Today I will feature/highlight African American fashion and knitwear designers.
Book 1: Daniel R. May, Dapper Dan Made in Harlem
Book 2: Ruth E. Carter, The Art of Ruth E. Carter
Book 3: Rosemary E. Reed Miller, Threads of Time, The Fabric of History
Book 4: Lisa S. Borum, Timeless Knits for Every Wardrobe
Book 5: Toni Lipsey, The Tunisian Crochet Handbook
Today, we would like to spotlight 12 Afro-Latinx creators in Kid Lit because: the Kid Lit publishing world is overwhelmingly white, the Latinx creators who do get published are largely white or white-passing, racism, anti-blackness, and colorism are systemic plagues in Latinx communities, in addition to our communities at large, and, as a result […]
12 Afro-Latinx Kid Lit Creators You Can Support Right Now — Latinxs in Kid Lit
Well. A lot has happened since the BBS team elected to honor fine artist and breakout children’s book illustrator Gordon C. James in this year’s 28 Days Later campaign. By a lot I mean the blowing up of his beautiful new book, CROWN: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (written by Derrick Barnes, published by […]
Mary Lovelace O’Neal, artist and professor was born on this day: https://nmwa.org/blog/2017/10/17/spotlight-mary-lovelace-oneal/
http://rehistoricizing.org/mary-lovelace-oneal/
