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One of my favorite facial expressions...

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Javereirie x Hoodratken

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A girl has no limit.

Currently recovering from GOT 8x03

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CAN'T MISS J COLE! He can be the announcer cause he keeps saying "choose wisely"

Yoooo, I love this! Lol

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Its carnival x Sailor Moon - represent for your island 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

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So I finally finished this 3 year old sketch of @travishoe56 (one of my fav 90s themed blogs) over the holidays, and then my sketchbook got soaked. I guess it didn’t get too warped.

Draw Me Javere•Irie (Irie - Jamaican patois -meaning feel good/ everything is alright)

Hey interweb, in lieu of The Blackout, I’m looking to draw some inspirational portraits, but not just any old inspirational portraits.

My mission: “Expand the Black narrative, one pencil stroke at a time.”

What dat mean? It means, I’d like to capture unconventional beauty: I want to illustrate that Negro nose, with Jackson 5 Afros, that freckled umber skin - yah 5-head and them deep-set almond eyes buried beneath a glorious dread locked lion’s mane… Essentially, I want to spotlight natural features that are ignored or shamed by mainstream media.

I’m not yet sure where I’m going with this project, how many I will illustrate, if it will expand to explore colorism in other ethnicities, but for now I’m starting here and seeing what inspires me.

To enter for a chance to participate: 1. Follow @javereirie 2. Repost & share the love 3. Add your selfie to this post/ or post your selfie with the tag #MyBlackIsIrie 4. ***Bonus*** tell me a little about yourself: hobbies, aspiration in life, etc.

*Please note that your participation requires consent to showcase the portraits on websites and galleries that feature my art (if it even goes that far - may just live on in the tumblr-sphere).

*Illustrations will not be mailed to those selected, but will be available for your viewing pleasure on the internet #starvingartist

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A work in progress... rappers x fighting games

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Reggie 🖤 Joelle, Dear White People

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Supreme B. Trudyonce’ of B.A.K. Inc. at Beychella week 2

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L-R: Virgil (Static Shock), Susie (Rugrats), Huey (Boondocks), Penny (Proud Family), Numba Five (Kids Next Door), Gerald (Hey Arnold), Kesha (Magic School Bus), Fillmore (Fillmore)… A Different World/ Black animated character mash-up series

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Supreme B. Trudyonce’ of B.A.K. Inc. at Beychella week 2

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It’s Earth Day... I drew Janelle Monáe as Poison Ivy

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Supreme B. Trudyonce’ of B.A.K. Inc. at Beychella

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“I don’t know everything. I know a fraction of what there is to know and I don’t think I will ever know everything, but it’s important to me to constantly challenge myself, to understanding different viewpoints, really understanding nuance in topics, so I can feel qualified in what I say.” @yarashahidi a quote from queen on her birthday

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Ode to a King on his birthday Michael B. Jordan aka King Killmonger #BlackHistoryMonth