EP5 - Samoht

Amber Vittoria is an artist working in New York City. Her pieces focus on femininity and the female form, leveraging physical traits such as overtly extended limbs and rounded features. Amber is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient, One Club Young Gun, Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist, American Illustration Chosen Winner, AOI World Illustration Shortlisted Artist, and ADC Annual Award Winner. Her work has been recognized by Print Magazine, It’s Nice That, Computer Arts, HuffPost, and Teen Vogue. Some of her clients include Facebook, Warby Parker, The New York Times, NBC, Google, K-Swiss, Refinery29, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Condé Nast, Adidas, and Snapchat.

Abena Boamah, (@beanieboamah) M.Ed is a Ghanaian American creative entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and founder Hanahana Beauty. Driven by curating learning experiences strategically, Abena has been unapologetic about her identities through all forms of her work. She focuses on showcasing stories of black women globally through visual storytelling as an educational + therapeutic approach - specifically working with marginalized groups from students to adults.

Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey (@mennlay) is the author of The Art of Weed Butter and an interdisciplinary cannabis entrepreneur legally working with weed since 2005. She hopes to shift the gaze to Black women in the cannabis space. We spoke to her about her experience as a Black woman in Mexico City, her upcoming CBD company and her love for Black people everywhere.