They reveal a shabbily dressed man, hunched over a pair of crutches, painstakingly wielding a brush full of black paint to cover surfaces with text, all in the name of asserting ownership of what he believed was rightfully his.

BBC: Calligraphic graffiti in Hong Kong

Smith said she feels no pressure to stand as a spokesperson for women or African-Americans in her party, especially given that she believes black Republicans are painted with a broad brush.

CNN: Emerging leaders energized in the black community

Haig touched her chin, black spikes like a worn-down hair brush.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Broken Shore'

The fine, fragrant talc dusting on the dresser, the brush webbed in silver hair, the fifty-year collection of black handbags stuffed in the top of the closet- it was all too much, too much.

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