Posts tagged black
#PeakBlackness: Highlighting Awesome Moments In Black History

Peak Blackness is a photo blog that's dedicated to finding the single blackest moment in American history. Was it Al Sharpton hanging with James Brown, Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali in the studio or Harriet Tubman doing the Wobble? A team of journalists is working on narrowing it down - one image at a time.

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80s + 90s Black Pop Culture Illustrated

Moment from 80s and 90s pop culture have now become iconic. One artist whose work illustrates that fact is graphic designer Xavier Payne. The 25-year-old from Nashville made a big splash throughout social media when people began sharing some of his illustrations, work he says is influenced by pop culture, contemporary and historical art, photography and typography. "People know those moments like they know any moment in their own life. I think that’s dope," Payne says.

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'The Door' x Ava DuVernay [VIDEO]

The Door, by Ava DuVernay, is a celebration of the transformative power of feminine bonds. It stars Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Adepero Oduye and singer-songwriter Goapele in a symbolic story of life change.

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