That Black Girl Pinup

A blog dedicated to uncovering the lost history and pictures of Black pin-up girls and burlesque dancers past and present while highlighting Black vintage fashion. We are erased from history, but we have always been here- timeless, beautiful, and living on our own terms. **All credit to all unoriginal material goes to the rightful owner. If you own a picture on here and would like it taken down, message me :)

[iridessence]

Pearls and lipstick usually cheer me up.

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Burlesque dancer Jessabelle Thunder performing “A Jig in the Jungle”, an homage to Dorothy Dandridge

[blacklorelei]

YASSSSSSSSSS

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Burlesque dancer Jessabelle Thunder performing “A Jig in the Jungle”, an homage to Dorothy Dandridge

[blacklorelei]

YASSSSSSSSSS

[milah82]

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This is such a cute style.

[vestigephotography]

Couldn’t resist 🌲 @hisvintagetouch dressed @theblackpinup in amazing #lilydiamond and sculpted her hair for our holiday shoot! #vestigephotography

[saucyewestplusmodel]

Merry Christmas from your favorite fat girl!!! XOXO Saucye West ❤️😘💋☃🎄 Photo by @glammpinup Dress by @torridfashion

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Danielle Brooks: Black beauty ♥

[fuckyeahlavernecox]

Laverne Cox as Josephine Baker

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[volup2]

Photographer Velvet d'AmourDesigner Georgina Cox for LADY VOLUPTUOUSHair Rachel WilliamsonModel CONTEST WINNER Lucia MorrisModel Georgina Horne Makeup Georgina Horne by Rachel Williamson Makeup Lucia Morris by herself www.volup2.com

[blackpinups]

Pinup and burlesque lovely, Ariel Amour.

@arielamour #arielamour #pinup #pinupmodel #blackpinup #blackpinupmodel #christmaspinup #holidaypinup #pinupsofcolor #burlesque #blackburlesque #blackburlesqueperformer

[spacecadet]

“They might have drawn Betty Boop white, but her history is black. The character was actually stolen from Cotton Club singer Esther Jones — known by her stage name “Baby Esther” and the baby talk she used when she sang songs like “I Wanna Be Loved By You (Boop- Boop-BeDoo). Her act later “inspired” cartoonist Max Fleischer to create the character Betty Boop and Esther tried to win the rights back to her character until the day she died.”

[blackourstory]

(via TumbleOn)

[astroe]

[blackpinups]

Ayize rockin’ the retro look.

#dreadlocks #pinupstyle

[blackpinups]

One of my favorite burlesque performers, Ms. Donna Denise! Black Pinups burlesque edition coming soon!

#burlesque #burlesqueperformer #blackburlesqueperformer #blackburlesque #blackpinups #DonnaDenise

[sourcedumal]

Yes. Gawd.

[evilrashida]

Aya Jones photographed Ezra Petronio, Vogue Japan August 2015