Black Is Beautiful Exchange

The Black Is Beautiful Exchange is a multifandom, multi-medium exchange focused around Black characters. It ran in February of 2021, to coincide with Black History Month as celebrated in Canada and the U.S.A. The exchange also allowed participants to request/create original works.Moddington. Schedule and Rules, Dec 27, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Black Is Beautiful was primarily promoted on Dreamwidth and fanworks were hosted on an AO3 collection.
==Schedule & Rules==
The minimum length for fic is 1000 words. Other mediums followed a comparable requirement, with 60 seconds min for vids, podfic must be 10 mins minimum, and art must be at least one completed line art on an unlined background.The exchange required recipients to opt-in to any depictions of slavery, hate crimes, and/or racekink. 
===The Schedule (2021)===
==Works Created==
Out of publicly viewable works on AO3, the Black Is Beautiful exchange produced 61 fanworks for 52 fandoms.Black Is Beautiful 2021. AO3 collection. Accessed and archived on March 7, 2021. Some creators chose to only reveal their works to registered AO3 users. 
===Index of Works===
Title 	Fandom 	Medium 	By Character 	By Ship 	By Gender Category 	Creator 	Link
The Noon Train to Glass City 	The Old Guard 	Fanfiction 	Nile Freeman 	Nile/Booker 	Het 	Griselda_Gimpel 	AO3
smoother than a storm 	The Old Guard 	Fanfiction 	Nile Freeman 	Andy/Nile Freeman 	Femslash 	Highsmith 	AO3
The Cretan Prisoner 	Fullmetal Alchemist 	Fanfiction 	Paninya 	Paninya/Winry Rockbell 	Femslash 	Griselda_Gimpel 	AO3
A Post Post-Apocalyptic Romance 	Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts 	Fanfiction 	Benson 	Benson/Troy 	Slash 	Redrikki 	AO3
Come To SFIT [art] 	Big Hero 6, MCU 	Fanart 	Wasabi-No Ginger 	Wasabi-No Ginger & Peter Parker 	Gen 	plastics 	AO3
Love Endures All Things 	Historical RPF 	Fanfiction 	Harriet Tubman 	 	Gen, Het 	lirin 	AO3
Off the Clock 	DC Comics 	Fanfiction 	Tam Fox 	N/A 	Gen 	GothamGumshoe (CypressSunn)	AO3
In the Southern Hall Display the Kente Cloth 	Piranesi 	Fanfiction 	Piranesi 	Piranesi/Sarah Raphael | 16/James Ritter 	Poly, Het, Slash 	Griselda_Gimpel 	AO3
A Sea of Foliage Girds our Garden Round 	Unfit to Print 	Fanfiction 	Gil Lawless 	Gil Lawless/Vikram Pandey 	Slash 	Chestnut_filly 	AO3
Balancing the Drift 	Pacific Rim 	Fanfiction 	Jake Pentecost 	Nate Lambert/Jake Pentecost/Jules Reyes 	Poly, Het, Slash 	Griselda_Gimpel 	AO3
Blue-Blooded Bestie 	Detroit: Become Human 	Fanfiction 	Chris Miller 	Chris Miller & Damian Miller 	Gen 	Lunarium 	AO3
Our Misfit Ways 	The Old Guard 	Fanfiction 	Nile Freeman 	Andy/Nile Freeman 	Femslash 	wonderluck 	AO3
No Les Das La Espalda 	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 	Fanart, Fancomic 	Miles Morales 	Aaron Davis & Miles Morales 	Gen 	MoonGoddex 	AO3
Save the Cat-tain! 	Voltron: Legendary Defender 	Fanfiction 	Ryan Kinkade 	James Griffin/Ryan Kinkade/Ina Leifsdottir/Nadia Rizavi 	Poly 	Lunarium 	AO3
Warmth 	His Dark Materials 	Fanfiction 	Pantalaimon 	Lyra Belacqua/Will Parry 	Het 	textbookchoices 	AO3
Salaam or Something Like It 	MCU 	Fanfiction 	Sam Wilson 	Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson 	Slash 	seinmit 	AO3
Chrysalis 	MCU, Captain Marvel (film) 	Fanfiction 	Maria Rambeau 	Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau 	Femslash 	 	AO3
Bedtime 	Voltron: Legendary Defender 	Fanfiction 	Alfor 	Alfor & Allura & Allura's Mother (Voltron) 	Gen 	Pegasus143 	AO3
Family 	The Walking Dead 	Fanfiction 	Michonne 	Rick Grimes/Michonne 	Het 	CorinaLannister 	AO3
Wayne's Visit 	Hockey RPF 	Fanfiction 	Zayde Wisdom 	Wayne Simmonds & Zayde Wisdom 	Gen 	eafay70 	AO3
The Secrets of the Nine Worlds 	MCU, Thor Movieverse 	Fanfiction 	Heimdall 	Heimdall & Loki & Thor (Marvel) 	Gen 	roguefaerie 	AO3
[ART] Red Line 	MCU, Black Panther (2018) 	Fanart 	Erik Killmonger 	N/A 	Gen 	 	AO3
[Podfic] A Third of What He Was Missing 	When Washington Was In Vogue 	Podfic 	Davy Carr, Caroline Rhodes 	Davy Carr/Tommie Dawson/Bob Fletcher/Caroline Rhodes 	Poly, Multi 	seinmit 	AO3
[art] days we shall not soon forget 	Bridgerton 	Fanart 	Simon Basset 	Simon Basset/Anthony Bridgerton 	Slash 	lostphysics (afterism) 	AO3
Take Heart 	Arkham Horror 	Fanfiction 	Calvin Wright, Stella Clark 	Calvin Wright/João, Calvin Wright & Stella Clark 	Gen, Slash 	Delphi 	AO3
Vacation Planning 	Discworld, The Magicians 	Fanfiction (with a graphic)	Persephone (The Magicians) 	N/A 	Gen 	mific 	AO3
Plausible Deniability 	Bridgerton 	Fanart 	Simon Basset 	Simon Basset/Anthony Bridgerton 	Slash 	mific 	AO3
I can't let you, I can't let you go 	gen:LOCK 	Fanart 	Julian Chase 	Julian Chase/Miguel "Migas" Garza 	Slash 	Koraki 	AO3
[fanvid] king of wakanda 	MCU, Black Panther (2018) 	Fanvid 	T'Challa, Erik Killmonger 	N/A 	Gen 	seinmit 	AO3
Le Joli Petit Café de Sucre (Fanart) 	The Queen's Gambit 	Fanart 	Jolene 	Beth Harmon/Jolene 	Femslash 	kowaiyoukai 	AO3
On Your Knees 	MCU, Captain America Movieverse 	Fanart 	Sam Wilson 	Sam/Bucky 	Slash 	mific 	AO3
Let the Numbness Fade Away 	The Queen's Gambit 	Fanfiction 	Jolene 	Jolene & Beth Harmon 	Gen 	Curtashiism 	AO3
Falling Free, Landing Hard 	Top Gun 	Fanfiction 	Marcus "Sundown" Williams 	Marcus "Sundown" Williams/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell 	Slash 	boasamishipper 	AO3
[podfic] You Can't Judge A Book 	Hogan's Heroes 	Podfic 	James Kinchloe 	N/A 	Gen 	flowersforgraves 	AO3
open your heart knowing 	Star Trek: The Next Generation 	Fanfiction 	Geordi La Forge 	Data/Geordi 	Slash 	Beatrice_Otter 	AO3
Hold Me As I Land 	Dragon Age 	Fanfiction 	Isabella, Female Hawke 	Female Hawke/Isabela 	Femslash 	butterpanic 	AO3
Explorer 	Star Trek: Discovery 	Fanart 	Joann Owosekun 	N/A 	Gen 	RainbowLily 	AO3
To Honor and Serve 	Star Trek: Discovery 	Fanfiction 	Joann Owosekun 	Mirror Philippa Georgiou/Mirror Joann Owosekun 	Femslash 	hannelore 	AO3
Strongest Weakness 	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 	Fanfiction 	Netossa, Spinnerella 	Netossa/Spinnerella 	Femslash 	punch_kicker15 	AO3
Share 	Star Trek: Discovery 	Fanfiction 	Cleveland "Book" Booker, Michael Burnham	Cleveland "Book" Booker/Michael Burnham/Mirror Philippa Georgiou	Poly, Femslash, Het	pauraque 	AO3
You see, in our century, we've learned not to fear words.	All Rise, Star Trek 	Fanfiction 	Lola Carmichael, Nyota Uhura 	Lola Carmichael & Nyota Uhura 	Gen 	Pixie (magnetgirl) 	AO3
There's still a song inside the halls in the dark 	Pacific Rim 	Fanfiction 	Jake Pentecost 	Nate Lambert/Jake Pentecost 	Gen or Pre-Slash 	smaragdbird 	AO3
If You Were Home 	IT 	Fanfiction 	Bill Denbrough, Mike Hanlon 	Bill Denbrough/Mike Hanlon 	Slash 	Val_Creative 	AO3
Work Do 	Doctor Who 	Fanfiction 	Martha Jones, Bill Potts 	Martha Jones/Bill PottsNavigation and Actions 	Femslash 	TheseusInTheMaze 	AO3
Oh no, you caught me ;) 	Dragon Age 	Fanart 	Isabela 	Fenris/Isabela 	Het 	sqbr 	AO3
[Art] A Raised Eyebrow 	Elementary 	Fanart 	Marcus Bell 	N/A 	Gen 	angelandfaith (nowrunalong)	AO3
The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen 	Original Work 	Art, Fanart 	Original Non-Binary Characters 	Astronomer/Alien 	Other 	sqbr 	AO3
Devil's Face 	Nova Twins (Band) 	Fanart 	Amy Love, Georgia South 	Amy Love & Georgia South 	Gen 	facethestrange 	AO3
Holding Pattern 	Top Gun 	Fanfiction 	Marcus "Sundown" Williams 	Pete "Maverick" Mitchell & Marcus "Sundown" Williams 	Gen 	simplecoffee 	AO3
all the good we did not do 	Dark Matter 	Fanfiction 	Griffin Jones 	Griffin Jones/Marcus Boone 	Slash 	Damkianna 	AO3
Future Knowledge And All That 	Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks 	Fanfiction 	Beckett Mariner, Michael Burnham 	Michael Burnham/Beckett Mariner 	Femslash 	kira_katrine 	AO3
Love Blossoms Here 	Riverdale 	Fanfiction 	Toni Topaz 	Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz 	Femslash 	webofdreams89 	AO3
Shared Histories 	Star Trek: Alternate Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery	Fanfiction 	Michael Burnham, Nyota Uhura 	Spock/Uhura 	Gen, Het 	Miri Cleo (miri_cleo) 	AO3
Waiting 	Stargate Atlantis 	Fanart 	Aiden Ford, Ronon Dex 	Aiden Ford & Ronon Dex 	Gen 	mific 	AO3
the rashomon redux job 	Leverage 	Fanart 	Alec Hardison 	N/A 	Gen 	ideare 	AO3
Teal'c's Big Skiing Adventure 	Stargate SG-1 	Fanart 	Teal'c 	N/A 	Gen 	mific 	AO3
A Wing and a Prayer 	Doctor Who 	Fanfiction 	Bill Potts, Martha Jones 	Bill Potts/Martha Jones 	Femslash 	SegaBarrett 	AO3
Fading Colors 	Voltron: Legendary Defender 	Fanfiction 	Allura 	Allura & Allura's Mother, Alfor & Allura 	Gen 	HandmaidenOfHorror 	AO3
Finding What Was Lost 	Star Wars 	Fanfiction 	Lando Calrissian 	Lando Calrissian/Luke Skywalker 	Slash 	Cat2000 	AO3
Fighting for Onderon 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Fanart 	Steela Gerrera 	N/A 	Gen 	whalebone 	AO3
[ART] Partners 	POKEMON Detective Pikachu 	Fanart 	Tim Goodman 	Tim Goodman & Pikachu 	Gen 	seinmit 	AO3
==Fan Comments==
==References==
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