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tumblr tuesday: Black fanartists on Tumblr

Hello, it is a Tuesday. Today, we're celebrating Black fanartists celebrating beloved characters on Tumblr. So here, have some beautiful renderings and Black and POC re-castings of characters you love, by talented Black creators. They were simply too good not to share.

@m0sstrx:

@cosmicarcanist:

@oliveoilcorp:

@antluvspath:

@acixsm:

@fifarts:

@n3oncyan:

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@bazzarhippie

2. @fantomasss

3.@patiencelekienart

[music]

Celebrate Black History Month with Tumblr!

Here's some of the songs we're vibin' to at Tumblr. Serving you jams from some of your faves, some new hits and some songs you forgot you loved — giving you Black Excellence from start to finish.

🎨: @everlastingrandom

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Nicki Minaj "Barbie Dreams" Pink Loading Screen

"I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get what I do. But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper."

-Nicki Minaj

[entertainment]

Entertainment Spotlight: Lyon Daniels, We Can Be Heroes

Actor Lyon Daniels, who you may know as Noodles from We Can Be Heroes, chatted with us about making the film, memories from the set, and his passion for dinosaurs. Check it out.

Can you take us through an average day on the set of We Can Be Heroes?

Once we arrive at the studio, we get dressed into our wardrobe that is hanging up in our trailers. Next, we head over to the hair and makeup trailer. After we are done there, we wait a bit in the hangout trailer and play Mario Kart until we are called on set. Shortly after we are called on set, we get mic’d up, and then we start rehearsing and filming with our director Robert Rodriguez. We get a break for lunch, which is always exciting since it is catered daily with fresh, gourmet food options and treats! After lunch, we go back to filming on-set and end when it is our “pumpkin time”—since we are minors, we have limited hours that we are legally able to work. Some of us had to do school as well, and in the back of the hangout trailer, we had a space for school work.

What do you geek out about?

I geek out about paleontology, anything with dinosaurs, marvel superheroes, and Harry Potter, as I’m just so intrigued about the idea of it all. I was also interviewed for a fun documentary for Dinosaur enthusiasts called Why Dinosaurs?. A father and son went on an adventure around the world, interviewing top dinosaur paleontologist experts and dinosaur enthusiasts like myself to find the answer to why people are so fascinated by dinosaurs. Some of the people interviewed were involved with the Jurassic Park franchise, which is my favorite movie of all time! The documentary project does not have a home yet, but you can follow along on Instagram @WhyDinosaurs.

If you woke up tomorrow as Noodles in We Can Be Heroes, what would you do?

I would probably never get out of bed because I could just stretch and get whatever I need. Then again, it would be pretty cool to run around the city swinging and stretching my arms from building to building like Spider-Man!

What’s the funniest or most memorable thing that happened on the set of We Can Be Heroes?

Before filming, we had a surprise birthday party for our director, Robert. It was like one big fiesta, he played guitar, and we ate cake. We all waited in silence in the green screen room for someone to trick him into walking over there, and the expression on his face once we all screamed surprise was so epic!!

If Noodles got his own spin-off movie, what would it be called and what would it be about?

My spin-off could be called, Noodles: The Race For Energy. I always had this idea of a cool villain, a man who mutated into an eel with electricity powers. The eel-man is planning to cut off electricity from the world so he can get all of the powers for himself. Noodles has to race against time to stop this eel-man villain from completing his evil mission. There are so many cool things that Noodles could do with his powers, but it would have to be based on the actual storyline.

Thanks for taking the time, Lyon! We Can Be Heroes is streaming on Netflix.

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@brianelstak

2. @offfblackk

3. @tncts

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Black. Adjective, adverb, color, and noun

You So Black by Theresa Tha Songbird

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Photographer & artist @eyeofscottie

2. Artist & illustrator @bookstoreowner

3. @modelsof-color for all the fashion

(Achol Ayor at Casablanca FW 23)