Delaware-born artist and Afro-surrealist Alim Smith will debut a collection of meme portraits at an Instagram pop-up exhibit titled Family Reunion on Feb. 23 in Los Angeles. It’s no secret that the ...
Ifyou are an African American who grew up in integrated spaces, you may have had the not-so-pleasant experience of others calling African American Vernacular English (AAVE) “bad grammar” or “talking ...
A new Black-owned gaming company has its latest game, Growing Up Black Memes, exclusively sold at all Target stores. The Black game of memes, created by Michael McGriff and Arielle Cooper, is quickly ...
Okayplayer spoke with Alim Smith about Afro-surrealism, turning memes into art, his work for Atlanta, and more. In 2022, memes have become a prominent way of engaging with others, sometimes seeming ...
Thanks to an eyebrow-raising comment about "Black jobs," Trump has launched a new meme across social media mocking the very idea. Black Twitter in particular, after asking “what the heck is a Black ...
The Lenfest Center for the Arts screened writer and curator Legacy Russell’s video essay, “BLACK MEME,” and hosted a conversation between her and visiting professor C. Riley Snorton on Russell’s book ...