Creating An Ecosystem focused on B.L.A.C.K.

Ajax Ravenel founded Noir Collective in Ashville, N.C., with a distinct mission: to create a healthy ecosystem for B.L.A.C.K.—Black Liberation Through Arts, Culture and Knowledge. She and her mother and coowner alexandria monque ravenel join Beyond The Hype to share how the boutique shop and art gallery delivers impact as a unique space of education, celebration and culturally authentic expression in support of Black artists and creatives.



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