Welcome to Black Is Beautiful 2023! My first pick for the year is Nelson Vails, a pro cyclist from Harlem NYC. Born in 1960, he began ridi...

  This is for the Tougaloo 9 ( Meredith Coleman Anding Jr., James Cleo Bradford, Alfred Lee Cook, Geraldine Edwards, Janice Jackson, Joseph ...

  I love riding bikes and that lead me to two historic Brooklyn Black lead cycling clubs. The "Red Caps" and the "L&M Tou...

  Brenda Banks was an animator born in Los Angeles California in 1948. I believe she grew up or spent time in Georgia but came back to LA to...

  "The Black Resurgents" is a historic dance group from Oakland California. There were many dance groups back then but these gent...

  The Warehouse is one of the foremost prominent and founding clubs of house music. In fact I heard someone say the music is named after thi...

  Cheryl Linn Glass was born in Seattle Washington in 1961. She is the oldest of two and developed an interest in racing at a young age. She...

      Jerry Lawson was born in 1940 in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens NY. He developed a love for science and technology early on and by his...

  Yo, welcome to this year's offering of art highlighting BLK folks from the past and present! First up this year: Gladys Bentley! Glady...