HAVING OUR SAY | MORE FROM THE BLACK ART ECOSYSTEM ON 2026

Goldie by artist Reggie McFly

Pigment International continues its year-long editorial focus on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. America 250 – We ARE The People. This initiative centers Black artists as vital narrators of the nation’s past, present, and future, highlighting how contemporary artists are interpreting the anniversary at a moment when the contributions of people of color and immigrants risk being minimized or erased from the historical record. Today we hear from three creative entrepreneurs.