Ms. Afrika Abney - Consultant Branding Blog

Deep skin is a digital art piece created on canvas. It is about how Black people are constantly being racial profiled or judged based on the color of our skin. As a black woman, I refuse to be profiled based on the color of my skin because when you profile me, you profile my ancestors who built the pyramids, created traffic lights and buildings for you to reach your dreams and goals. Why waste your time making wild assumptions and drawing unnecessary conclusions because you see a black woman making a difference and impacting the lives of the future generation? Deep skin or should I say deep waters. Black people have made it through slavery, protests, demonstrations, poverty, and discrimination. Yet, you stand there waiting for a black person to do harm. Not all black people are Dr. Karenga and not all black people want to dragged through the mud because of your speculations.  If I was tan would I be looked at differently from a deep skinned black person. No, because black people no...

 There are many countless Black Women Poets that have made a contribution in today's society. Some of them include Dr. Maya Angelou, Eloise Greenfield and Joy Jones. " Dr. Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou   " Children’s author Ms. Eloise Greenfield was born in Parmele, North Carolina, and raised in Washington, DC. She attended Miner Teachers’ College (now the University of the District of Columbia) and went on to work as a clerk in the US Patent Office. The monotony of the job drove her to experiment with making up rhymes, and eventually Greenfield began writing poetry in earnest. Her first published poem appeared in the Hartford Times i...

                                                                          Quote found on the Internet   I used the above quote because there seems to be a war on drugs, violence and hatred spreading rapidly throughout the world. Although, I do not believe in what Malcolm X stood for. I support this quote because I am Black.   "Black isn't a primary, secondary, or tertiary color. In fact, black isn't on the color wheel because it isn't considered a color. It's all colors. Or rather, the absorption of all colors. Black absorbs all light in the color spectrum. "Black's color meaning is symbolic of mystery, power, elegance, and sophistication. In contrast, the color meaning can also evoke emotions such as sadness and anger. The color black represents power, ...