Black Piercer Party (inspired by the Black Panther Party) highlights the culture and contributions of the African and Black diaspora on the practice of body piercing. It serves as a resource platform and community space that facilitates networking and opportunities for BIPOC industry professionals and clients.

Despite the massive influence of Black & Indigenous People of Color on the western piercing industry, it is overwhelmingly white presenting. Anti-blackness is prevalent through unpaid apprenticeships, classism, tokenism, gate keeping, micro-aggressions, appropriation, underrepresentation in media, AAVE in advertisements, etc. Dominant industry figures co-opt sacred practices that perpetuate erasure and white supremacy culture. Dominant industry manufacturers profit from re-branded cultural designs that were pioneered by people of color centuries ago, without regard for those communities. As the subculture of body modification evolves, we must honor its roots to pave the way towards a truly inclusive industry. 

Kookie (she/they) is a Black, Queer body modification artist who centers ritual and reclamation in her work, using trauma informed practices. Since 2010, she's traveled the US piercing in a range of studios. She is passionate about equity and maintaining the connection between the modern piercing industry and it's sacred roots. 

In 2019, she launched the Piercers of Color Scholarship to fight the financial barriers of access and education. After experiencing the same anti-blackness in non-Black POC spaces that she experienced in white spaces, she narrowed her focus on a new project. In 2022, Black Piercer Party was born. In 2024, she became a founding member of Ceremony Piercing, the first worker owned co-operative studio, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Today you can find here there or periodically traveling to pierce in a city near you. 

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