#africandiaspora

On my best days he is all that I am. On my worst days he is all that I hope to be.
Bahia, Brazil 2019
: @iamhuskybae
#africandiaspora #indigenous #kemeticyogi #Kemeticyoga #travelblogger #Brazil #Bahia #nuderainforestyogaretreatbrazil #nuderainforestyogaretreat (at Ecoparque da Mata)
https://www.instagram.com/kemeticyogi/p/BuK2CYlgkcF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=50li65dp02zc

The African Procession
Salvador, Bahia Brazil Carnival Season 2019
#blacktravelmovement #kemeticyogi #Bahia #Brazil #NudeYoga #nudistbeach #nudist #naturist #blackyogi #afrobrazilian #kemeticyogi #visitbrazil #bahia #salvadorcarnival #carnivalinbahia #travelblogger #travelnoire #africandiaspora #diaspora (at Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)
https://www.instagram.com/kemeticyogi/p/BuJProcgIQ-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4i79p14fc2xt

Food For The Garda By The Gawd..Me! I’m a true Cancerian nature being..If you are my friend then I will cook for you, help you organize your home and your life and be the emotional support that you need in the good times and the bad..Just Don’t F%$K Wit Me!!
On Today’s Menu:
1. Coconut Curried Black Eyed Peas
2. Fried Plantains
3. Rosemary Brown Rice
4. Sautéed citrus style vegetables (Roasted Garlic, Collard Greens, Sweet Vidalia Onion, Yellow Bell Pepper & Roma Tomatoes
#foodforthegawds #godbody #higherself #plantbasedliving #kemeticyogi #brazil #riodejaneiro #rio #afrobrazilian #africandiaspora #afrika #visitbrazil #blacktravelmovement #blackmenabroad #travel #travelnoire #foodie #foodporn #vegan #vegetarianrecipes #vegetarian #holistichealing #selfcare #livelong (at Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
https://www.instagram.com/kemeticyogi/p/BtoMZDcgPqh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bt8ypqc5seev

In a few hours, I will be boarding my flight to Brazil The ancestors are always working in my favor and that’s why I KAnnected w/ myof ’s RAFLECTION @solcrespoart and he’s gonna be hosting me in Rio and he will be escorting me to Bahia in a couple weeks where I will be hosting my Nude Rainforest Yoga ‍♀️‍♂️ Retreat. I’m excited to meet all of these beautiful faces and do Yoga on the beach in the sun ☀️ with the heat. Brazil has always been a dream destination for me and now it’s becoming a reality! Did you know that Brazil has the largest African population of any other country in the world next to Nigeria. It has almost three times the amount of Diasporan Afrikans than the USA!! Can We say that this is a Melanin Link Up??? ✊‍♂️‍♂️‍♀️‍♂️‍♀️Yes We Can!!
_________________________________________
Em poucas horas, embarcará no meu voo para o Brasil Os antepassados ​​estão sempre trabalhando a meu favor e é por isso que eu me identifiquei com o RAFLECTION de @solcrespoart da minha vida e ele vai me hospedar no Rio e ele estará me escoltando para a Bahia em algumas semanas, onde eu irei sediar o meu Nude Rainforest Yoga ‍‍♀️‍♂️Retreat. Estou animado para conhecer todos esses lindos rostos e fazer Yoga na praia ao sol ☀️ com o calor. O Brasil sempre foi um destino de sonho para mim e agora está se tornando uma realidade! Você sabia que o Brasil tem a maior população africana de qualquer outro país do mundo ao lado da Nigéria? Tem quase três vezes a quantidade de Afrikans da Diáspora que os EUA !! Podemos dizer que esta é uma Melanin Link Up ??? ✊‍♀️‍♂️‍♀️‍♂️Sim Nós Podemos !!
#Brazil #brazilcarnival #bahia #AfricanDiaspora #diaspora #afrika #neoafrikanfoundation #yoga #yogaonthebeach #yogainbrazil #yogabrazil (at Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
https://www.instagram.com/kemeticyogi/p/BtWK15Ag7-O/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s7f8lodo4lkc

African Drum Lessons At The Roots & Culture Yoga Retreat Is Always A Pleasure To Watch. It’s Amazing How After So Many Centuries Of Being Separated, The Drum Rhythms Are Still Beating In Our Blood! ✊☀️ Last Night We Said Goodbye To Our Guests As They Departed Back To The USA. We Pray That Their Journey Back Is Reflective & Safe We Truly Had An Amazing Past Two Weeks! And In Two More Weeks We Gonna Do It Again With A Whole New Group! Let’s Get This Werk If You Are Interested In Joining Us For The Roots & Culture Yoga Retreat: Cape Coast Festival (Aug 28-Sept 9) You Can Visit My Website: WWW.KEMETICYOGI.COM for more information and to REGISTER TODAY
@karma_lovlocs
@locsnatural
@sbutts_herboss
@siankhoma
@ugly_softboy
@king_zcofee
@poweryoga_gh
@dj_brooklyn_gh
@ablackstateofmind
@nanaseiisaac
@ganiuumarabdul
#kemeticyogi #getthiswerk #visitafrica #blackyogis #Ghana #rootsandcultureyogaretreatghana #rootsandcultureyogaretreat #rootsandculture #Africa #AfricanDiaspora #theyearofreturn2019 (at Accra, Ghana)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWXTxSnXZQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2ldzf0ubkjj

Cape Three Points Ghana Is One Of My Most Favorite Places In Ghana. Nature Is There. The Beach Is There. The Village Is There. Relaxation Is There & Peace Of Mind Is There. I Love To Take My Groups Here To Chill Towards The End Of The Tour. Unless Of Course If The Raining Season Has Started. We Were Fortunate To Escape The Rains As We Left The Village Early Today! These Past Few Days In The Bush Has Been Very Necessary. Now We Headed Back To Accra To Finish Up Any Last Minute Shopping Before Departure Back To The US On Tuesday. It’s Been A Wonderful Journey So Far! ☀️
Find Out More Information At: www.kemeticyogi.com
#kemeticyogi #getthiswerk #visitafrica #blackyogis #Ghana #rootsandcultureyogaretreatghana #rootsandcultureyogaretreat #rootsandculture #Africa #AfricanDiaspora #theyearofreturn2019 (at Ghana)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPLvlgH065/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gz9yabdtjjtb

Today’s Yoga ‍♂️ Class Led By My Bro @poweryoga_gh was supa lit! I really enjoyed sharing the time wit my Bros in such a beautiful and natural environment in Accra. We have some real big tings cooking up on the burner So stay tuned! We bout to turn Ghana all the way up on the Wellness Frequency. FRESH BOIZ IN FULL EFFECT @ugly_softboy @king_zcofee ✊✊ It’s A TAKEOVER!! #PowerYoga #KemeticYogi #Ghana #blackyogis #visitafrica #travelnoire #getthiswerk #blacktravelmovement #Wellness #Yoga #AfricanDance #afrobeats #afrobeat #afroaerobics #africandiaspora #africandanceaerobics #africandance #pool #accra (at Airport Residential Area)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvpLJ-uAO6k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u74haey2ykiv

To be really honest..this retrograde has been kicking my whole a$$!! But through it all I am grateful for the opportunity to see people and things like I never seen them before. It’s definitely a time of clearing out and leveling up..I been here before so I’m not trippin..just getting these lessons and throwin these bows! Tonight’s dance class at the University of Ghana (East Legon) wit my Bros was just WTF I needed to work these energies in my favor ✊Let’s get this muthaluvin werk! The best part of living in Africa is that I can always go to the drum for my healing and release
#RetrogradeTryingMe #kemeticyogi #Ghana #ClearingOut #levelup #blackyogis #drumming #blacktravelmovement #africandance #blackmen #Ghanaboys #NijaBoys #africandiaspora #getthiswork #getthiswerk (at Accra, Ghana)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUr3wJAj44/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l64txof3kfia

Today we are preparing for the Sacred Jurema Ceremony. We are being led by a Shaman from the local KAriri Xocó people. He is a gentle yet strong spirited man. He is from one of the local indigenous tribes that joined our African Ancestors who escaped slavery from the Portuguese. Together they formed Ouilombo’s or Maroon Communities like the ones found in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean. In the US, those resistance communities are called the Gullah People.

We are all grateful to be here to share this Sacred Medicine in togetherness ✊☀️☀️

The Jurema is a sacred evergreen whose bark and roots are used to create a psychoactive decoction called Vinho da Jurema (Jurema Wine); traditionally used similarly to the more internationally famous ayahuasca. There are two subspecies: Black Jurema (Mimosa hostilis) and White Jurema (Mimosa verucosa).

Shamanic and magical healing are at the root of the spiritual tradition called Jurema, now centered in north-eastern Brazil, near Recife. Jurema is based on indigenous Braziliantraditions, specifically those of the Tupi Indians but is a syncretic tradition also incorporating African and European influences.

Jurema is the spirit of the sacred Jurema tree and considered the most important Cabocla. She presides over the Caboclos’ mythic paradise, which is also known as Jurema. Jurema the goddess is the primary presiding spirit of Jurema the paradise but she is also venerated in the Brazilian spiritual tradition Umbanda and by independent practitioners. In Yoruba-based traditions, Jurema belongs to the line of Oxossi. She is the Queen of Hunters; bestower of wisdom and a spirit of beauty and romance.

#plantmedicine #Jurema #Indigenous #Sacred #africandiaspora #travelblogger #travelnoire #carnivalinbahia #Bahia #quilombo #Brazil #Kemeticyogi #KemeticYoga #NudeRainforestYogaRetreat #nuderainforestyogaretreatbrazil (at Ecoparque da Mata)
https://www.instagram.com/kemeticyogi/p/BuO7au0ATuL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1trm60ilcre0o

Repost @afrolatinas_ Blackness is not a monolith
[via @yosoyafrolatina via @amandaseales]
______________________
#50shadesofblack #panafrican #blackness #blackwomen #afrolatina #afrolatino #afrolatinx #blacklatina #blacklatino #blacklatinx #africandiaspora #knowyourroots #blackgirlmagic #loveyourself #latinx #melanin #latinabeauty #curlyhair #unapologeticallyblack #beautifulineveryshade #blackisbeautiful
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrNkmYdhSWO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=137vaskp0h9w8

#Repost @theafrolatindiaspora Meanwhile in COLOMBIA… all of this beautiful black pride and culture. | : @latinegraslove | #50shadesofblack #veryblack #africandiaspora #afrolatinos #afrolatina #afrolatino #colombia #colombian #afrocolombian #afrocolombiana
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqxIux0hPpc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zf899ha5poum

Fred Wilson (b. 1954, Bronx, New York) challenges assumptions of history, culture, race, and conventions of display with his work. Known for his politically charged work that explore issues faced by Africans and African-Americans in past centuries, Fred Wilson makes sculptures that are, first and foremost, beautiful. His Murano glass mirrors (2009), made from onyx Murano glass (a color never before used for decorative objects), are glossy and ornate, while Regina Atra (2006), Wilson’s version of the Diamond Diadem, the celebrated crown worn by Her Majesty the Queen of England, is as delicate and opulent as the original. Each is a commentary on the African experience, a theme that is occasionally met with great resistance, as in the case of Wilson’s thwarted efforts to erect a sculpture of a freed slave in Indianapolis, which was to be titled E Pluribus Unum. By reframing objects and cultural symbols, he alters traditional interpretations, encouraging viewers to reconsider social and historical narratives. Since his groundbreaking and historically significant exhibition Mining the Museum (1992) at the Maryland Historical Society, Wilson has been the subject of many solo exhibitions.

Renee Stout grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 1980. She looks to the belief system of African peoples and their descendants throughout the African Diaspora, as well as to the world and her immediate environment, for the inspiration to create works that encourage self-examination, self-empowerment and self-healing.

Today’s piece of non-gender conforming art history comes to us from Mali and is by a Dogon artist.  Intersex figures such as this one are commonly depicted in Dogon art.  In this scene, we see a figure with a beard, breasts, and what appears to be a penis hanging over labia and a vagina standing with puckered lips which, to Western eyes, would appear to be blowing a kiss or whistling a jaunty tune.  

REFERENCE / FURTHER READING 

WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE: “Dogon People”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogon_people 

WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE: “Intersex in History” 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_in_history

“Nganga” 2014 #flashbackfriday #swipeleft This piece took me over a year to make. It taught me the value of taking my time. It is an homage to the various Kongo based religious traditions in the americas. The piece is 5’‘x20’ feet. Im Looking at these large scale pieces I used to make as I prepare for this year’s projects.
.
.
.
#palo #kongo #bakongo #rootwoork #africanspirituality #kumina #makaya #africangreyparrot #hoodoo #africandiaspora #afroamerican #afrolatino #afrocarribean #painting #artoninstagram #artontumblr #theartofstephenhamilton #fbf #flashbackfriday #supportblackart #supportblackartists
.
.
.
@blacknerdproblems @chocolatecitycomics @blavity @supportblackart @blackart365 @mocada_museum @printbyprint

Itan: Part One has arrived! Check out this graphic novel based on Yoruba Oral Literature, deeply rooted in the art and aesthetics of west Africa! Visit Itanproject.com to learn more!
.
.
.
#graphicnovel #blackcomics #comicbook #blackart #blackartists #yoruba #yorubatextiles #orisha #orisa #osun #oshun #obatala #olodumare #orunmila #ifa #africanart #adire #indigo #artoninstagram #illustratorsoninstagram #supportblackart #africandiaspora
#representationmatters .
.
.
@chocolatecitycomics @blavity @blacknerdproblems @printbyprint @supportblackart @blackart365 @mocada_museum

Learn more about Roberto Clemente and other Afro-Boricuas: www.larespuestamedia.com/afroboricua2018

Creating this comic is about more that highlighting traditional Yoruba narratives. It is an exploration of African aesthetics, a blend of western and African artistic techniques. The textile and sculpture arts I use are not simple background, they are an ode to the artistic exuberance of of the Yoruba people and by extension all west african visual art forms. Too often these traditions are belittled as “craft” or “decorative” as opposed to “fine arts”. Their value only recognized when reinterpreted (often misinterpreted) through western contexts. Picasso and Matisse’s asinine obsession with a so called primitive spark ignores the the complex aesthetic and philosophical motivations behind African works of art, ignoring the need to look at it on its own terms. Coolness, spiritual agency, symbolism layered with metaphor within metaphor all are present in the hand and head of the weaver, aladire, carver and potter when they work. The same principles are present in a song, a poem, a proverb or a drumbeat. Whether uttered in Africa and the diaspora, they are imbued with aesthetic and philosophical principles that must be read on their own terms and seen through their own lens. I cannot truly explore the depths of black aesthetics without exploring the power of black arts. That is why it is so important that I make this comic the way that I am making it, To break the delusion of an aesthetic hierarchy that places european ideologies at the top. Support Itan comic today by visiting https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/itan-part-one-africa-art.

Support Itan: Part 1 today! 

I’d like to thank everyone who has donated so far, but there is still a long way to go! Visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/itan-part-one-africa-art/x/15991312#/ to support!. Support Itan: part 1 today and see how illustration, sculpture and textile arts can meet to tell powerful stories about Yoruba thought and aesthetics!

Support Itan: Part 1 Today! 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/itan-part-one-africa-art/x/15991312#/

Hello Everyone!  It has been a while but rest assured I have been steady working and awesome project that has been years in the making. Itan: Part 1 is a graphic novel that is based on the oral literature traditions of the Yoruba people of West Africa. The comic is heavily influenced by Yoruba art and aesthetics, combining traditional West african textile and sculpture traditions with western painting and illustration. Drawing directly from Ifa, the vast corpus of divination poetry used by the followers of the Yoruba Orisa traditions worldwide (as well as other Yoruba verbal arts) I am relaying important narratives rooted in African thought.

We are asking for 250 early adopters to preorder the comic which is set for completion in November 2017. A total of $5000 is needed to print and distribute a 500 copy run of the graphic novel.

visit “Here” to find out how to donate. Support Itan: Part 1 today!

Hello Everyone!
It has been a long time coming , but my new site is ready to launch! I am pleased to present Itanproject.com featuring new works produced in Nigeria in collaboration with Arts Connect International and The Nike Center For Art and Culture. Thank you to all who have been following my journey! Check it out and stay tuned as I will be adding more content as my work and this particular project develops.