Cape Town - While the taxi strike was trending in the Western Cape on Monday morning, another hashtag seemed to be flying under the radar.
#DrawingWhileBlack showcased the work of African artists, mostly from Ghana, and was all over Twitter.
Some incredible talent was promoted and celebrated on social media.
My name is Bright Ackwerh 🇬🇭
I have so many drawings of #bobmarley
Here are a few of them #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/ips8adk3nX
— #abonsamcartoons (@brightackwerh) September 17, 2017
Hi I'm Lamar✨ I do comics, storyboards, character designs, and writing. It's heartwarming to see y'all in the #drawingwhileblack tag ✌🏿💕🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/MDNDyKf4KX
— lamar abrams (@neo_rama) September 17, 2017
Hey guys, my friend @Sylverrie is a self-taught pencil artist and works with charcoal and Graphite. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/JmM9FBoSnq
— Tosin Fajana (@vickki_tee) September 18, 2017
See what u made be do? #drawingwhileblack @KAKA pic.twitter.com/GqELLfjPdn
— Captain Stabin (@NanaAfro) September 18, 2017
Hi, His name is Pages Roland Asamoah from 🇬🇭. He loves to capture faces with his pencil on paper. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/HXDGxbx3Mp
— Florence Bossman (@kharis_bosman) September 18, 2017
My name is Eguavoen Matthew from Nigeria, I'm a graphite and charcoal pencil artist #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/l0zG0jbFQ5
— Portrait Artist (@badt_BOI_) September 17, 2017
hi i'm neil, i'm an illustrator and i'm from Ghana. and i'm sure i'm #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/UFDQ4pUCZ5
— neilRENNER (@Greenz925) September 17, 2017
Hi, I'm Kuffour Jr. from Ghana, i am a Realistic pencil artist. #drawingwhileblack pic.twitter.com/KoEH54jeqM
— Jr.kuffour (@JrKuffour) September 18, 2017