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Thank you to everyone who attended our 5th Year Anniversary
Rooted in Truth.
" You are Black Art Speaks"

So much love was in the room

Our CEO’s Voice in the Cincinnati Enquirer

When Black communities speak, the city must listen.

Black Art Speaks proudly celebrates the publication of our President & CEO Alandes Powell in the Cincinnati Enquirer, where she shares a message rooted in truth, justice, and the urgent need for community-centered leadership.

This Op-Ed reflects what Black Art Speaks stands for: art as activism, art as healing, and art as a pathway to opportunity.

📌 Read the Op-Ed here

Our CEO’s Voice in the Cincinnati Enquirer

When Black communities speak, the city must listen.

Black Art Speaks proudly celebrates the publication of our President & CEO Alandes Powell in the Cincinnati Enquirer, where she shares a message rooted in truth, justice, and the urgent need for community-centered leadership.

This Op-Ed reflects what Black Art Speaks stands for: art as activism, art as healing, and art as a pathway to opportunity.

📌 Read the Op-Ed here

Congratulations to Black Art Speaks on winning the
2024 National Community Mural Award!
This honor highlights our impactful contributions to the community through art.
WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Our Team is our
SuperPower 

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BLACK ART SPEAKS

A non-profit and membership-based art collective, formed to promote black culture, social justice, and expression through the uplifting of Black artists' voices.

Our objectives continue to be in harmony with the principle of "We Want What You Want." However, the designs we use to articulate and realize our common aspirations have evolved.

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Black Lives Matter! Mural Cincinnati Ohio created by Black Art Speaks

BAS supports, fosters, and convenes Black Artists and arts and cultural organizations by creating and connecting direct funding opportunities to employ Black Artists, coordinating and seeking exhibition opportunities, providing professional development to expand business acumen, providing mentoring, educational and programming services.

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“We Want What You Want” a poem by visionary, Alandes Powell, inspired the dream of seeing these words captured in the Black Lives Matter! Cincinnati Mural. Each letter...

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