By: Christina Santi Donald Prophete Jr. is the Haitian-American mastermind behind the incredible image that represented Black women at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The artist speaks to BNC about the inspiration of the design which was sparked by the women in his life, as well as track stars Sha’Carri Richardson and Flo Jo. He says the idea for the design, which went viral just ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, came to him while he was driving. He wanted to highlight the Bamboo earring trend of hip hop culture. RELATED: Hip Hop Hall of Fame Cafe & Museum Gallery to Open […]

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