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Influenced by growing up in Caribbean and African American neighborhoods in South Florida, Kathia St. Hilaire is a painter and printmaker. Her

Rupal Banerjee’s fashion brand infuses aspects of the designer’s South Asian culture with modern streetwear styles. Ru by Rupal has been worn

Sisters Justice Faith Betty and Nia Faith Betty, founded Révolutionnaire, a dancewear line for dancers of color. Their Roots collaborations sold out

Based in New York City, Courtney Spears is a professional dancer, educator, and cofounder of ArtSea Dance, which brings dance entertainment and

A visual artist born in Virginia, LaRissa Rogers has exhibited, had residencies, and performed all over the world, including Documenta 15 in

Ambrose Rhapsody Murray is a self-taught artist with roots in Florida and Asheville, North Carolina. Their work now lives in the permanent

Cofounders Jensen Neff and Ellie Chen started Oddli in their senior year at Stanford, puzzling together deadstock as wearable pieces in response

Ludovic Nkoth, a Cameroon-born New York-based figurative painter, was recently the inaugural recipient of a residency run by Académie des Beaux-Arts and

Skye Lin is the founder of Pinker Times, an Atlanta-based floral design studio that creates experiential sculptures and large-scale installations. Lin has

A year after graduating from the Parsons School of Design, Isabella Lalonde launched Beepy Bella, a whimsical jewelry and accessory label that