Finally got professional headshots and all I had to do was sacrifice a friend to the eldritch horror that governs the Lehigh Valley! Thanks Winston, give em ĥëłł
We’re Blackberry Zine Collective, a collaborative out of Baltimore, Maryland. Didi Cook-Creek(@didiwaswrite ), Kennedy McDaniel(@blaccine ), and Momo Mullings (@blackzinearchive ) seek to interpret, preserve, and deliver Black press work by independent means. Together, we create and host workshops and community events centered in Black feminist thought and the storied tradition of self publishing in the Black community. To us as cultural workers, the blackberry represents the power of the individual within the group and the small acts of solidarity that connect us.
See y’all at Black Zine Fair 2026 for the third year in a row!
Image description: Scrolling photo collage of Blackberry Zine Collective events, zines, and collective members.
Open letter:
It is intensely infuriating and heart-wrenching to think of sweet, kind, smart Chantal held captive by the AFP. She went to Mindoro to do what we're all supposed to do. She was dedicated to liberation and showing real revolutionary compassion for her people, and for all people. She is a good friend, and a good poet.
Many fellow students at UMBC sought education and connections in order to build the bombs and uphold the systems that were weaponized against Chantal and the Mangyan people on New Year's Day. Sad, despicable, antisocial pursuits that accelerate us all towards an uninhabitable future. Shame on the institution and the individuals within it that perpetuate this senseless violence in the Phillipines and all over the world.
The AFP had no reason to bomb Abra de Ilog and has no reason to hold Chantal Anicoche. Release Chantal immediately!
#releasechantalanicoche #palayainsichantal #freechantal
We get it. You’ve been running around all month and are ready to relax and unwind. Well, we have a sweet offering for you to close out Free Fall Baltimore. Join us THIS SATURDAY for the BLACK ZINE SALON!
The Black Zine Salon is part reading room, part creative space, part discussion circle. Drop into a cozy community space and spend your Saturday morning connecting over the Black written word in zine format. All attendees will receive free zines to take home with them!
We’ll bring the vibes, zines created by Black writers and artists, and light refreshments. You’ll bring an open heart, a curious mind, and a friend. Meet us at the zine salon! Head to the link in our bio to RSVP.
10.25.25
11am - 2pm
360 House Baltimore
Image Credit: Mickalene Thomas
For my birthday, so many of my friends (in secrecy) worked together to make a zine full of reasons that they love me and memories we've made. MY HEART EXPLODED INTO 45MILLION PIECES UPON RECEIVING THIS. Then it melted back together as I read each sweet story.
If you were a part of this know that I'm so grateful and I LOVE YOU 22222
Are you a Black person who wants to make a zine?
Are you a Black person with an idea to share?
Are you a Black person?
The Black Zine Space is for you. Join the Blackberry Zine Collective for an evening of Black zinemaking. We’ll share about our zinemaking process, make zines together, and have time for one-on-one conversations where we can dicuss how to bring your idea to life. Come with an idea. Leave with support and your next steps.
Bring Your friends, lovers, collaborators, and thought partners.
let’s make some zines.
The Black Zine Space is for Black people ONLY. Respect the space.
Free RSVP in bio.
We are so lucky to have so many amazing vendors joining us for our Red Emma’s takeover on Friday. Keep your eyes out for more vendor highlights before then!
Register! It’s free! bit.ly/onyxtakeover
Red Emma’s Takeover is Friday, April 18th
5pm -9pm
3128 Greenmount Ave
Baltimore, MD 21218
Blackberry Zine Collective is an emerging zine-making collaboration out of Baltimore. DiDi Cook-Creek(@didiwaswrite ), Kennedy McDaniel(@blaccine ), & Momo Mullings (@blackzinearchive ) seek to interpret, preserve, and deliver Black press work by independent means. To these culture-workers, the blackberry represents the power of the individual within the group, the small acts of solidarity that connect us.
HELLLOOOO to all the beautiful ni☆as, ni☆ers, and ni☆ettes that are seeing this! I'm pleased as punch to announce a new Zine project by yours truly & @david.shird called LOOK OUT!
THE ASK: We need submissions from Black Baltimore artists in their 20s that depict YOUR lives, YOUR way. You can e-mail poems, writing, photos, cartoons, or any questions you have to [email protected]
