Bridging the gap

WE ARE BLACKNESS

Bridging the gap

We're not a t-shirt brand that talks about culture. We're a cultural transmission project that takes the form of clothing.

Aerial view at sunrise of a river winding through dense rainforest, wrapped in morning mist.

The Boni, Heirs of Maroon Resistance

In August 1776, the Boni crossed the Maroni River. Two hundred and fifty years later, they celebrate their own day of marronage for the first time. Read more...

A pregnant woman seen from behind, one hand on her belly, standing among the trees of a tropical forest.

Solitude, a Woman With No Place

A reading of La Mulâtresse Solitude, the novel behind one of the figures of this collection. What the book brings, and what it says about belonging nowhere. Read more...

Lambi: The Conch of the Nèg Mawon

On the Champ-de-Mars, a bronze maroon blows into a conch. The lambi gathered workers, sounded revolt and opened songs. It is the voice of the Nèg Mawon. Read more...

Path lined with dense vegetation in the misty hills of Guadeloupe

Nèg Mawon: They Left, and They Built

It started with a brunch and an argument about minimalism. One thing led to another, and the conversation landed on the Nèg Mawon. The pillar article of the collection: who... Read more...