37 #blkcreatives who inspire us to make our own rules
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A World Mental Health Day Salute To Dr. Jess and #BeWell
Today being World Mental Health Day, the wildly popular “To be a negro in this country” quote by James Baldwin, immediately came to mind. In the summer of 1961 a journal article entitled, The Negro in American Culture, was published in CrossCurrents and featured commentary by Baldwin and his contemporaries (Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry on the…
Slick Woods and The Complicated Cost of Defying Beauty Standards
By Christina Hammond “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.” – Malcolm X Rihanna recently debuted her new Savage X Fenty collection during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) where she showcased her…
Everything You Need For Thursday Night On Twitter
August 30, 2018 at 9pm EST is the date for our next #blkcreatives chat. Here’s everything you need to know. TOPIC – All Sides of Supporting Black Business In honor of August being Black Business Month, we wanted this month’s theme to be focused on Black businesses. We hear “support Black Business” all the time…
Netflix’s Maiya Norton on The Strong Black Lead and Why Bringing Black Voices To The Table Matters
Maiya Norton is not famous outside of her collective of supportive friends and family and those of us fortunate to know her. She steps into spaces with a bright smile and you know that this is someone who is for the tribe, someone who keeps her roots in mind as she steps through the world…
WakandaCon, ONE MusicFest and The Culture LP on Taking Ownership Of Our Creativity
In an interview for their Essence Fest promo run (which was phenomenal this year) Richelieu Dennis mentioned something about the gigantic impact of Black Panther and how that success – while record and world breaking – didn’t necessarily translate over to our communities. BP was not your typical “Black movie” but it’s very apparent that…
Jarrod Anderson on The Strong Black Male Persona, Living In The Moment and Real Friends
“I’m a huge music lover. Whenever i’m feeling some type of way, I’m heading to Soundcloud. Sometimes I go listen to Nipsey sometimes, I’m on my Kirk Franklin. Just go with whoever can relate more with how I’m feeling at the moment.” As a full time freelance photographer from Florida who’s relocated to New York…
Duanecia Evans on Therapy, Breaking Generational Cycles and Extending Grace
Duanecia Evans Teach For America blkcreatives chat “Our stigmas around mental health are killing people and isolating folks to the point where they’re taking their own lives. we have to tell our stories so folks don’t feel alone. most of us are going through the same things. SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER.” As the Senior Managing…
Dr. Joy Harden on Different Forms of Anxiety, Shifting Your Perspective and Therapy For Black Girls Resources
“When we look at the world we live in and the significant ways Black women are often mistreated and abused, there is a lot of healing that needs to take place for us to really have full and joyful lives.” (via Bustle) As the Founder of Therapy For Black Girls (including the national directory of Black…