#BlackLivesMatter Donation Commission for @sp00kydraws , who donated to ActBlue & the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund! Thank you for everything you do, sp00ks~♡
*** EDIT 6/22/2020 ***
hey y'all i've learned a lot from the commentary on this post (https://13thead.tumblr.com/post/620761999447572480/i-think-nonblack-people-should-stop-making-blm) and wanna ask everyone to support black artists instead of putting any more notes on this post.
i'm glad to have helped a lot of you feel loved and seen and to have produced an art that's struck a personal chord in y'all, but i have light skin privilege and realize it's poor allyship on my part to continue my activism this way.
i'll be removing blm tags from my artwork and commissions post as well as redirect anyone looking to commission me based on my blm-inspired posts to black artists.
nonetheless, i'll remain motivated by the personal & intersectional powerlessness that inspired me to do this to continue my activism. as a gay, trans, disabled, poor, & neurodivergent nonbinary person of color, i'll create another commissions post centering around the issues that pertain to me so i can ethically continue commissioning to donate to causes. as my situation stands now it's one of the very few ways i can contribute, but doing so while taking up space within a movement not explicitly meant for me isn't the right thing to do. supporting and amplifying their voices (in this case BLACK voices) is.
thanks for reading through this y'all~ below are some resources i found that can help y'all find black artists to uplift & support ♡
blog archives:
http://blackartists.tumblr.com
http://officialblackartistspace.tumblr.com
http://drawingwhileblack.tumblr.com
http://youngblackartists.tumblr.com
http://blackartiststudio.tumblr.com
black artists:
http://kermitcurry.tumblr.com
http://aner-bananer.tumblr.com
http://mistajonz.tumblr.com
http://stefanoterry.tumblr.com
http://dr3am-girl.tumblr.com
http://benalsyght.tumblr.com
tags:
#blackartists
#blackart
#drawingwhileblack
♡ if you are a black artist and want me to add you to this list as well as refer potential clients to you, please tell me ♡
i'd also like to extend a final thank you to the black voices within and beyond the black lives matter movement. i'm in awe of your courage & resiliency. i'll do better and keep doing my part in changing the world so it does better by y'all, too
