A 22-year-old Kansas City artist, Kearra Johnson, transforms a school art project into a tribute to Black history – a standard playing card deck with face cards that portray African American icons.

Card games are one of the many staples in African American households. These two entrepreneurs decided they wanted to put their own twist on the traditional playing cards. “While we preserve the ...

The “Black Cards” are in line with Muhammad’s other work. As a graphic design graduate, he has been selling art online for a decade while teaching technology classes in Roxbury.