African American Fine Art · Est. 2024 · The 400-Year Contract

You Can't Outrun
Appointed Time

Original fine art rooted in restoration, dignity, and truth.
400 years in the making. The reckoning has arrived.

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Restoration Beauty Dignity Truth Healing Power Future-Building
"Ancestors don't sleep — they watch. In every generation, there is one who remembers what the world was paid to forget."
— The Keeper of Time · The Entitlement Collection
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The Appointed Time™

400 Years Cannot Be Silenced

From 1619 to 2019 — four centuries of extraordinary labor, extraordinary injustice, and extraordinary survival. The 400-Year Contract is not a grievance. It is an invoice.

"Every print is a witness. Every phrase is testimony. Every purchase makes you a Memory Keeper."

Earth tones chosen for truth. Phrases written for permanence. Every work copyright-protected.

This Work Speaks to the Entire African Diaspora

🇺🇸 English

"You Can't Outrun Appointed Time"

🇪🇸 Español

"No Puedes Escapar del Tiempo Señalado"

🇭🇹 Kreyòl Ayisyen

"Ou Pa Ka Kouri Pase Lè Deziyè"

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<Marcus — Creator of The Entitlement>
  • U.S. Veteran
  • Husband · Father · Grandfather
  • 65 Years of Witnessed Truth
  • African American Fine Art
  • Typographic Storytelling
  • Cultural Historian
  • Community Educator
About the Creator

"I am not a celebrity, a scholar, nor a politician. I am an ordinary Black man who has watched a lifetime of extraordinary injustice — and I refuse to leave this earth without telling the truth in a way that cannot be ignored."

My name is Marcus. I am 65 years old — a veteran, a husband, a father, and a grandfather. I was raised on the kind of conversations most history books avoid.

"You Can't Outrun Appointed Time™ is my answer to those who keep trying to bury our history while living off its profits."

The name is intentional. Entitlement is not arrogance — it is the quiet, unshakeable knowledge that restoration was always owed.

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Every purchase is an act of identity. Every membership is a declaration that what was taken, stolen, and silenced — lives.

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Traveling Exhibitions

Bring The Entitlement to Your Community

The 400-Year Contract belongs on the walls of every institution ready to reckon with truth.

  • Galleries and museums
  • Universities and academic institutions
  • Churches and community organizations
  • Corporate and hospitality spaces
  • Cultural festivals and public events
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Print Quality & Exchange Policy

Because every print is produced on demand, we do not accept returns. However if your order arrives damaged or lost in transit, we will provide a full store credit or gift certificate of equal value — no questions asked.

Shipping

Domestic orders ship within 3–7 business days. International orders ship within 7–14 business days. All orders are trackable and insured.

Copyright Protection

Every image and typographic phrase is an original work protected under U.S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited. © 2024–2025 The Entitlement.

The Appointed Time
has arrived.

You can admire the work from a distance — or you can own a piece of a 400-year reckoning.

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"The Truth Has Always Been Here" "La Verdad Siempre Estuvo Aquí" "Verite A Toujou Te La"