Ajuan Mance
@ajuanmance.bsky.social
Artist, Writer, Professor of Illustration at California College of the Arts, Professor Emeritus of African American literature at Mills College. Picture book WHAT DO BROTHAS DO ALL DAY? is out now. https://www.ajuanmance.com #comics 🖤🏳️🌈
I’m excited to share that What Do Brothas Do All Day? has landed a spot on the @cbcbooks.bsky.social Summer Showcase list, These Are the People In My Neighborhood—a collection celebrating teamwork, kindness, & community: cbcbooks.org #BookBuzz #kidlit #ClassroomLibrary #CBCShowcase #CommunityStories
David Hockney has been an inspiration for me since I first encountered his work. I believe it was some time in high school. Thank you, and R.I.P. David Hockney dies — he was one of the 20th century's most influential artists www.npr.org/2026/06/12/9...
David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.
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Brandon Bradshaw just might be the Keith Haring of Sioux City, Iowa: ca.news.yahoo.com/town-rallies...
In 1989, I saw an exhibition of Rockwell’s civil rights paintings. I knew his work very well, but I had never seen most of these paintings. I stand with his family. This is a misuse of his work. Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/a...
Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work
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My newest piece is an homage to coffee culture and cafe goers everywhere! It’s an 18” x 24” print that I’m releasing in a limited edition of 250. There are 90 different figures in the drawing, drinking everything from iced coffee to matcha lattes. This labor of love took about 90 hours to create.
I had such a good time at the South Berkeley Public Library Zine Fest that I only managed to take one picture, of this cool sign by artist and festival organizer Avy Jetter! Thank you, Avy, for this wonderful event! See you next week at SF Zine Fest!
It was a wonderful day at the inaugural South Berkeley Public Library Zine Fest! Now, onto the SF Zine Fest next Sunday!
What a thrill and an honor to be part of the program of readings and panels at the Schomburg's 100th. From the parade at the opening to the amazing panelists, to our own reading and discussion in the children's reading room at the Countee Cullen Library, it was day I will never forget.
NABJ Black News & Views@blacknandv.bsky.social · last yr.This revered Harlem institution holds the ashes of Langston Hughes, the personal papers of Maya Angelou, art by Jacob Lawrence, and more. Now, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is turning 100 and is celebrating in a big way. bit.ly/4levdww #schomburg
A video about my contribution to this upcoming anthology:
The Queer Sports Project: Come Out and Play!@queersportsproject.bsky.social · last yr."Ball In Now" by @ajuanmance.bsky.social is about women's rugby, Title IX, and "tackling the @#$% out of people." Check us out on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
#ff #followfriday Come Out and Play contributors on Bluesky! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta... @ajuanmance.bsky.social @amalasrosa.bsky.social @andycasadonte.bsky.social @danverzone.bsky.social @dogspunk.bsky.social @dkdraws.bsky.social @jamdye.bsky.social @jonahnewmancomics.bsky.social 1/
Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project
A full-color comics anthology about LGBTQ+ sports & athletes.
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In my other life, I make autobiographical comics that are funny, silly, and occasionally wise. My next comic, on my years as a college rugby player, will appear in this anthology. Please support our Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...
This was my immediate thought upon reading about this. There are some critically acclaimed and highly celebrated Black artists in the planned exhibition. Why would the museum not want to mount the show. hyperallergic.com/992061/show-...
Show on Artists of African Descent Loses Funding Amid Trump DEI Crackdown
The exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC, would have featured works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists.
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Daughter Hive 🏳️🌈@pfermen69.bsky.social · last yr.The fact that Edward’s was willing to secure private funding to skirt the red tape and they refused is telling.
The fact that Edward’s was willing to secure private funding to skirt the red tape and they refused is telling.
My parents had these songs on heavy rotation. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" melts my heart every time. Only in the last ten years did I learn she was a child prodigy who entered Howard U at 15, on a full scholarship. Thank you for the lasting gift of your music, Ms. Flack. R.I.P.
scott topics™️@scottpb.bsky.social · last yr.a friend reminded me today that Roberta was the first artist to win back to back Record of the Year Grammys with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in 1972 and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" in 1973 I love the 70s. RIP dear Roberta
I’m putting this museum on my travel list for 2025
Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X)@markanthonyneal.bsky.social · last yr.A Historic Black Newspaper Gets a Museum The New York Amsterdam News, which was founded 115 years ago and has published civil rights leaders, will convert most of its Harlem building into a museum and community space. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...
I’m thrilled to be returning to Mills College for The Black Read: Living While Black with Professor Ajuan Mance, on Wednesday (2/19) in the Mills Hall living room, 5 PM. This event is free and open to the public. For information: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-...
I curated a show! Join me for Saturday’s opening at the San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, from 2 PM to 4 PM, 647 Irving St at 8th Ave, San Francisco, CA.
It's Black History Month! To celebrate, I'm posting this drawing from 2017. If Hon. #ShirleyChisholm and #SojournerTruth were alive today, I think they'd stand with all who face injustice.This drawing imagines them joining the #DAPL protests of 2016 and 2017. #Blacksky
A few scenes from the Art of Diaspora Show Opening at the Richmond Art Center!
I find hope and joy in my artists’ and writers, communities. The annual Art of the African Diaspora show opening at the Richmond Art Center was an amazing moment celebrate and connect with so many of the artists who inspire me! Many thanks to the organizers!
Stop challenging books and we'll stop doing this panel and go back to talking about comics just for fun reasons! (There will be fun on the panel too, but c'mon y'all, please?)
Coming to D.C. in April... Hope to see you there! www.loyaltybookstores.com/whatdobrotha... #picturebook #kidsbooks #kidlit #BlackSky #bookstore
On this day in #WomensHistoryMonth, I'm remembering women in our #healthcare history who accomplished so many firsts: Dr. Matilda Evans Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney 🩺 #WomensHealth #STEMeducation #Blackademics
