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Being a student pursuing a degree, I find myself leaning towards these photos as inspiration for many different purposes. These images that contain Black doctors and lawyers, writers, and scholars fulfill me with a purpose to carry on a legacy of history. A history that represents a people striving for knowledge to bring purpose, education, liberation, and joy to their lives amidst many hindrances and misery. Furthermore, these beautiful photos fall right in line with my aesthetic sensibilites. They are just so pleasing to the eye to look at, and the men in them are just as charming. The passion and poise, the sophistication and elegance seep through these images with ease.
Jul 5, 2025
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Photography compilation from various artists answering the question: what does “whiteness”, stripped of any European or other white ethnic identity and instead serving as a marker for inclusion into white supremacy, actually look like? Foreword is really thought provoking, but the images moreso
Mar 19, 2024
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I hadn’t heard of this photographer before. He came to the US from Denmark around the late 60s and ended up extensively photographing - and sometimes living with - Black people in poverty. And later white people in the klan. He’s not without controversy, but I think this video does a good job of showing his images and letting him speak for himself. What he’s done seems remarkable to me and I’m surprised I’ve never encountered his photos before.
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when i was at a flea market i found the photo portfolio of a middle or high school student from sometime in the 20th century. this is probably my favorite photo from the collection, i just love the movement in it. the girl who took these also mainly received b’s on her assignment so i’m just thrilled have them hanging in my home
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The name’s Nafis (Na Fees)
I am an artist based in Philadelphia currently studying drama in school. I joined because there are niche things that personally enjoy. I would like a space to document it. I think this is good space to do that. Let’s connect and have us a good time. I’m all about the vibes.
Feb 8, 2025
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Sabla Stays is a multidisciplinary Art Director and Designer. She is the visual brains behind a lot of the work housed by the creative institute that is Solange‘s Saint Heron. Having worked on many projects featured there as well as the designs for Solange‘s magnificent album “When I Get Home”. Her to me, captures an authentic gaze of a Black World rooted in truth and what creates this authenticity is the expression of that truth in ways that break beyond conventionality into art while still being narratively and aesthetically cohesive. Looking at Sabla’s work puts me in a dreamscape where I am placed in the future but the past and present have merged to find a home here.
Feb 8, 2025