The Start of Something New

It all begins with an idea… and this one came to me in a dream.

“What idea is this?” you may ask. And my answer to that is, the idea of the life I am meant to live. The idea of the business(es) God blessed me to dream of. The idea that life is not all bad, and that I am not cursed by all things evil in this world. The idea that I can have anything my heart desires, create any reality in my mind to be true, and find riches in this world far more valuable than those of monetary value. I found these ideas in a dream on a random night in my twenty-somethings, and now I am here putting that dream into the world. My hope in curating and sharing this dream is to show all others that look like me that they can in fact do this too.

The idea of creating blkspace came from a feeling of being othered in different scenarios in my life throughout the entire duration of my life. The first time I can remember experiencing racism or racial bias was when I was only 6 years old, being one of the only black girls in my 1st grade class. I was called out for the color of my skin by a 6-year-old white boy and the feeling of rage, embarrassment, confusion and overall disappointment that I felt that day is one that has never left my body since. I have always been a person who searches for the deeper understanding of things. I like to know why someone is the way they are, why they do what they do, and try to make sense of the things I encounter. As I’ve matured though, I have come to learn that we simply live in a sick, unfair, unjust world and just like in accounting - sometimes things just don’t make sense and if you ask why, you will only make it harder. Rasicm and hatred is one of those things I will just never understand. However it thrives in this world and for some odd reason, our beautiful black/brown complexion triggers the hell out of our non-black counterparts. Instead of occupying spaces that quickly go from safe to unsafe, or having to defend our blackness on platforms dedicated to shadow-banning or silencing our art/voices/passions, why not create them for ourselves? Safe BLACK spaces, created for us - by us. Spaces to discuss mental health, finances, community and social justice, safely with like minded indivuals, yes! But also a hub for you to find events, media, art, merch and experiences dedicated to our blackness and the expansion of our minds, bodies, souls and POCKETS!

I welcome you to blkspace. I welcome you home. This online community is only beginning, but we will be here to stay. Join me and the collective, and stay tuned for all that is to come.

”We’re better, together.”

Lexis DeWitt