Afrofuturism was coined in 1993 by Mark Dery in his book Flame Wars, in an essay titled Black To The Future, a debate between Dery, and black science fiction writers and cultural critics Samuel Delany, Greg Tate, and Tricia Rose. Afrofuturism is a cultural movement that envisions the reimagined history…

Norman Lewis has greatly contributed to the canon of visual art through his teaching and shaping ideas behind black aesthetics. His paintings presented a new visual vocabulary to black life, one area being jazz music, a mode of black creative abstraction. As a result of experiencing segregation in WWII, Norman…

Bio: My name is Nay Jones and I’m a visual artist of sorts that focuses on black existence through an afro-surrealist/futurist lens. I paint, write, and film. I mix all of the various mediums however my primary medium is film. I’m mostly a documentarian. Simply put, I just try to…

Michael Jackson’s short film “Ghosts” was written by Mick Garris and Stephen King, directed by Stan Winston, choreographed by Lavelle Smith Jr. and Travis Payne, and produced by Michael Jackson The 40-minute short film was officially released in 1996 on VHS, as the most expensive music video ever made, topping…

Bio: Terrence Moline is an illustrator at heart, designer by trade and community builder by freak of nature. Originally a New Orleans native, TMoline, created a national community for AA/Black graphic designers after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina. In addition, T. — people call him T. — has designed for…

Having had an eye for details since childhood, Aamina has been taking photos, capturing her surroundings, and cultivating her artistic style for years. She currently attends Virginia Commonwealth University, in pursuit of a BFA in Photography. In addition to cultivating interests in graphic design, bookmaking and coding, she sells prints…

Jenn Nkiru is best known for her 2nd unit directorial work with Ricky Saiz on The Carters music video Apesh*t, as well as in her own films As Told G/D Thyself featuring Kamasi Washington, Rebirth Is Necessary and Women Are Present. Black to Techno is an exploration into the direct…

Subway Art was originally published in 1984, a year after the release of the 1983 graffiti film Style Wars. Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant were co-producers of the Style Wars documentary. Beforehand, both of them were photographing the graffiti scene unbeknownst to each other. Chalfant and Cooper had begun photographing…

“The person that’s responsible for your transition, that’s the key to changing your life.” — Bill Withers The Black Godfather: The Clarence Avant Story does a stellar job of telling the story of Clarence Avant, the music executive, who left a tremendous impact on those he came across. He was a man of honesty and numbers, a mover and shaker who made deals. If you didn’t know…