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400 Years: African America, 1619-2019
African America was founded in 1619 when the first enslaved Africans were brought to the Jamestown colony. Our founding fathers included mothers as well, united in the bondage of chains and mutual support. Together they established a unity, a politic, and a culture which is what defines a nation. Although many methods were used to control and minimize our people, our memory and resolve remain unbroken. Read More …

Mini Poster and Activity Card Combo Pack
Hi folks. I’m pleased to announce this brand new combo for sale. Just in time for the holidays, you can order a combo of my Kinara’s Children 8 x 10 Mini Posters plus one pack of my Kinara’s Children Activity cards Read More …

Kuumba is Refreshed
I’ve recently been working with a new piece of graphics software. Affinity Designer is a combo vector and paint program. Very powerful yet reasonably priced. I thought I’d whip up a quick background for Kuumba but the more I worked with Designer the more I enjoyed the experience. Read More …

Nia’s Black Panther Dreams, Part II
In which baby Nia dons her homemade Black Panther costume and sets out to protect her neighborhood and the city at large. If you’re a bad guy, school yard bully, or even a litterbug, you’d better watch out. Nia’s coming Read More …

Kinara’s Children, Black Panther and More: Hanging with AkronHipHip.com
All About Kinara’s Children Here’s a pretty cool interview conducted by brother Hiram Akeem of AkronHipHop.com. It gave me a chance to go in on what and why I created Kinara’s Children. It’s really good to have a conversation rather than Read More …

Imani is Joy!
Imani’s not a Black Magic Woman, she’s a Magic Black Woman. The magic’s in her smile, her walk, the way she carries herself. She’s self assured, confident, insightful, sophisticated, a healer, philosopher and sage. Stop by her botanica Read More …

Kinara’s Fashion: Imani’s Leopard Print
My last illo featured Ujima and Imani dressed up Egyptian style. Unfortunately Imani’s lovely outfit was overshadowed by Ujima and his pharonic antics. So I designed a brand new gown just so Imani can strut her stuff. I hope you like it. Read More …