The Bronze Report is a magazine-style show about the vibrant African American community in the Bay Area and beyond.

Meet professor, historian and mixed-media artist JoeSam.  The Bronze Report's Jan Mabry caught up with him at his show at the Lush Life Gallery in San Francisco's Fillmore District.  He talked about his life, his art, and his take on the African American experience.

JoeSam:  "In WW I and II and the Korean war no blacks were given medals of honor.  They were given to their white officers for the heroic deeds they did. "