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Wow. 🎨: Dear Mama II by Shaina McCoy, Oil on canvas Shaina McCoy is a visual artist located in Minnesota, Minneapolis. She recollects her family’s photos and translates them into these extremely rare paintings. This one being of her and her mom, she says “I truly do look forward to the day I can tell my grandchildren all about my experiences, and not only share these photos, but the paintings too”. The art of true storytelling. Brilliant. . . . #shainamccoy #blackart #artistswelove #unapologeticallyblack #wallflowermccoy https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WuUFqF1cl/?igshid=atpedc6t6yg9

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#MondayMotivation from the wise, wise soul of Debbie Allen. ✨ Debbie Allen is a highly respected master of dance, choreography, acting and much more. She has won numerous Emmy awards for her outstanding performances and was appointed to the President’s Committee of Arts and Humanities in 2001. All the while owning a dance academy in Los Angeles, where Allen continues to mentally and physically train the future generations of performance artists. Evoking the youth to reach their fullest potential despite racial inequalities they may face, much like Allen was exceedingly able to do. . . . #debbieallen #blackballerinas #debbieallendanceacademy #unapologeticallyblack https://www.instagram.com/p/B0O1wheBEE0/?igshid=6omr05uvdd4x

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#Mood after facing the heat of the summer. 🎨: Arcmanoro Niles, “My Heart is Like Paper” (2018). Niles is a NY based artist who takes personal experiences and paints them with a Renaissance narrative style, minus the rigid rules. Allowing his own sensitivities to sculpt his stunning body of his work. . . . #blackart #arcmanoroniles #unapologeticallyblack #artistswelove https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MlneQBPCq/?igshid=1zfrgmmx93mc

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This is beautiful. A still from Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), a breathtaking film about the harsh faults and realities of gentrification, specifically in San Francisco. The city that was once full of historic neighborhoods is forcing natives, majority being members of the Black community, out of their sacred homes. The film particularly highlights the Fillmore District which was once known as the Harlem of the West. Gentrification as most of us know is a real issue but it becomes rapidly more evident in the blink of an eye. Inspired by the true narrative of Fillmore District native & lead actor Jimmy Fails, this film is a catalyst for an initiative much larger than the screen could capture. Make an effort to see this and you absolutely won’t regret it. 🔁 Image repost from @shikeith . . . #blackfilm #lastblackmaninsanfrancisco #dannyglover #blackactors #jonathanmajors #blacklove https://www.instagram.com/p/B0E4yogBfq_/?igshid=1af6jm5g655bc

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Heard you @devhynes! #BlackRenaissance 🦢🎻✊🏽 Devonté Hynes, Benzo (2019) . . . #bloodorange #blackart #unapologeticallyblack #artistswelove https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_k9RZnIs1/?igshid=w7xxvz2xbw1d

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Another dope reason to visit Governors Island this weekend! Check out this church that #ShantellMartin completely took over 😍 A quick ferry ride from Brooklyn and Manhattan, so there’s no excuse not to visit. MoCADA House on Governor’s Island is open Friday to Sunday 12-6pm. Come thruuuu ✨ 📷: @timothyschenck #governorsisland #mocadahouse #youareyou #blackart (at Governors Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz87PGPBxSw/?igshid=1ikntw1wphe2z

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Heartbreaking. Rest in Power #SadieRobertsJoseph - founder of the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African-American Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 🦋 Robert-Joseph’s advocacies in her own community make our work as a museum ever more possible. Our deepest condolences to those of her village directly affected by her loss. Say her name. ✊🏽 #blacklivesmatter #unapologeticallyblack #blackart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6UML3hQ8I/?igshid=p0i379xs8611

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Halle Bailey reclaiming the lead role of The Little Mermaid is much more than an acting performance. The announcement of this casting has shed light on the racism, terrifying stereotypes, and marginalization of Black people that continues to manifest in this country. But the fact that we can now associate The Little Mermaid with a Black woman, whether some like it or not, is a beautiful, graceful step away from our ignorant society. Congratulations and well deserved @chloexhalle ✨ We stand by you! #hallebailey #thelittlemermaid #blackgirlsdodisney #blackgirlmagic #unapologeticallyblack https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3mqCzBiYu/?igshid=1rk981sov1urm

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Rujunko Pugh is an African-American and Japanese artist who was born in Japan in 1970. Working across various media including printmaking, installation, paste-ups (street art) and murals, her art draws on Japanese, African and African-American found imagery. Pugh explore themes such as identity, history, culture and race as well as global movements of people, ideas and technologies. Only a few more weekends to come see Rujunko Pugh and visit “Fruit of Our Labor” on Governors Island before it closes on July 28. #rujunkopugh #mocadaonview #blackart #japaneseart (at Governors Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzq9oHqhvqs/?igshid=1wau8b3uh85jy

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This is fire!!! Make a statement with your dollars starting today 🤑 The original image for this stamp comes from a portrait of Harriet Tubman taken in 1868, and is currently known as the earliest portrait of her. (see right) This Harriet Tubman Stamp is currently available at remarkablestamps.etsy.com. Hop on it! 🔥🔥 Repost: @kara_walker_official #harriettubman #blackart #unapologeticallyblack #blackdollars https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoXahbhpwg/?igshid=b9udzp9z71zp

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“when Mammy meets Mami Wata” 🎨: ‘Mammy Found Her Wave’, a mural by Elise R Peterson.

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Bedford Stuyvesant, Brookyn 2018

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“Malcolm X Rally” Harlem, 1963. Photo: Bruce Davidson

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Solange: An Ode at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival. Photos: Carys Huws, Krisanne Johnson, & Stacy Kranitz.