When I met the tremendously talented Thomas Ward, I thought of the movie line, "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent". BREAKING THE CYCLE: Speaking to a murdererIn 2022, artist Thomas Ward was in prison and sketched Rosa Parks for a Black History event there. We hadn't had it that packed in here since we've been here," explains Nia Cultural Center Curator Sam Collins III. Thomas Ward, who has two degrees, in Business Management and Micro Computer Applications, is now speaking in schools, sharing his testimony with kids. Visit Nia Cultural Center in Galveston.