Black & Alternative

Incoming message from The HBIC (Head Bee In Charge)

Welcome to
Black [&] Alternative.

This is the landing base in a Galaxy of Great Ideas. You can read more about the blog’s beginnings and the babe behind it in the magazine below.
Please note that all races, nationalities, etc. are welcome in the Galaxy, but there is and always will be a prioritized who/what/why, and you will be banished (and brutally embarassed) if you cannot respect that. Thank you kindly!

-xoxo, the HBIC (Head Bee in Charge)

blk|alt reframes the “oreo" existence for A) the upcoming generation of black youth and B) anybody who can’t accept the full range of Black people. Our appreciation for things that “don’t fit/match” Black culture does not reduce our identity - it enhances it.
The HBIC started making zines shortly after her arrival in the Queen City (Charlotte, NC) back in 2022. Zines have helped the HBIC navigate her new environment and process old feelings, and they’ve lead her to upcycling endeavors she once would’ve thought were out of her “artistic abilities”.
As the blog was redefined & products for the boutique were built, the HBIC decided both would serve 5 ages (13, 16, 18, 21, and 25) and 5 personas (readers, writers, educators, revolutionaries, and “free spirits”).

In her aspiring brick & mortar businesses, she will invest in and partner with black creatives who are also committed to serving these ages and/or personas through their own products and services.
These things take time, but if you’d like to help speed up the process, you should consider subscribing.