Raymond Saunders’ work really speaks to me—not just because of how it looks, but because of how it feels. He creates these layered,...

Emory Douglas is someone I return to a lot when I think about the purpose of my art—why I want to make bold, graphic work that feels loud...

Ernest Withers was a powerful Black photojournalist who captured some of the most important moments of the Civil Rights Movement—but...

Florestine Perrault Collins was one of the first Black female photographers in the U.S., working in New Orleans during the early 1900s....

Robert Colescott’s work feels super close to my own practice—he used cartoonish, almost chaotic visuals to dive into some really heavy...

Addison N. Scurlock was a Black photographer based in Washington, D.C. who documented everyday Black life from the early 1900s through...

Kwame Brathwaite, a pioneering photographer and activist, played a crucial role in the cultural and political movements of the late 1950s...

A brief history of some of my favorite Black graffiti and street artists that paved the way to influence my work.

In 1937, Jackie made history with her debut comic strip, "Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem." This groundbreaking work marked her as the first

BLACK ART HISTORY!! down the rabbit hole 🐇🐇 James Van Der Zee was a Black photographer from the 1920s originally from the Berskshires...

Succinctly put, Malick Sidibé was the photographer of black joy. Originally from Soloba, Mali; he eventually set up a photo studio in...