Afrofuturist Ekow Nimako Uses LEGO To Embrace His Culture
Ghanaian-Canadian Ekow Nimako grew up feeling as though he really didn't see much of himself in the world around him. Comic books, cartoons, music, even…
Watch Lovecraft Country’s Creepiest Twins Come To Life
If you happened to watch HBOs Lovecraft Country episode 8 “Jig-A-Bobo" last week you've already met Topsy and Bopsy, the zombie-like Picaninny Twins based on…
Great Collection of Emory Douglas’ Revolutionary Art For The Black Panthers
Graphic designer Emory Douglas is best known for his inspirational and historically important revolutionary artwork created as the Minister of Culture for The Black Panthers…
Tawny Chatmon Shifts The Paradigm Surrounding Black Beauty with Painted Photographs
The Redemption series by artist and photographer Tawny Chatmon is an ongoing collection of lavishly decorated photographs that celebrate the often negatively portrayed hair and…
The New American Liberty Coin Design & The 24 That Were Rejected
With more diverse coin designs to come the new 2017 American Liberty Gold Coin unveiled yesterday is the first to feature an African American Lady…
The Story Behind The Harriet Tubman 20 Dollar Bill
The Harriet Tubman 20 Dollar Bill. In a letter to the American people, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew today announced plans for the new $20,…
The Highness Project By Photographer Delphine Diaw Diallo.
The “Highness” project, in the words of its photographer Delphine Diallo, "starts a new vision in the 21th century which includes mediums of sculpture, design,…