(Name is tentative)
OneLove aka BlackLove DOA ideation (NxM DAO Hackathon)
The problem
It’s known Black people have contributed vastly and profoundly to the world we live in, while often being eliminated from the historic narrative as well as many rewards. African Descendants have contributed to science and technology, the arts as well as to every area of human progress, but our contributions are too often unrecognized or underplayed, our voices and experiences are too often silenced, we are under represented in thriving spaces, and economic benefits for our work have been systematically and traditionally stripped. What’s worse is our images and bodies are negatively warped and used as tools against us in music and creative spaces (think mainstream Hip Hop). This causes perpetual harm that is apparent in the creative sectors, in business, in technology spaces and beyond. This can contribute to a pessimistic culture and a hesitancy to participate in contemporary art, tech and business spaces. What is needed is a safe space where our voices are heard and our needs are addressed while nurturing Black people to contribute on the blockchain. We need an organization that incentives positive action and development within the global Black creative and tech space, on the NEAR protocol. What we need is BlackLove DAO (BlackLove DAO).
Purpose
The purpose of the BlackLove DAO is to cultivate a safe uplifting cultural space for Black creators to be onboarded to the NEAR blockchain protocol.
BlackLove DAO is a welcoming community that shares information and resources, in ways that are familiar and appropriate to the needs of Black people globally. We make getting up to speed a smooth and comfortable endeavor for African descendants.
Upon being on boarded, members begin the work of identifying key areas in creative spaces that they want to influence positive change in through rewards.
New participants are asked to contribute an entry under each of the following categories, and optionally to add a new category.
Potential Categories:
Cultural preservation & Cultural Innovation (ie: Black history, Invention, cross genre collaboration Afrofuturism)
Positive depictions in the female/male spectrum
Intergenerational collaboration
Cross cultural (in Black community as well as with other communities)
Indigenous upliftment
Environmental harmony
Incentivization tiers
The BlackLove DAO’s goal is to encourage positive cultural and creative activities in the areas mentioned above, as well as in other areas that are to be identified and listed by its members. Under each section there is a list of challenges. After accomplishing a level 0 tasks level 1 tasks are unlocked. After level 1 tasks are completed level 2 tasks are unlocked, and so on. There are items from each category at each level.
Each task unlocks a special token or NFT. Only people who complete the assigned tasks has earned the particular token or NFT. The token or NFT graphic is “engraved” with a graphic representation of the accomplishment that was achieved and with the token or NFT level.
Potential Tasks
Credit due - creatively tell a story through any medium (NFT) that credits a Black creator, inventor or cultural contributor, receive a level coin and unlock a challenge.
Create a creative work (NFT) that connects artists from different Black genres (ie: Hip Hop and Ska), receive a level coin and unlock a challenge.
Create a creative work (NFT) that includes contributors from different eras (ie: 1990s Hip Hop style and 2020s Hip Hop), receive a level coin and unlock a challenge.
Create a creative work (NFT) that includes indigenous collaboration, receive a level coin and unlock a challenge.
Create a creative work (NFT) that celebrates sexuality in a positive way and celebrates love, connectedness and life, receive a level coin and unlock a challenge.
Create a creative work (NFT) that speaks positively to African spirituality, receive a level coin and unlock a challenge.
Conclusion
History shows and makes it clear, Black people need safe spaces to thrive, create, participate and contribute. When we do contribute it has massive and far reaching effects. In the past many benefits of our contributions have been muted. We have often been silenced, and the rewards for our work have been systematically claimed by others. NEAR protocol is immutable, making it a suitable space for Black expression and creative contribution. BlackLove DAO ensures for a safe, positive space and systematically incentivizes. The DAO creates a safe and comfortable space for African descendants around the globe to find and be onboarded to NEAR protocol and get active in building and creating. BlackLove DAO incentivizes work that educates, informs and integrates positive actions and depictions. This will help to ensure diversity in ideas and material output in the NEAR ecosystem. The existence of BlackLove DAO makes it clear there is a warm, safe embrace when building on NEAR.