Since the recession of 2008, the number of students looking to pursue careers in the humanities, specifically history, has decreased. According to occupational employment statistics by the U.S. Department of Labor, 3,700 people were employed as historians in 2008.

The tagline of graduate student Dewayne Wrencher’s website reads “Native Born Black … Artist.” Ultimately, his work's goal is to introduce questions of identity to the viewer.