Black Standard Time
Open call · A calendar of art and Black history
Black Standard Time pairs original artwork with a moment from Black history for every date on the calendar. We tell it through invention, joy, craft and culture, not through trauma. Help us fill the year: send us a moment you think belongs on the wall.
John Singleton premieres Boyz n the Hood at Cannes. He is 23, and the room gives him a 20-minute standing ovation.
The lens
What makesa moment
Doors opened
The first to headline, to win, to lead the house, to reach the pole. Records set and rooms walked into.
Things we made
An album drop, a premiere, a runway show, a painting at auction. Work that changed how the world looks and sounds.
Moments we celebrate
Births, founding days and victories. If your moment centers violence or loss, it isn't the fit for this calendar.
Inside the 2026 calendar
Alreadyon the wall
Check the month before you submit so we don't get the same date twice. New dates, deeper cuts and moments from your own city are the most useful.
Submit a moment
Submityourdate
Tell us what happened, when, and where you found it. Every submission is read and fact-checked before it is paired with art. If yours makes the calendar, we'll credit you by name.
Received
It's on our desk.
Thank you. We'll fact-check it and consider it for the next edition.
Send it to hello@donyetaylor.com