#BlackFolxAreRich® (#BFAR) is a storytellin' affirmation we SHARE/ PLAY/ WEAR/ LIVE/ toward everyday practices of liberation, created by Dr. M. Billye Sankofa Waters.​
SHARE/ across multiple projects cultivated through recording stories, reconnecting the Black Diaspora, rewarding self, and repeating these movements.
PLAY/ the #BFAR Storytellers Deck with 75+ questions and prompts you can use to dig deeper into personal and family histories.
WEAR/ the Classic Tee and limited edition Roc Sweat, both inspired by Hip Hop styles and icons such as MC Sha Roc.
LIVE/ everyday practices of liberation through various #BFAR curated events and partnerships.
KAHN. Chicago, IL
When Billye started talking about her "Black Folx Are Rich" project, I thought about finally asking my father for pictures of him when he was younger. He got his brother to send some of him back in Jamaica and when he first got here. I can't believe how much I can see myself.
ELLE. Stamford, CT
Creating an opportunity where I can sit down and talk with my mom and uncles about their experiences growing up in South Carolina has made me and our entire family stronger.
LAVON. Kansas City, KS
Some of us can take DNA tests or find kinships with people in various countries from Africa, but most of us can't. We can't pass over and forget the stories that come out of Mississippi, Chicago, Oakland, the Carolinas, Houston. Black people build things everywhere they touch the ground.