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The Lookbook: Soundset 2018

Gumbo Media

An Interview with DJ Crespo (From Soundset 2018)

Adam AAR

Black Canvas: Celebrating the Art of Henry Taylor

Dominique Clayton

Art

Honoring creative expression from all genres and all corners of the world.

Black Words: Becoming

Black Literature Collective
One’s name says so much about who you are and who you are becoming, and despite the circumstances that these women were in, I believe those men should have respected that part of them - at the very least. It also got me wondering about how much people value their names and what they signify....
Art5 min read

Beauty, Love, Struggle: The Art of Blackness

Matthew R. Manning
“Our Stories, Our Voices.” Thus rings the slogan for Art of Blackness, an exhibition “created to allow for a meeting of the minds between African American artists and design professionals. The exhibit's goal is to provide the featured artists with both an avenue of expression and an introduction to potential patrons and resources.”...
ArtBusiness4 min read

#HEARTMELANIN

Gumbo Media
Recently ROYAL had the privilege of supporting our brother and contributing photographer, Chris "ThoughtPoet" Brown, at his event, #HeartMelanin. Here is a brief recap of the occasion....
Art1 min read

Black Words: The Fire Next Time

Black Literature Collective
Blacks’ liberation must begin with the concept of an inherent equality and a reciprocal love between Black and white people. Given America’s racial history, this seems impossible. “But in our time, as in every time, the impossible is the least that one can demand,” says Baldwin....
Art7 min read
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