For this final day of BHM 2026 I’m excited to share our feature in ESSENCE!!!
This brand has never just been about just clothes. It’s about telling our stories — the ones that were overlooked, the ones forgotten and the ones that deserve to be worn with pride. Every stitch is intentional. Every collection is a lesson. Every drop is rooted in culture.
To be acknowledged by a platform that has celebrated Black excellence for decades means everything.
From 2011 to now… from an idea to @theblackroom.store in Bed-Stuy… this is proof that when you stay committed to purpose, the world takes notice.
Thank you to everyone who has supported, shopped, shared, and believed in this vision. We’re just getting started. 🖤
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Step inside @theblackroom.store located in Bedstuy — home of @black.n.ugly , where beauty is raw, creativity is boundless, and every thread tells a story.
Founder and designer Sherifa built a brand for those who dare to be real. You’ll see that Black N Ugly isn’t just a brand — it’s a movement. A place where being unapologetically yourself isn’t just accepted, it’s celebrated.
Come see what redefining beauty looks like — and find the piece that speaks to you.
#Brooklyn #BedStuy #BrooklynCreatives #StayUgly
THIS SATURDAY, 5/16 @eltsuhny presents History Class in collaboration with @black.n.ugly . We invite fashion enthusiasts to dress up as their favorite time in fashion history. Amidst Mental Health Awareness Month, we also invite you to join a discussion with about the intersection of fashion and wellness with special guests @cassellinc + @s_hopebk and moderated by me for @curatedconversations_ 🥹
There will be “The Photoshoot Experience” where guests will be able to do a professional mini photoshoots that enters you into a $300 best dressed competition!
Ticket sales help fund the creation of a community center that will create a home, meet-ups, resources and an opportunity to pour into your community. LINK IN BIO!!!
ELTSUH presents History Class in collaboration with Black N Ugly. We invite fashion enthusiasts to dress up as their favorite time in fashion history. Amidst Mental Health Awareness Month, we also invite you to join a discussion about the intersection of fashion and wellness with special guests and moderated by Curated Conversations by Janay Tyson.
The Photoshoot Experience will be there to provide professional mini photoshoots for each guest.
$300 best dressed competition. To enter enjoy a mini photoshoot.
Ticket sales help fund the creation of a community center that will create a home, meet-ups, resources and an opportunity to pour into your community.
Posh Tickets at the link in bio.
This Saturday, we pay homage to the eras that shaped fashion as we know it, a living history lesson told through style, culture, and expression. From iconic looks across the decades to immersive photo moments, a live DJ, and a $300 grand prize for Best Dressed 🤯, this is more than an event… it’s a celebration of fashion’s legacy. Dress like your decade depends on it. Limited tickets remain — secure yours now through the link in bio for 🎟️
STILL I RISE
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise.
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise.
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise.
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise.
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I AM the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise.
I rise.
I rise.
@drmayaangelou
Shout out to @Black.n.Ugly for the dope Maya Angelou shirt! Amazing quality and whenever I wear it or the Harriet Tubman shirt, I get stopped repeatedly by folks complimenting me and asking me where I got them. Love the art and the the power it communicates. Keep them coming!!
Introducing @theblackroom.store radio: So grateful @risefelicia was able to grace our space 💜🤞🏾
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#stillirise #mayaangelou #poet #blackroomradio #blacknugly
The future knows who it is, because it starts this early!
All young gifted and black shirts are back in stock from newborn to adult 4XL on
#younggiftedandblack #ninasimone #ygb #blacknugly
Introducing @theblackroom.store radio: So grateful @orisha_love was able to grace our space 💚🤞🏾
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#stillirise #mayaangelou #poet #blackroomradio #blacknugly
Introducing @theblackroom.store radio: So grateful @champagnepoet was able to grace our space 💜🤞🏾
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#stillirise #mayaangelou #poet #blackroomradio #blacknugly
Details on the Still I Rise Maya Angelou shirt 💜💁🏽♀️
Now available in XS - 4XL online and in store @theblackroom.store
#mayaangelou #stillirise #bedstuy #blackownedboutique #blacknugly
