09/02/2026
At focused space, our community is full of artists, designers, creatives, writers, and entrepreneurs who imagine and build different and better worlds every day.
As we all work towards creating a future that we *actually want to live in*, weâre celebrating BHM by sharing 5 Black creatives and entrepreneurs who inspire us.
Check our link in bio for a full blog post about this crew, but in the meantime â here are some quick bios!
Tressie McMillan Cottom (): A rare academic whose ideas help you see the world around you in a brand new way. Follow her and get ready to go down the rabbit hole!
Nadia Odunayo (): The entrepreneur and computer scientist behind .storygraph who inspires us to build products that people actually love. Follow her for motivation to take on big challenges (and also if you love dance!)
Curtis Talwst Santiago (): An artist who explores so many different themes, ideas, materials, stories (and scales!) that we canât even name them all. Check out his work to discover tiny worlds of imagination and memory.
Dr. Stanley Andrisse (): Yes, scientists are creative! đ€ And Dr. Andrisse is redefining how we think about diabetes. Follow him for inspiration, and a whole lot more than just the science.
Sylvia Harris (1953-2011): A design pioneer who changed the way everyday people access information. Learn more about what she accomplished as Creative Director of the 2000 U.S. Census.
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