ZuCot Gallery opened its doors on Friday, July 25, for “Dear Black People…A Love Letter,” the gallery’s first exhibition of 2025, featuring 34 pieces across six artists which included Georgette Baker, Aaron F. Henderson, Charly Palmer, Horace Imhotep, Jamaal Barber, and Michael Reese, in what owner Onaje Henderson calls an “unapologetically Black space.”

The exhibition, which runs through August, showcases works that span past, present and future narratives of Black identity and resilience. Henderson said the show serves as both remembrance and affirmation during challenging times.

“This love letter is specifically designed to take you through as almost a remembrance of who we are, who we’ve always been, no matter what’s going on in this country,” Henderson said. “We’ve always fought. We

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