Afropunk, Shopify Amplify Black Designers in New Accelerator Program

AfroPunk has been at the forefront of spotlighting Black talent since its inception in 2005 with its highly attended annual international arts and music festival, held globally in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Paris, and London. At each festival, Afropunk hosts the Spinthrift Market, or “a mini-festival within a festival,” as Afropunk’s Global Strategic Partnerships Anita Asante calls it. Here festival-goers can find an array of one-of-a-kind and bespoke items inspired by African art and textiles from jewelry, natural beauty products, apparel, books, home decor, and more. After seeing the kind of response Spinthrift Market gets (they receive thousands of applicants each year… Read Full Article