It is oh so curious how we convince ourselves of straight up lies. We tell ourselves “we can’t this..we can’t that”..No one thing in particular,not based on any factual evidence,yet based on lies we replay in our own heads. It does not even need to be with regularity. Honestly I can say that the former […]
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Lessons from Ahmaud Arbery’s killing — that you already knew. The killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia on Feb. 23 has punctuated what many African Americans already feel: Fear changes black bodies into threats. CLICK IMAGE TO WATCH VIDEO This rendition of the poem ‘Black 101’ memorializes the innocent lives that poet Frank […]
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We at NEVAH BLACK DOWN stand up and take note when art and activism merge! This film does just that in a profound and important way. The impact of this film is monumental. It speaks to the heart and tugs at the soul. It asks that the world take notice to what is going on […]
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“Home is a concept that feels somewhat elusive to me because while I’m a resident in Aotearoa, coming from an immigrant family, I’m in a position that pushes outside of my social and cultural comfort zone. Like most immigrant families my parents migrated in search of quality education and success for their children.When I reflect […]
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Joseph Eze is a contemporary artist from Nigeria. He is a mixed media artist working with various mediums from painting, sculpture, illustration and collage. His work mainly depicts elegant and intriguing portraits of African women. Joseph Eze studied at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Through his works Joseph points to the fact that there is […]
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We are proud to present and share this illuminating and beautiful ode to Black Women from Canadian artists Director: Jude Anthony Written and Performed by: Nigel Birch Nevahblackdown
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Hailing from Ghana, Quaicoe’s lush and luminous oil paintings of black men and women, some strangers he encounters on the street or on social media, many others, friends and colleagues, stand as visual testaments to the resilience, power and strength inherent in African culture. His portraits reveal the complexities of human experience with both a […]
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In the African American community, we are slowly rediscovering our history that has not been fully illustrated. It’s my job as a visual communicator to review historical information and inform the community by bringing these concepts to life and help visually define our identity. And to distribute these stories about the strengths and trials of the […]
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UBIOMO CHINEDU OGHENEROH (Enugu) captures the beauty of African women in his digital art, through the art form of Kpuri. “I am a professional digital painter and an abstract creative. In my work, I aim to capture the beauty of the African woman: her elegance, style, and beauty. I am deeply inspired by her. I […]
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Barbara Jones-Hogu was born in Chicago. She received a BA from Howard University in 1959, a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1964, and a MS with a concentration in printmaking from the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1970. Jones-Hogu is associated with […]
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Luo, is the story of a 5-year-old girl growing up in Kenya. In the book, Sulwe has the darkest skin color in her family, a fact that makes her uncomfortable and determined to find a way to lighten her skin. As the story unfolds Sulwe embarks on a whimsical adventure in the night sky that, […]
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Inspired in part by the writings of Marcus Garvey, Kwame Brathwaite, his older brother, Elombe Brath, and the African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) popularized the phrase “Black is Beautiful” in the late ’50s and early ’60s. Brathwaite and Brath did their part to spread this idea through Brathwaite’s writings and photographs, as well […]
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My name is Aurélia Durand; I am a visual artist. I was born and raised in France, in the suburb of Paris. In 2014 I got my master in industrial design from the art school ESAD d’Orléans in France. During my studies, in 2013 I went to Copenhagen at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design […]
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