ABOUT BLACK VEGANS ROCK

Black Vegans Rock was founded by Aph Ko in 2016.

In 2015, Aph wrote the first list that spotlighted 100 Black Vegans for Striving with Systems. After publishing the list, she received emails from Black vegans all over the world who also wanted their work to be spotlighted. Aph did not want to add on to the 100 Black Vegans list, so she decided to create a platform devoted to spotlighting Black vegans and their work. That’s when Black Vegans Rock was born.

Aph received grants from A Well-Fed World as well as The Pollination Project to help get the project off the ground.

The website and artwork is created by EastRand Studios. Pax Ahimsa Gethen helped manage social media channels, and also helped create an Index page for the website.

In 2022, Aph decided to stop adding features to the website. In 2023, Aph conceptualized the new platform, FlipIt (a project of The Better Food Foundation), where people can continue sharing their stories with the public. Black Vegans Rock serves as a resource to learn more about the diversity within the Black Vegan Community.

*BVR does not have any social media accounts

FOUNDER:

Aph Ko 

Aph Ko is a theorist and indie digital media producer. She is the author of Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out (Lantern Books, 2019), and co-author of the book Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters (Lantern Books, 2017). She served as the Associate Producer for the documentary film Always in Season, which the 2019 U.S. Documentary Special Jury award for Moral Urgency.