#222forgottencities

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Billboard by Deep East Oakland documentarian @brittsense 🙌🏾 Since my billboards have been up I've been asked what was the process. When walking around communities where melanated people live, the advertisments are one of the biggest triggers along with the food establishments, liquor stores and everything else that is put there intentionally to lower our vibrations. I realized this since I was younger but didnt have a blueprint at the time to help with solving the problem. For generations my people have been bombarded with negative imagery and messaging from mainstream media. The reason? WE are not telling our OWN stories. If our existence isnt being talked about negatively our culture is being exploited. With my billboards i wanted to change that. Advertisments are put up so we can consume, be distracted and physiologically controlled. With my billboards the mission is to make my people aware of their royalty in a world that tells them it dosent exist! If i was to add up all the money i used to spend on major corporations it would be thousands so i decided it was time to invest thousands into myself & my people. Paying for all these billboards by myself took alot of discipline and many people doubted me when I said I would put them up but I never doubted and manifested them daily. I will never beg society to include my people when this world was ours to begin with, but instead i will continue creating my own platforms for us to grow from. So for all of my people that are from deepeastoakland and any other place the media talks down about to make you feel like you're not capable of prospering or helping your people prosper that is an illusion to keep us in FEAR. It can be done. Continue to believe in your vision & mission daily and if it's rooted out of unconditional love it will eventually align in the moment it's supposed too.Thank you to every soul that have purchased my self published book THE POWER OF MELANiN AVAILABLE NOW at BRITTSENSE.COM. No more Begging or Asking for acceptance, The moment to tell our own stories is NOW. The time to unconditionally love, invest, support & build is NOW. #supportblackart #brittsense #222forgottencities

Oakland-born photographer Brittani Sensabaugh's career took a dramatic turn when she decided to give up pursuit of fashion photography and make it her business to "document all the places around the world where melanated people live that the media talks down on." As her 222 Forgotten Cities project works to remind her people they can shine and rise above pain and struggle, Baltimore artists Billy Mode and Chris Stain approached her for permission to use one her powerful portraits as the basis for this 2016 piece at Welling Ct. and 30th Ave. in Astoria, Queens. Stain, who's interest in art started with subway graffiti, learned printmaking in high school and eventually shifted to stencil art adaptations of photography. He is a frequent collaborator with abstract graffiti artist Mode, who's work Street Art NYC says fuses elements of math, science, and design.  @chrisstain1972  @billymode  @brittsense  

Happiness is a Journey, Love is more Powerful Than Fear.

Beautiful photography by @brittsense /// Bedstuy, Brooklyn /// 📸 LOVE is more POWERFUL Than FEAR. Acknowledge your people. Build with your People. Invest in your people. Love your people unconditionally, We need each other. 💕 Website: Brittsense.com Google: Brittsense, Brittani Sensabaugh #supportblackart #brittsense #222forgottencities #photography #bgwac #blackart #blackartist #art #blackpeople #blackisbeautiful #unity #community #artofvisuals #blackandwhite #artstagram #artsy #artstagram #blkcreatives #blackempowerment #melanin #veryblack #brooklyn #bedstuy #nycart

                            The Melanated Woman is GOD.

For those that just started supporting my #222forgottencities movement My name is brittani Nicole sensabaugh aka #brittsense. I'm from deep east oakland which is a beautiful place inside of northern California that often is talked about in a negative light because of the mainstream media. My mission with my #222forgottencities movement is to plant seeds of healing so that my people (me included) can get to the root of our trauma + struggles all over the world. I have accomplished this by documenting my people unpologetically in 9 cities that america considers the most dangerous & ugly. Daily my mission is to create a blueprint & some sense of guidance that my people can grow from. I've just recently put up billboards funded by myself in my city Oakland to change the negative & misleading advertisments inside of Melanated neighborhoods. I'm currently working on my Powerofmelanin Book + Healing workshops as well. I lived in Newyork for 6 years of my journey where I learned how to approach all people & gained my strategic way of thinking. I don't eat meat or dairy ( except cheese because i love Mexican food) I don't use labels so I don't consider myself a "vegan or vegatarian" but simply just eat whats pure for my body. Eating healthy is a major part of my journey. I'm inspired by every moment but defined by nothing. I love traveling & experiencing.I dont like feeling stagnant but do appreciate allowing moments to align on their own without any force. I'm very intune with energy & vibrations. I usually observe more than I speak. I need to work more on selfdiscipline &the feeling of " I need to do more". Doing more is not always the solution but learning to master what is already in your realm. I love getting to the solution & not dwelling in the problem. I'M a masterteacher but Masterstudent first. I embrace balance, it keeps me grounded. Fear & defeat are illusions so I see no limits but appreciate boundaries. I address my people as empresses & kings because we are royalty. In my eyes Love will always be more powerful than fear. I love building & have realized the difference between building to build & building to destroy. I'mlegendary because my people are.

Stormy Faye The Christian Runaway Reposted from @brittsense Beloved Melanated empress, You are sacred You are divine You are glorious You are a goddess You are phenomenal You are delicate You are prolific You are fruitful. You are vibrant You are jazzy You are the moon. You are a masterpiece You are iconic You are legendary You are a powerhouse You are outspoken You will not be silenced. You are empowering Embody your power. You are mighty, pure warrior. Your strength moves mountains You move to the rhythm of your own beat You deserve to experience & explore. You deserve upliftment & support You are a builder. You deserve comfort You deserve to breathe You deserve nourishment You get it done by any means necessary You are necessary beyond explanation. You are rooted You are aligned. You deserve a tribe, The tribe begins with you, You are compassionate You are nurturing You deserve rest You deserve protection You deserve respect You are honored You create the standard You are the standard You are light personified You are graceful You are patient You deserve boundaries. Create your own narrative. Create your own ritual You are inspired by everything but defined by nothing. Your trauma does not define you. You are not your circumstances or conditions. You are a survivor Your worth is not negotiable. You are your biggest investment Continue investing. You will birth impactful nations. What’s for you is for you. You are what you’ve been waiting for. You are a healer & deserve to be healed. You are love. I love you because you’re a reflection of me. #brittsense #222forgottencities @222mediallc - #regrann . #FaithForTheJourney #StormyFayeTheChristianRunaway #June18th2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBll-IZpLNw/?igshid=ldi5pnj367lt