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  • Your Existence Is Not Wrong. You Deserve to Exist.

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    July 10, 2023
    Lifestyle, Opinions
    BIPOC, BIPOC Men, BIPOC people, BIPOC Stand for, BIPOC Women, Black Culture, Black Indigenous and People of Color, Black People, black women
    Your Existence Is Not Wrong. You Deserve to Exist.

    If you’ve ever felt that your mere existence is wrong, that your culture should be watered down in order to be accepted, and that the hate you experience is somehow your fault, it is only valid to feel that your struggles don’t matter. We want to take this moment to say: You deserve to exist…

  • Meaning of “Racism Is Wrong”

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    June 30, 2023
    Opinions
    Black Culture, Prejudice, racism, Racism is wrong
    Meaning of “Racism Is Wrong”

    My thoughts about how uneducated many people are about racism is appalling. I almost gave up on drawing years ago due to the pain and twitching I get in my dominant right hand. I believe that was 2015. A few years later, an idea sparked while more issues regarding racism, discrimination, and even police brutality.…

  • The Hard Truth About Creating (and you are probably not going to like it)

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    June 12, 2023
    Lifestyle, Opinions
    Creating, creative, creator, designer
    The Hard Truth About Creating (and you are probably not going to like it)

    What no one sees behind the screen is how hard I work to get myself out there as a designer and artist. It’s harder than most would see or think. I was gifted to create and use that to help people. However, we’re brought down as people of color to a standard they feel is…

  • Stand Up To Cancer

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    June 5, 2023
    Opinions, Other
    Cancer, Cancer Awareness, Puravida, Puravida bracelets, Stand Up To Cancer
    Stand Up To Cancer

    Cancer knows no limits. I’ve partnered with Puravida to Stand Up To Cancer with the purchase of this NEW style pack (pictured below), and show you’re supporting research to find the newest and best treatments for all cancer patients. For each bracelet sold, 5% of the purchase price* will be donated to Stand Up To…

  • Fight for Change

    Mellyssa A. Diggs / Owner of Ai-Konic Graphics

    April 5, 2023
    Opinions, Other
    Change, cost of living, France, Government, Need for Change, United States
    Fight for Change

    There’s so much that is going on in this country that sometimes you can’t keep up. However, we should be taking notes from France right now? If you don’t know what’s going on with France, I’m gonna fill you in. This is something that I believe that we can all collectively agree on as a…

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