First generation Ghanaian American artist, animator and illustrator Annabelle H @sparklyfawn initiated the hashtag #DrawingWhileBlack that lasted from Friday, September 15th to Sunday Spetember 17th celebrating Black Artists.
https://twitter.com/sparklyfawn/status/908790623389356032
The rules were simple:
- Be Black.
- Be an artist.
- Post 2-4 examples of your work.
- Include a brief bio in your post.
- Use the Hastag #DrawingWhileBlack on any social media platform.
- Have fun.
https://twitter.com/GodwinMitchual/status/909528266683363329
https://twitter.com/ctchrysler_/status/909172671870525440
I really should be #drawingwhileblack more often; it's been too long… pic.twitter.com/urULaUxJc9
— Jaymee (@jmeemarie) September 15, 2017
Hey! My name is Brittany, I'm an Caribbean American illustrator from New York. And I love to do character designer!#drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/FV87aDh9ZF
— Brittany Moodie (@BeMoodieArt) September 16, 2017
Abigail Titus, the tiny sun thing .. illustrator, visual artist and tiny cactus mom from Jamaica #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/JJkSBdpX5e
— tiny sins (@tinysunthing) September 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/Soft__Cookie/status/909398010119016449
https://twitter.com/rosheruuu_/status/909415239145459714
https://twitter.com/KhariKamau/status/909452518375264256
Aye! I'm Ed Williams. I was told I couldn't be Batman because he wasn't Black. So I created an entire comic universe. #DrawingWhileBlack pic.twitter.com/VaVdKmRa6q
— Ed/Arclight Comics (@itsedwilliams) September 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/chanelflame/status/909514611598282752
My name is Ricardo Edwards, Jamaican visual artist. Create or DIE #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/up4lsULto9
— Ricardo Edwards (@RicardoMEdwards) September 16, 2017
I'm Nadia/BlackLory and an animation student. I want to learrn to tell stories through my art above anything else. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/MFTKriLpZu
— BlackLory (@blackloryy) September 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/AKAIOOFC/status/909079920055341056
We have had fun converging a handful of these amazing art pieces. We appreciate and encourage artists to continue to be unrelenting in their pursuits as they create magical work.