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Andrea Pippins’ New Hair Coloring Book “I Love My Hair” Is Perfection
Andrea Pippins / Schwartz & Wade Andrea Pippins‘ “I Love My Hair: A Coloring Book Of Braids, Coils And Doodle Dos” is finally available and we couldn’t be more thrilled! The gorgeously illustrated...
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2015’s Top 12 Books by Black Women
Black women authors dominated 2015. Emerging and renowned Black women writers penned relatable fictional and non-fiction stories about everything from dysfunctional families to the myriad ways class...
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You Have To See Why This College Student’s Homework Encouraging Women To...
A homework project to photograph what women find beautiful about themselves turned out to not be just another assignment for Eva Woolridge. In fact, the University of Maryland student’s “Embrace Your...
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Poet Claudia Rankine: Racism Interferes With White Peoples’ Lives As Much As...
Photograph: The Guardian/Elizabeth Weinberg/Eyevine In her latest book, Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine exposes the nuances of racism and violence that run so rampant in the United States,...
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Octavia E. Butler’s List of Goals From 1988 Will Inspire You
It’s been 10 years since the literary world lost one of its greatest writers, Octavia E. Butler. After Butler passed away in 2006, the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, inherited Butler’s...
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Ghanaian Artist Reimagines Black Celebrities In Traditional African Dress And...
Instagram When 26 year old Ghanaian New York Artist Dennis Owusu-Ansah witnessed a friend being teased by a group of men for wearing kente cloth, he decided it could be an opportunity to educate. “I...
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Marley Dias Has Reached Her Goal Of #1000BlackGirlBooks
Dias Family At the end of January we learned about the impressive endeavor of Marley Dias to collect #1000BlackGirlBooks by February 1 and we are happy to report that the 11-year-old activist has...
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“Bad Hair Does Not Exist” Is A Book Written By A Mom For Her Daughters
“Bad Hair Does Not Exist” is a new bilingual children’s book that encourages young black, Afro-Latino and multi racial girls to see their hair as beautiful. Sulma Arzu-Brown, who calls herself a...
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This Artist’s Drawing of The Obamas Is Absolute Perfection
We’ve been a fan of Nicholle Kobi’s art for a while now, but her recent drawing of the Obamas at the recent White House State Dinner is absolute perfection. A photo posted by Nicholle Kobi יהוה עליון...
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Rape Survivor Does Dominatrix Photo Shoot at the Site of the Fraternity Where...
Tess Altman Karmenife Paulino is a 22-year-old graduate of Wesleyan University and during her freshman year at the college, she was raped. Paulino took that experience and made it a work of art in her...
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#YesSheCan: 9-Year-Old Becomes Youngest to Ever Publish Chapter Book
Brooklyn’s Anaya Lee Willabus has become the youngest published author in U.S. history to write a book with chapters. The Day Mohan Found His Confidence, is about a boy’s struggle to balance his life...
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In Markus Prime’s ‘B.R.U.H.’ Black Women Are Badass Superheroes
If you follow L.A.-based artist Markus Prime on Instagram then you already know he absolutely adores Black women. Prime regularly sketches Black women of every shade and body type, kicking ass and...
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This New Book on Black Ballerinas Is Everything
In 2013, TaKiyah Wallace started Brown Girls Do Ballet as a photography project aimed at highlighting women of color in the dance world. As a mom of a tiny dancer and a fan of the art form herself,...
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This Painter Turned Black Women’s Natural Hair Into a Glorious Work of Art
Painter Pierre Jean-Louis has a thing for Black hair. The Tri-state area artist regularly uses Black women and their gorgeous manes as inspiration for his work. Jean-Louis’ muses are a mixture of...
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British-born Nigerian Georgina Fihosy Started Her Own Greeting Card Line To...
Special Touch Designs When British-born Nigerian Georgina Fihosy went shopping for greeting cards on the high street, she struggled to find a range of cards that represented the ethnic diversity of the...
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Mike Brown’s Mother “Tells The Truth And Shames The Devil” In New Book
Simon and Schuster “I wasn’t there when Mike Mike was shot. I didn’t see him fall or take his last breath, but as his mother, I do know one thing better than anyone, and that’s how to tell my son’s...
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Gabourey Sidibe Is Contemporary Art In This Painter’s Latest Work
Sam Spratt “I guess … did you ever watch the show Community? Ya know how the school’s mascot is the human being? I mean, I don’t want to be a grey faceless spandex blob like that, but I’d like to just...
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This Celestial Afro Photo Series Celebrates Black Hair In A Magical Way
Instagram Black hair is magic all on its own, without needing the validation. It defies the laws of gravity, can mold and bend into just about any curl or otherwise intricate wave or pattern and has...
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This Dance Apparel Company Is Making Nude Leotards For Every Skin Tone
Mahogany Blues 29-year-old Dallas-based Designer Whitney Bracey was a swimwear maker who expanded over into leotards when she heard about the difficulties girls of color had finding ‘nude’ toned dance...
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Modern African Women Pay Tribute To Their Ancestors In Stunning Photo Series
JOANA CHOUMALI Photographer Joana Choumali realized upon her grandmother’s passing just how much of her story had gone with her. She decided soon afterwards to embark on a project that would document...
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