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mlletravensky · 2 years

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Black ginger girl in west indies

ig : Mlle_travensky

#gingerafro #black ginger #ginger #black ginger girls #indies #afro indies #island #islangirl #Martinique #972

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neges · 9 months

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📍Morne Puilboreau, Haïti 🇭🇹

via @jeanoscar.a

#haiti #ayiti #haitian #caribbean #ayisyen #west indian #west indies #afro caribbean #caribbean culture #carribean #les antilles

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stickto-otherartists · 11 months

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Camille Léon | Toronto 04/14/23

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everynowndthen · 2 months

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"Miss Braided" by me @blavdraws

#braid bandit #alt black girl #yours truly #80s hair #braided hair #braid hairstyles #braid art #braid enthusiast #carefree black girl #alternative black girl #indie black girls #black girls of tumblr #black girl next door #black girl beauty #black history art #afro surreal #galentinesday #valentines day #valentines day 2024

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seungrunge · 1 year

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OH TODAS AS CICATRIZES QUE VOCÊ TOCOU... COMO PÔDE NÃO SE PERGUNTAR QUE, SE VOCÊ FIZESSE ISSO, PODERIA SANGRAR EM MIM DE NOVO?

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skatunenetwork · 8 months

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‼️⚠️LIMITED MERCH ALERT⚠️‼️

I collabed JUST OKAY CO on my favorite pieces of JER merch yet!

I normally LOATHE merch… but Just Okay Co is sustainability sourced, Made in the USA, premium quality!

I love clothes, and love having merch that’s a quality I can be proud of

Pick it up via Just Okay Co!!!

#ska #punk #pop punk #indie #alt #merch #fashion #vintage #usa made #vintage clothes #clothes #ska punk #punk rock #afro punk #queer artist #queer art #queer #lgbtq

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gravalicious · 3 months

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Gustavo Urrutia

Source: Frank Andre Guridy - Forging diaspora : Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a world of empire and Jim Crow (2010: 122)

#journalist #architect #gustavo urrutia #cuba #activism #caribbean #west indies #afro-cuban #african american

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tsulas · 1 year

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Times have slowed~

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yungdeadthing · 7 months

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🥹 so proud of myself for making one of my dreams come true this summer — performed my music live for the first time 🥹

#yungdeadthing #music #AKWAEKE #stream banye 🫶🏾#afro indie

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cherryobsession · 4 months

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First selfies of the year. I’ve been catching up on my books otherwise.

#me #actuallyautistic #afro latina #latino indie #latina #braids #manic pixie dream girl #big eyes #braces #cute core #pretty

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troythecatfish · 10 days

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Here’s my personal recommendation of a YouTube channel to check out:

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neges · 11 months

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Haiti from the 80s - February 21, 1986 via Haytiens

#haiti #ayiti #haitian #caribbean #ayisyen #west indies #west indian #afro caribbean #carribean #caribbean culture

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stardustandrockets · 9 months

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Do you read indie books?

I'll admit, I don't read many because a lot are only available via eBook, and I have retention issues with that format. However, since subscribing to Rainbow Crate and getting one every month, I've read more. I typically use the ebooks as work reads because it's easier to access than carrying around a full physical book. Though I guess now that they're including physical copies that'll change. 😅

This edition of The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez is GORGEOUS! I love that the original cover was printed on the naked hardcover. The edges are stunning and I love that the top and bottom aren't plain like a lot of digital edges are. These special editions are top tier!

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indiegamesofcolor · 2 years

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[I.D.: A photoset containing four screenshots of the Twine text game Child of Light.

Image 1 is of the game’s cover. It presents a scratchy drawing of a feminine figure reaching up to the sky as beams of white light shine from the form. The figure appears to be overlayed on top of a land mass surrounded by water, with clouds surrounding her body.

Image 2 is of white text from the game against a black background. The text reads, “Invaders. Encroachers wanting the land: the cave, the resources, the women. We are too few to fight these distant cousins. We will go to another place.” Blue text of a link within the game then reads, “Come along! hurry, before they come.”

Image 3 shows italicized white text against a black background. The text says, “Nona’s mother’s tribe had crept nearer after hearing the screams of the doomed, finding a young woman who’d not reacted to their approach. One of the warriors had thought to take her as his own until he saw the dead baby she carried.” Two options for the player, both presented as links with blue text, read “Stay in the cave and fantasize” and “Approach the old woman again.”

Image 4 shows white dialogue text against a black background that says, “We’ve been waiting for you. We’ve all been waiting for you. We are all here now, all the Children of Light. Welcome home.”

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Child of Light is a short text-based game about a fantasy world set in the ancient past. Play as a young girl as she survives by making hard choices. But no matter how dark the consequences may be, there is always a ray of light.

For free as a browser game.

Developed by Red Haircrow, a writer; educator; psychologist; and filmmaker who is of Chiricahua Apache, Cherokee, and African American descent. They are based in Berlin, Germany and their research is centered around the intergenerational trauma of marginalized groups. Their consultation company is Flying With Red Haircrow Productions.

#twine story #interactive fiction #visual novel #indie games #video games #indigenous devs #cherokee devs #apache devs #free to play #browser game #text #black devs #afro indigenous devs #lgbt devs

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franckbiyong · 4 months

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The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find. This artist has blended roots of Afrobeat to a jazz and electric sound that has a vantage point on the contemporary. His latest album is a thematic entrance into a slice of time which only he can master. This album is called Moonwatching 2.

When he approaches music, he has to find an incredible balance between these two different styles. It might not mean much as listeners, but to find that razor fine line, that is what Franck Biyong is working with. His music has a resonating power to it that fuses elements of the West with the vernacular heartbeat of Cameroon. New Crescent shows this exact sentiment, and you can hear it in the electric influences, even in the tones and monologues. It is like the opening of Maggot Brain by Parliament, where some delectable guitar notes introduce you to the rich textures.

In tonal heaven, all the way

Leave it to Franck Biyong to genuinely surprise you. The next song has the soul of rock, but teases with tones and compositional parts that you’d never put together. He is able to manipulate the feelings of a voice you can never hear, just by how he composes. Fever might be one of my favourites from this talented artist, with elements of blues, soul and rock convening in grace.

Music Better proceeds with a funky effect, and a unique time signature. Just this can give you a nice peek into his brain, where you’re also hearing a Hendrix like riff with percussions that are clearly having African roots. There is this cinematic edge to his music because of the experience and civil way he performs the marriage of such different genres. Moonwatching 2 is thematically perfect, these are his thoughts and muses without trying to disturb the sonic membrane of either of these genres.

To explore, and to seek

Franck Biyong retains the key to soft soundscapes with Soldier Boy. It is a sensitive, soothing single with honey like melodies. How it all overlaps, is not even worth discussing, for it is like a door to paradise. Biyong has detailed the sounds to move from groovy to funky, rock to stylish and punchy, and the result is incredible. I’d like to pick this artist’s brain just to know how he comes up with the concepts he sees through. The guitars are really the ones shining under the lunar halo, and they differ in tone with each song. Freedom Day even has that patriotic element with the percussion building, creating an excitement.

By the time you hear On This Road and Dreamland, you’re spellbound. If we were to send extra-terrestrial life perfect music that showcases more than one part of the world, Franck Biyong has done the necessary. Listen to his album here and dwell in fascination.

#franckbiyong #franck biyong #africa #cameroon #afrofuturism #afro futurism #new album #afro rock #playlist #experimental #Moonwatching 2 #new music #sinusoidal music #vishant varma #alternative #album review #music review #indie music #rock

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skatunenetwork · 5 months

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✨❄️JER WINTER TOUR❄️✨

Hey friends! I got plenty of shows this winter across the country, hitting a lot of places I have yet to hit!

Just next week, I’ll be all up in the Midwest and heading down to the southeast with the LEGENDS in Vial, Boy Jr, and Penny Bored

And next year, I’ll be in the southwest with the ICONS in Devon Kay & The Solutions + Suzie True!!!!

All of these shows are gonna be killer, so if you and your friends are around here, don’t miss em. You’ll regret it!

Tickets are running low for select shows, so make sure you grab yours!!!! Head to www.JER.band for tickets!

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w/ VIAL // BOY JR* // PENNY BORED^

11/30 - CHICAGO, IL @ REGGIES*

12/1 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ FINE LINE*

12/2 - IOWA CITY, IA @ GABE’S*

12/3 - ST LOUIS, MO @ BLUEBERRY HILL*

12/5 - COLUMBUS, OH @ BIG ROOM BAR*

12/6 - NASHVILLE, TN @ DRKMTTR^

12/8 - JACKSONVILLE, FL @ UNDERBELLY^

12/9 - ORLANDO, FL @ THE SOCIAL^

w/ Devon Kay & The Solutions + Suzie True

2/23 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Inside)

2/24 — Dallas, TX @ Three Links

2/25 — Tulsa, OK @ Mass Movement Community Arts

2/27 — Denver, CO @ Seventh Circle Music Collective

2/28 — Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

2/29 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Trunk Space

3/1 — San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe

3/2 — Fullerton, CA @ Programme Skate

3/3 — Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman

#pop punk #punk rock #afro punk #alt aesthetic #alternative #indie music #indie rock #band

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