#incredible Black artists

[tuttle-did-it]

James Baldwin is one of my favourite writers of all time. His writing is so intimate. Every time I read them, I feel like I'm alone in a room with him as he's telling me this story. Or I'm watching through a window of a real situation and no one knows I'm there.

He was also brave enough to not only write about Black characters when no one really wanted him to, but also to write about Black queer characters as well-- in the 1950s.

If you haven't read Giovanni's Room, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, and I am Not Your Negro. He has so many other incredible works, but these four in particular are probably the more famous ones.

His writing is incredibly intimate, authentic and raw-- and it can be heavy, at times, absolutely. But he makes every word worth it.

Please check him out. He's not nearly as famous as he should have been-- everyone should have read at least one of his works in school, but it was never a priority, because he was a gay Black writer.

And some time, watch some youtube interviews with him-- as with his literature, his interviews feel very intimate and incredibly authentic. Please check him out.

James Baldwin at Junior’s Bar and Lounge on 52nd Street, during rehearsals for his play “Blues for Mister Charlie” in New York City, 1964.

Photos by Bob Adelman

[indeedgoodman]

[luminarai]

Attempting to get the beast used to a dental hygiene routine is… well, it’s going.

(She stayed that way for a solid 8 seconds despite hating being held belly up so I think it’s safe to say that Mim is not beating the ‘tiny speaker playing elevator music instead of a brain’ allegations any time soon.)

[gleafer]

Natasha likes them Mean, Lean and Green.

[mirandaviian]

This is my best ever it’s will makes you happy 😊

[genericcorpse]

THE PERFECT KILLING MACHINE

AN ARMY OF ONE

[outer-andromeda]

I don't mind giving a lil sneak peak since I've already shared my sketches on my IG stories so here's a pinkie pie redesign :D

(+ some rambling in the tags)

[deloc-deltoca]

New saiyan oc dropped because I needed to take a break from 3D modeling!

Her name is Cucurbi, shes Turles' child that he definitely doesn't resent in any way! Also featuring @cuddlesomeone oc Sweapea whom I enjoy so much!!!

[tilbageidanmark]

Bic pen hand drawing by Ojoru Nicholas

[proflambeovt]

Commissioned Art of Custom designs of The Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye!

[anxious-chaos-art]

What if I made a short story....haha jk... unless?👀👀👀

Edit: here it is!

Vers without text

[mattodore]

do i even have to say anything

no fizzy u don't have to say anything at all. the resemblance is uncanny... somebody get that man contacts please i'm shaking

[everoutoftouch]

If anyone ever listens to music I post or recommend I am begging people to listen to The Vincent Black Shadow specifically these two albums for the love of god

[dandyleyen]

Max Goof,,,,, him

had to draw a design for him bc everyone and they mama drawing this boy as white as if he and his dad aren’t so clearly black

don’t look too closely at his locs, I been drawing this while getting my shit rocked by sleep meds

and here’s the finished version

[idiosyncraticrednebula]

Even since Michael's heavenly ascend, not just the music industry but, quite frankly, the entertainment industry as a whole has been left with a massive void that I don't believe will be fulfilled in the near future or ever again. That man had a star power equivalent to three Galactuses at their most powerful. You will never witness someone like that ever again, not in this lifetime nor the next one. He was and still is one of a kind.

[peachieko]