CHRISTOPHER J LYNCH

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BLACK FACTS AND WAX

Oran Z’s Black Facts and Wax Museum: A Bizarre, Brutally-Honest African-American History Collection in Baldwin Hills

MICHELLE AND BARACK OBAMA AT ORAN "Z"S BLACK FACTS AND WAX MUSEUM

Oran Z began his quest for a wax head of Barack Obama even before the president took office. The creator and proprietor of the Pan African Black Facts and Wax Museum in South Los Angeles met resistance from his supplier, who wanted to wait at least six months after Obama had won to begin the molding process. “They said that every president changes after getting into office,” Z recalls.

He persisted, and soon he was putting on the final touches. Mrs. Obama also arrived just a few months ago.

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