Jenelle V. Nero-Reid

Jenelle V. Nero-Reid

Jenelle Nero is an award-winning digital artist whose works explore black history and present experiences throughout the African Diaspora and the mother continent. Drawing inspiration from black cultures, she creates images that portray Afro-descended people, who are far too often unrepresented or misrepresented, in their brilliance and reslience. Jenelle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Queens College of the City University of New York. Currently, she is focusing on the creation of an independent cartoon series based on Yoruba philosophy and a fantasy audiobook that references Asante traditions.

Jenelle V. Nero-Reid
Jenelle V. Nero-Reid
Jenelle Nero is an award-winning digital artist whose works explore black history and present experiences throughout the African Diaspora and the mother continent. Drawing inspiration from black cultures, she creates images that portray Afro-descended people, who are far too often unrepresented or misrepresented, in their brilliance and reslience. Jenelle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Queens College of the City University of New York. Currently, she is focusing on the creation of an independent cartoon series based on Yoruba philosophy and a fantasy audiobook that references Asante traditions.

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Return and Get It

Return and Get It Return and Get It, named for the English translation of the Akan concept of Sankofa, is a graphic exploration of some of the many ways in which the peoples of West Africa and the African Diaspora have preserved elements of their mother cultures...

Beautiful Also

  Beautiful Also Inspired by the poem, "My People," by renowned African-American, Harlem Renaissance author, Langston Hughes, the series, BEAUTIFUL ALSO, celebrates the eternal beauty of black people. Clad in gemstones that reflect the light of the...

Black is Beautiful Series

  Black is Beautiful Series Set in a fantasy West African landscape, the Black is Beautiful series celebrates both the timeless beauty of black women and that of the African continent.   Black is Beautiful I Black is Beautiful II Black is Beautiful III Black...