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Busy weekend this week. Hopefully I can get back to my regular painting by Sunday. Gold Leaves 12in x 12in Ink on wood Available for purchase!

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belle sophie by alexandre thomas bui for volition magazine

eclipse // 2.5 hours

@alknv by @justannkharchenko

42 Amazing Books Written By Black Authors

A diverse range of classics, contemporary must-reads, and memoirs you'll definitely wanna fill your time with!

Woo, I’ve got a lot of reading to do…

If you’ve read any of these books please share your perspectives on them - or add recommendations of your own not seen here!

Some particularly potent (and sometimes painful…looking at you The Color Purple) reads I personally recommend from the list:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Autobiography Of Malcolm X 

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Also, Mod Alice loves and recommends all things Octavia E. Butler.

-Mod Colette, WWC 

Photos by: Joseph Acquaye 

bright

green

brown

black

the lashes

the curls

the smile 

the air

the breath

her vibes screams

her aura gleams

radiating

glowing

I dance in her reflection

I dance to the sight of the beauty

I dance in admiration

I dance in celebration. 

apperception 

Model: Ozioma Egbuonu Nigeria/Philadelphia Photographed by Me

Reach

Reach

Reach

Reach

Reach

reach

Stand tall

Stand tall

Stand tall

Stand y’all

Tall

Stand tall y’all

Illuminate

Negro sunshine

Exude

Beyond your skin

Exude

The lights behind your eyes

Reach further out into the world

Be seen

When it’s dark you are still there

You still exist

You are present

Exude

Shine

Let them see you

Stand up

And strike