About the creative piece:
“It started off as a sketch of a lady with an afro I digitally edited it on my phone. It basically just celebrates the diversity and beauty of everything through colour.”
Ngqabutho Ndlovu
About the creative piece:
“It started off as a sketch of a lady with an afro I digitally edited it on my phone. It basically just celebrates the diversity and beauty of everything through colour.”
Peaceful
Ty Defreitas
About the creative piece:
“I feel that the Amjad Barbour art piece resembles individualism, strength, success and love. These all essence of what Black History Month can be here at Sheridan College.”
By: Amjad Barbour
Instagram: @amjad.barbour
Click here to see the original post by Amjad.
Alexandria Phillip
About the creative piece:
“In the past, Black History Month was the month where we had to remember all the horrible things that have happened to black people during slavery, but that is not the entirety of our history. Many of us are missing huge chunks of our history because of the forced displacement and separation of families over hundreds of years. Personally, it is very hard for me to trace my origins and as a second generation Canadian I do not have as much of a connection to my roots as some others might. Thanks to the sacrifices of many heroic black people throughout history, when I think of my black history I see love, warmth and acceptance. I love that I can still see look around and see that no matter how connected to our past we are, we all still have our strong mothers and bright colours.”
Strong Mothers, Bold Colours
Website: www.ajphillip.com
Instagram: @jgeekie
Gabby Oduro
About the creative piece:
“I wanted to show that this girl is badass and comfortable in her own skin.”
Black is my colour
Instagram: @gabby_oduro
Anima Armah
About the creative piece:
“My black history artwork is about how beautiful and powerful black people are. From the beauty of our skin, to the powerful black icons who have made an impact in the human history of the world. Black history months is not one month for me, it’s every day. Being black is a part of who I am and I am always prideful in my skin, in my history and in myself. I am Black history walking every day.”
And Still I Rise
Ulla Dantas
About the creative piece:
“I draw a pregnant black woman, in a throne, as a symbol of Africa, which is the mother of all humanity.”
Mother Africa
Instagram: @coresdeulla_
Carlyn Brown-pitter
About the creative piece:
“I’ve always been shown Mother Nature as someone who’s not of colour. So I decided to change it up a little! This piece is about mother nature and how she feels about our planet. When she cries the cut-down trees and forests grow a new. It is a work that is also meant to open the eyes of others and make one think of how we take care of the planet.”
Black Mother Earth
Instagram: @ddamiie
Kharrington Miller
About the creative piece:
“To me, black history month means unity, so I created this piece to emphasize the importance of staying close to your loved ones.”
Together
Instagram: @kmillerdraws
Nijah Smith
About the creative piece:
“Black history to me is using the wisdom and tribulations of the ones before us to aid in breaking the cycle of poverty, gang violence, and poor education in black communities. Using classical European imagery I show an individual using her education (diploma) to burn/sever misconceptions about underprivileged black youth, represented by colors of association. As educated and passionate black people, we can all lead by example and shatter cycles of self-sabotage that are embedded so deeply in our community to make the future brighter for the ones after us just by nurturing the dreams and hopes of our young people.”
