Tattoo Rants, Raves & Rituals
Unfiltered truths, critiques, and stories of Black tattoo culture—past, present, future. Nobody asked, somebody gotta say it. TAP IN! | blacktattooanthology.com ipukekawaii.substack.com
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Episode Show Notes:
In this episode of Tattoo Rants, Raves & Rituals, Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture, we sit down at the table to talk about first steps, courage, and the moments that change your path in tattooing.
This episode reminds us that the first step toward apprenticeship is often the hardest—but it’s also where love for the craft begins, and where lineage starts to flow.
Tattoo Rants Raves & Rituals, Season 1: A...
In this episode of Tattoo Rants, Raves & Rituals, Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture, we sit down at the table to unpack the real lessons that come from mistakes, correction, and mentorship in the shop.
Tattoo Rants Raves & Rituals, Season 1: A Seat at the Table
Season One invites listeners into an intimate series of culture conversations where Black tattooists and cultural workers gather to critique and reclaim voice and v...
In this episode of Tattoo Rants, Raves & Rituals, Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture, we explore how apprenticeship and mentorship can rebuild your relationship with the art.
* Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture explores apprenticeship as lineage, not labor—naming the discipline, humility, and spiritual presence required to carry this ancestral craft forward.
about: Black Tattoo Anthology®
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Episode Show Notes:
In this episode of Tattoo Rants Raves & Rituals, Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture, we explore how Black tattoo shops have always been more than businesses.
* Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture explores apprenticeship as lineage, not labor—naming the discipline, humility, and spiritual presence required to carry this ancestral craft forward. | about: Black Tattoo Anthology®
An artist fellowship...
In this episode of Tattoo Rants, Raves & Rituals, Series A: Traditional Apprenticeship Culture, we sit down at the table to talk about self-accountability, reflection, and the small rituals that keep us grounded in the shop and in life. From revisiting life lessons like The Four Agreements to noticing the subtle shifts in ourselves over time, this conversation explores how personal growth is intertwined with apprenticeship.
Apprenti...
“We've only had two successful conventions within Black Tattoo Culture. Shout out Urban Tattoo Convention that used to be hosted in Brooklyn, New York, and BTAME - Black Tattoo Arts and Music Expo that used to be hosted in Detroit. So we want to be able to help fill that gap to help more Black tattoo artists not only communicate or connect with each other, but also to connect with their ideal audiences.”
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“As a black woman tattoo artist, there are definitely challenges. Tattooing, at least in America, is very much historically a boys club and dominated by men, mostly white men. Although the culture is much better now, initially there was a little bit of static.”
- Mecca
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“I really enjoyed this weekend. It gave the opportunity for Black artists to network and come together. Really enjoyed that Imani came up with this idea for Black Tattoo Con. And yeah, it just gave us another avenue in this city and in this area. Hopefully it can expand to give more artists an avenue to promote themselves.”
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“There's a lot of stuff, but I shut it all down. I think one of my biggest struggles was just trying to find a mentor or somebody that I could sit with and actually get the education and I guess just the the pinz-n-needlez of what tattooing is.
about: Black Tattoo Anthology®
A living archive and digital campus dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and reimagining Black tattoo culture across the diaspora. Fo...
“it's been really nice to … meet new creatives of color, like, people that look like me. So I know, like, it's possible to be successful and be black and just kind of see how empowered other people feel in their space, in whatever they're creating.
about: Black Tattoo Anthology®
A living archive and digital campus dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and reimagining Black tattoo culture across the diaspora. Founded and...
“it's been really nice to … meet new creatives of color, like, people that look like me. So I know, like, it's possible to be successful and be black and just kind of see how empowered other people feel in their space, in whatever they're creating.
about: Black Tattoo Anthology®
A living archive and digital campus dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and reimagining Black tattoo culture across the diaspora. Founded and...
“For me personally, I guess now I'm into more generational tattoos. I've been tattooing so long that I'm tattooing sons, daughters, mothers, aunts, uncles, grandmothers.
So the trust factor is a lot greater.” - Chris Mensah
✨Black Tattoo Culture Con 2025 Returns To DC on Oct 24-26✨
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Black Tattoo Culture Con comes about as an initiative from Black Tattoo Anthology to bring more visibility to black tattoo culture in general. Where people say that they can't find black tattoo artists, we are the culture keeping platform that actually features them.
✨Black Tattoo Culture Con 2025 Returns To DC on Oct 24-26✨
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about: Black Tattoo Anthology®
A living archive and digital campus dedicated to reclaiming, preserving, and reimagining Black tattoo culture across the diaspora. Founded and stewarded by Master Tattoo Artist and author Imani K. Brown®, the BTA documents our stories through scholarship, artistry, and community.
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Tap in to this update of where I’ve been and where I’m going cuz 2023 wrung me all the way out, chile! | imanikbrown.com by Master Tattoo Artist | Author | Philosopher | Cultural Steward IMANI K. BROWN® (Osunyoyin)—Osun priestess, spiritual practitioner, and brand alchemist—blends ritual, ancestry, and storytelling as one of the most prominent Black female tattoo artists in the U.S. Founder of Little INKPLAY Shop® and stewardess of...
Happy World Storytelling Day ^.^ This episode of #ShoppeGal Diaries podcast includes a story from the 'messy middle' about Imani's first apprentice quitting, out of the blue! | imanikbrown.com by Master Tattoo Artist | Author | Philosopher | Cultural Steward IMANI K. BROWN® (Osunyoyin)—Osun priestess, spiritual practitioner, and brand alchemist—blends ritual, ancestry, and storytelling as one of the most prominent Black female tatt...
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