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Eugene Anthony Bryce Henry is a 27-year-old New York native who is reaching for the stars by any means necessary.  Henry is a visual artist and an aspiring model/actor.  A teacher at High Roads Academy in Washington, D.C., Henry uses his visual art talent in therapeutic lessons for special needs students.  Henry is an Art Education major at the University of the District of Columbia and loves working with special needs children because he grew up as a special needs child.  Henry says that his artistic style is expression abstract.  While attending college in Pittsburgh, Henry lost his only sister out of five siblings in an accident.  After the death of his sister Henry felt that he needed to “find himself” and felt a spiritual connection to Washington, D.C. while visiting the area with a friend.

Henry describes himself as a very unique individual.  He also states that he doesn’t receive a lot of family support, so he has to motivate himself.  Henry feels very deeply about African American unity.  He states that African Americans are too quick to be negative towards another and try to hold them down.  Henry wants African Americans to realize that we need to support each other in order to rise as a race.

Although Henry has never been paid to walk the fashion runways, he has done some non-profit modeling in fashion shows in both Baltimore and D.C. areas.  Henry was also scouted off the street to act in a film for the Howard University Film Festival.  Not only does Henry want to become famous, but he wants use his fame to make a difference.  Henry says that he would love to become a famous model and help bring other aspiring African American models into the industry because models such as Tyson, Naomi Campbell, Tyrese and so on, are not doing what they should to uplift African Americans in the fashion industry.  He wants to show the world that beauty is not just “skinny white women”. 

(Above is a sample of Bryce's work)

If you would like to contact Bryce Henry about his art, modeling, or acting he can be reached at brycehenry@yahoo.com.

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STORY BY LAKEISHA POWELL

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