Vanichi Magazine

Art exists to comfort the disrupted and disrupt the comfortable. That's how art heals. As we tirelessly move towards justice with broken hearts but fortified spirits, we want to use our platform to thank creatives and artists for using their talents to honor George Floyd's life and speak out against the violence that ended it. Yet, this isn't just about George Floyd. This is also about Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, Philando Castille and Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin, and the countless other lives we've never heard of because they didn't become a hashtag. Around the world, people are standing shoulder to shoulder united during COVID-19 to fight the longstanding virus that is systemic racism.
In this post you'll find a live painting by @bouboudesign_ in Dakkar, Senegal that we discovered via @blavity;
imagery from creative @fuzzedupbear that we discovered via @theccnyc; "He breathes in dirt and exhales flowers" by @aleearaeart;
Ways you can be an ally via @illexotic and Kamali Alcyonia Obiagu on Facebook [original poster unknown];
"Portrait honoring George Floyd" by @danimayaustin created in honor of Native American support for the black community;
A portrait by @bylauracuadros hailing from Peru

Vanichi was co-founded by a multicultural team and is a black-owned platform. We recognize that media depictions of race and gender, be it on the news or in scripted stories, has contributed to systemic bias. If you have artwork or essays focused on culture that you wish to share, please submit via DM or hashtag #vanichi and we'll repost what we can.
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