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Track 6 "Plymyth"
Painted by Alim Smith @yesterdaynite 🎨
Produced by Trey Mccloud

Oil on Canvas
30 x 48
Series
(Inspired by the movie : Get Out)
Hip Hop Film Festival Master Cypher : The Get Out Mixtape w/Alim Smith
Solo exhibition
August 5th & 6th
Harlem NY
2035 5th Ave.
Harlem NY 10035
Free
Alcohol on deck
Panel talk Saturday night
6- until
You genuinely don't wanna miss this
Cause this will definitely be my best show so far and my first full concept show
I've never successfully expanded on a concept or idea
And it's free
I really just want everyone to see my ideas
Please share!!
#supportblackart #alimsmith #yesterdaynite #art #blackart #painting #artforsale #artwork #artshow #harlem #nycart #nycartscene #artlovers #details #hyperallergic #veryblack #okayafrica #artofvisuals #artiststofollow #artdaily #artlovers #artcollectors

1257 4 22h ago Share

Your accent.....that's what bothered any african who came to america during puberty or adolescence. imagine being judged the most during a time when you are the most sensitive and vunerable to criticism.. it changes you, either for the worse or the better, depends on the perspective really.

Some become deeply resentful towards their roots and others become angry and even more traditionally rooted, some are a fusion of both and there you have the "westernized african"... Ironically we start thinking sounding american made us more acceptable, some were even worse because we thought even sounding white american made us seem smarter?...heh! but does it really??....they sound like them but we have to master sounding like them and us, so who really is smarter??..., listen to fela's song "gentleman"....reeeeaaally listen to it, for centuries society has tried to extinguish the essence of being african and we africans aren't innocent, we are also culprits, in this song fela mocks these africans who torture themselves trying to be the european man.

I still speak pidgin and on occasion yoruba or igbo, though my mother tongue has been watered down over the years, i speak it proudly now, i still talk loudly, chew my leftover bone when i'm done with the chicken and lick my fingers after eating. The sad truth is... At some point...i wanted to be this... "Gentleman" ....fela spoke of.

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#art #drawing #digitalart #illustration #artwork #dope #afropunk #melanin #ink #beautiful #blavity #complex #nigeria #fela #essence #ebony #okayafrica #blackpower #naturalhair #illustrator #okayplayer #natural #blacklove #afro #africanart #blackisbeautiful #queen #dope #colorful

219 15 9h ago Share

Home is home...even if it means walking up a hill for 20 Minutes, dodging motor boys on their motorcycles, saying no to the creepy old man who is always at the corner store trying to pick up females claiming he's going to be in touch with a lot of money soon and waiting in line for 15 minutes for the fresh & hot banana puff puff (beignet banane) 🤣
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#Ankara #everydayafricanfashion #blackgirlmagic #africanfashion #entrepreneur #styleblogger #femaleentrepreneur #naija #bellanaijastyle #africanart #africanprint #weddingdigestnaija #buyblack #fashionbomb #blackbusinesses #girlboss #asoebibella #ankarainspired #africanwear #africanstyle #iwearafrican #melapteh #okayafrica #visiterlecameroun

294 5 1d ago Share

"So me say tell all the girls, inna de world
Dem a the reason why we do weh we do
So me say big up the sexy one dem inna DC"
#IAmGhana by @aaddieoh

259 3 16h ago Share

MOOD 🔥🔥🔥🇹🇹
My Afro set that I taught at UGK AfroBeats fundraiser #Melaninteamup #zerolimits Dance team up with @dancergirlk Dopest female in the business and we had to drop a video #cometakechallenge it's all about the Afrofusion #expressyourself thanks to everyone that came out and supported the fundraiser and also that took my session 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽 TAG a friend! 🔴 that would Enjoy this!
It's not just dance it's our culture
Song by: @DahlinGage1 - Come take 🎥: @ugk_matt
#afrobeats #DANCE #summerdance #african #TheshadeRoom #LIT #Abs #Shoki #Azonto #okayafrica #dance #blackslayingit #Squadgoals #Theshaderoom @afropolitaninsights @mediablackoutut @worldstar @theShaderoom @chopdaily @entertainmentforbreakfast @checkoutafrica @okayafrica @west.indimade @boomchampionstt @socawatch_original

195 9 1d ago Share

While I was painting in Port au Prince, the photographer Ricardo Teles was taking amazing shots like this one.
#alexandreketo #art #graffiti #streetart #mural #portoprincipe #portauprince #haiti #ricardoteles #diaspora #africa #okayafrica #dopeblackart

205 3 15h ago Share

I haven't owned a pair of white jeans for years • Love these by Lauren Ralph Lauren available online or in store at @macys • They stretch perfectly for curvier gals such as myself and also feel great on my skin! #LoveLaurenRL #LaurenRalphLauren #macys #sponsored

427 14 1d ago Share

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TODAY #issagiveaway @thejollofpot radio show we have @bigaent and @partychaser in the studio! Tune in Wednesday @ 5:30p to win tickets to the Yemi Alade, Wizkid, and AFRIMMA show! But first, download the Tune in Radio App (link in Bio) and search Big Chune Radio. Post a photo of the app and hashtag #TheJollofPot ..Don't miss out on FREE tickets the only Afrobeats radio station in there metroplex!
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#radiopersonalities #host #media #lindaikeji #pulsenigeria #afroent #afrobeats #thejollofpot #k104 #dallas #oneafricamusicfest #entertainment #crossingboundarieswithmusic #okayafrica #bigaent #icône #issaticketgiveaway #partychasers #afrobeatradiostation #thejollofpot

9 0 2h ago Share

Rock your crown!! #Repost @sunniankh
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M o o d; wearing a custom made / hand painted crown by @masscreatvty
Make sure y'all check out her gallery and art! 🌻❤🤘☀️ #blacknerd #blackart #masscreatvty #baduvseverythangtour #ohm #namaste #okayafrica #everydaypeople #everydayafrica #afrique #everydayafrique #peaceofmind #loveandlight #blackboymagic #blackboy #queer #ATLHOE

66 1 3h ago Share

TONIGHT #issagiveaway @thejollofpot radio show we have @bigaent and @partychaser in the studio! Tune in @ 5:30p to win tickets to the Yemi Alade, Wizkid, and AFRIMMA show! But first, download the Tune in Radio App (link in @thejollofpot Bio) and search Big Chune Radio. Post a photo of the app and hashtag #TheJollofPot ..Don't miss out on FREE tickets the only Afrobeats radio station in there metroplex!
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#radiopersonalities #host #media #lindaikeji #pulsenigeria #afroent #afrobeats #thejollofpot #k104 #dallas #oneafricamusicfest #entertainment #crossingboundarieswithmusic #okayafrica #bigaent #icône #issaticketgiveaway #partychaser #afrobeatradiostation #thejollofpot

21 0 4h ago Share

An Action-first Gogo (grandmother) that also knows how to wield a gun!! 'Gog Helen' now streaming on AfroLandTV. Click Link in Bio

23 1 4h ago Share

Tonight's special guest on AfroBang radio? YAW Agyeman (@thursdayboy). No stranger to performance, he has shared his love for music on both the theatrical and musical stage. He has been featured on VH1's "Soul Cities," and on the Africa Channel's "Soundtracks at Red Kiva." a program that focuses on artists of African descent. Currently, he is a member of the artistic collaboration, "Black Monks of Mississippi" and is also an artist-in-residence within Arts & Public Life (@artspubliclife) at the University of Chicago. Tune in live tonight on que4.org/1680 AM in Chicago, or listen soon on our Soundcloud page (#linkinbio). Photo by RJ Eldridge (@rj.eldridge)

29 1 4h ago Share

8am - schoolgirls wearing tartan patterned uniforms on thier way to school in Soweto, South Africa. photo © Chris Kirby 2017
#Africa #modernafrica #everydayafrica #Soweto #SouthAfrica #school #schoolgirls #schoolchildren #uniform #schooluniforms #sunumbrella #townshiptravel #thisisafrica #okayafrica #thepanafrican

3 0 4h ago Share

Goodbye New York! You have some precious & beautiful souls! Wished we could meet all of you! See you next time ❤️NEW YORK ✈️ VIENNA

70 2 5h ago Share

Happy Independence Day Liberia🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

55 1 7h ago Share

Bored at Work? 👇🏾👇🏾Check out AfroBang SoundCloud #Repost
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Boring afternoon at work? We feel you. Tune into AfroBang Radio 📻 We promise to brighten your mood! Featuring a live DJ set by Selah Say! (@selahsay) this episode is a banger. Tune in on soundcloud.com/afrobang via the link in our bio 👆🏿 Tag a friend who likes Afrobeat, hip-hop, or any contemporary sounds from the diaspora. #AfroBangRadio

67 4 8h ago Share

The Jollof of the week! 👀 Tune in to @thejollofpot to hear this ☕️ submitted by a fellow Dallastonian. Hear the gist, gossip, and story at your Only Afrobeats radio station in the DTX! #whatsthejollof #gossip #thejollofpot #radio #gist #drama #afrobeats #gossipsegment #entertainment #live #africa #melanin #media #onair #music #k104 #lindaikeji #pulsenigeria #okayafrica #radiopersonalities #whatsthetea #thejollofpotradioshow

22 1 9h ago Share

❤️... at a loss for words imagine an entire family of #Cool jamming to your song !!😭 I didn't have to imagine, cause it happened🔥🔥😃Major S/O to @kaykayribane @manthe.ribane // 🎥 @trevor_stuurman // Audio 🎶: @mvziou & @yangamadlala "Desire" #TIA #AfroArt #Afrobeats #Afrocentric #style #WearAfrica #NwE #okayAfrica 🇿🇦 PS ( look out for the collab between these above mentioned creatives with a few other special people coming soon)✊🏾✊🏾