our purpose
Young, Black & Global (YBG) isn’t just a brand — it’s a movement. We were born from a bold idea: that young Black people around the world deserve a digital space where they can be seen, celebrated, and connected. A place where culture meets ambition, and identity is power. We are dreamers, doers, and disruptors. We are travelers, thinkers, and storytellers. We move through the world with purpose, we challenge the norms, and we live out loud.
CORE PILLARS
MOVE.
Movement is more than travel. it’s a mindset. MOVE is about pushing boundaries, embracing freedom, and discovering who you are through where you go.
THINK.
Represents the intellectual heartbeat of YBG. It’s about thinking critically, questioning systems, and sparking change.
BE.
This is how we embrace our full identity unapologetically and without compromise. It’s style, joy, confidence, and culture. It’s being your whole self, wherever you are in the world.
Community Wall
YBG Features Living - Move. Think. Be.
Sha’Carri Richardson
24, Sprinter
Move .
Her story isn’t just about winning — it’s about falling, rising, and running forward anyway. She shows us that movement is resilience, refusing to stay where the world tries to keep you. It’s pushing through criticism, doubt, and pain to reclaim your lane.
Marley Dias
19, Education Activist
Think.
She looked around her classroom and asked a simple question: “Why aren’t there more books with girls like me?” Instead of waiting, she created a movement - #1000BlackGirlBooks. She showed us that thinking is about noticing gaps in the world and daring to fill them.
Tyler Mitchell
29, Photographer
Be.
At 23, he became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover. His lens centers young Black identity in fashion and art, reimagining who gets to be seen and celebrated. He proves that being yourself unapologetically is enough to shift entire industries.
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OUR BLOGS
Global Black Youth Movement
When Fear Crosses Borders: What Black Youth Can Learn from Immigrant Mental Health Survival
By YBG Editorial Team | Pillar: Be – Cultural Identity & Mental Health Introduction – A Shared Anxiety in Uncertain
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