beret highlighted in gold.

        • Label: IBRAHIM TRAORÉ – Burkina Faso, Defender of Sankara’s Legacy

      Left Flank (Historic Resistance Leaders)

      1. Queen Nzinga Mbande (Njinga of Ndongo & Matamba)

        • Weapon: Ornate flintlock pistol.

        • Pose: Regal stance, one foot on a kneeling colonial figure.

        • Label: QUEEN NZINGA MBANDE – Angola, 17th c. Resistance

      2. Yaa Asantewaa

        • Weapon: Double-edged Asante sword (Afena).

        • Pose: Sword raised high, powder horn at her side.

        • Label: YAA ASANTEWAA – Asante, 1900 War of the Golden Stool

      3. Jean-Jacques Dessalines

        • Weapon: Curved Haitian saber.

        • Pose: Mid-stride, broken French flag underfoot.

        • Label: JEAN-JACQUES DESSALINES – Haiti, 1804 Independence

      4. Marcus Mosiah Garvey

        • Weapon: Megaphone and scroll (symbolic arsenal).

        • Pose: Gesturing toward ships of the Black Star Line.

        • Label: MARCUS GARVEY – Jamaica, Global Pan-Africanism

      Right Flank (20th Century Revolutionaries)

      1. Kwame Nkrumah

        • Weapon: Book (Neo-Colonialism) and microphone.

        • Pose: Calm, addressing a crowd.

        • Label: KWAME NKRUMAH – Ghana, Independence & Pan-Africanism

      2. Patrice Lumumba

        • Weapon: Symbolic dagger.

        • Pose: Defiant, Congo map behind him.

        • Label: PATRICE LUMUMBA – Congo, Martyr of Independence

      3. Amílcar Cabral

        • Weapon: AK-47 slung, cassava root in hand.

        • Pose: Mid-speech, balancing culture and arms.

        • Label: AMÍLCAR CABRAL – Guinea-Bissau, Culture & Liberation

      4. Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)

        • Weapon: M1 Carbine and Qur’an.

        • Pose: Alert, scanning both flanks.

        • Label: MALCOLM X – USA, Global Pan-Africanist

      5. Thomas Sankara

        • Weapon: Kalashnikov and guitar.

        • Pose: Relaxed but resolute, hand on Traoré’s shoulder.

        • Label: THOMAS SANKARA – Burkina Faso, Upright Man

      6. Dedan Kimathi

      • Weapon: Mau Mau rifle and oath scroll.

      • Pose: Rifle raised high, shackles broken at his feet.

      • Label: DEDAN KIMATHI – Kenya, Mau Mau Resistance

      Background & Inscriptions

      • Sunburst rays behind Traoré with etched words: Sovereignty, Unity, Courage, Vision, Rebirth, Truth, Sacrifice.

      • Map of Africa in relief at the base, each homeland marked with a raised emblem.

      • Top Inscription: “LINEAGE OF LIBERATION”

      • Bottom Inscription: “We were not born to inherit struggle. We came to continue it.”

      • Photorealistic type:
      • President Ibrahim Traoré (center, AK-47 tilted right)

      • Nana Thomas Sankara (immediately beside Traoré, AK-47 tilted left)

      • Nana Malcolm X (using the iconic M1 Carbine pose you provided)

      • Nana Kwame Nkrumah (period sidearm)

      • Nana Patrice Lumumba (FN FAL)

      • Nana Yaa Asantewaa (Asante spear & shield)

      • Nana Jean-Jacques Dessalines (flintlock musket & sabre)

      • Nana Nzinga Mbande (Ndongo/Matamba spear & shield)

      • Nana Amílcar Cabral (AK-47)

      • Nana Dedan Kimathi (Lee–Enfield)

      • Nana Marcus Garvey (period sidearm)

      I was also thinking of adding in Zumbi of Palmares. Any thoughts? @nanayawwi

      BlackTastic!
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