Black Lives Matter
We will be pausing our usual content in order to use our platform to support Black artists, businesses and community organizations. Here you can find a collection of some of the many Black creatives and organizations that you can help support!
EDUCATION
Code Switch by NPR
What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story.
Womanly Mag
Womanly Magazine provides accessible health information to women and non-binary people through visual and literary art.
BUSINESSES
Black Owned Brooklyn
A curated guide to Black Brooklyn’s people, places and products.
Brooklyn Clay Industries
Brooklyn Clay Industries is a pottery and ceramic studio located in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard where people of all ages and abilities are encouraged to develop their full creative potential through ceramics and its many techniques and applications. The studio is a fully equipped space with all the necessary tools, equipment and supplies to creatively learn and nurture their artistic abilities.
Black Owned Restaurants
Compiled by Rachel Karten from Bon Appetit
Williamsburg Music Center
The Williamsburg Music Center is a unique jazz club in Brooklyn, New York.
Color of Change
Designed campaigns powerful enough to end practices that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward. Until justice is real.
The Creative Collective
Brand activation, digital campaigns and cultural consultations.
Eat Okra
A guide to black-owned restaurants.
Sister’s Uptown Bookstore
1942 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032
The Lit Bar
131 Alexander Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454
Word Up Books
2113 Amsterdam Avenue, NY 10032
Cafe Con Libros
724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Grandma’s Place
84 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027
ARTISTS
Not Work Related
Sophia Yeshi
Kimberly Drew
Jade Purple Brown
Chrissy Rutherford
SKETCHBOOK PROJECT ARTISTS
Double Take by Charoferg
American Gullah Geechee: Power of Place & Culture by Melinda Smith Weathersby
The Random Ruminations and Poetic Musingsas of Sharmy Mitchell by Sharmay Mitchell
#jerlynsketchbook by Jerlyn M. Thomas
While Supplies Last by Brooks Brackett
Travel with Me by Michelle Davis Petelinz
Chu Yee Hang’s Chinese Connection by William Mwazi
Life Happens by Jeanine Kelley-Williams
African American Material Culture: Traditional Art. Craft & Architecture by Melinda Smith Weathersby
I write the pictures by Rodney Ewing Women of Colour by Tamara Asidi The Preparatory Sketch by Sedrick Huckaby No Worries Mon: Misconceptions About Jamaicans and Americans by Trishana L
Wadadli Warrior by Sharon Foster