Blog Posts

Rep Your Roots This Black History Month

What started in 1915 as a Black student organization with the purpose of studying African American history and accomplishment as a discipline, eventually led to Black History Month; nationally obse...

Black History Month Collection

Our 2019 Black History Month Collection is dedicated to the culturally confident men and women that strive to rep their roots not just for one month, but 365 days a year. 

Adinkra Symbols | History and Inspiration

These days, Adinkra symbols are commonly used in screen printing, embroidered onto fabrics, and used as an embellishment for pottery; a traditional use as well. Adinkra is credited to the Ashanti a...

New Year’s Resolutions: Keeping It Real

Yes, it’s a new year, and you’re gonna crush all your goals. Work your way out from within, for a deeper self-understanding, a better cultural awareness, and the you you really want to shine. 

Top 10 Black American Contributions to US Growth & Development

History, as taught in schools, is mostly written by white men. In the last 75 years the historical dialogue has grown to include the voices of folks like W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary Francis Berry, Richard...

The Biggest Takeaways From Michelle Obama’s Becoming

With all of the conversations about the book currently circling the internet, we here at D’IYANU decided to give our two cents on the biggest takeaways from Becoming. Here are the reasons you’ll be...

Gift Culture This Holiday Season For 2019

You’re here on the D’IAYNU website because African inspired pieces in contemporary designs without a Eurocentric point of view are on that list, but what else would make your loved ones happy while...

D'IYANU African Print Athleisure Collection

Our African Print Athleisure Collection is finally here! Exciting new hoodies, joggers, sweatshirts and t-shirts with bold African prints are definitely a trend this season. Ready to make a conscio...

D'IYANU Gives Back

Learn what organizations D'IYANU supports and why giving back is so important to us. Addie Olutola speaks to the mission of D'IYANU and why we do what we do. We do not simply sell clothes, there is...

Celebrating Veterans Day 2018 | Ways to Help Our Veterans

We here at D’IYANU would like to extend our deepest thanks to all those who have served and protected our country this Veterans Day. We cherish our freedoms and acknowledge that without all that yo...