A 22-year-old Kansas City artist, Kearra Johnson, transforms a school art project into a tribute to Black history – a standard playing card deck with face cards that portray African American icons.

The Bicycle Black Tiger Deck has been around for a little while now and is, I understand, something of a legend in the alternative card universe. But it's new to me.

While I have the black set, these playing cards come in five different colors, which makes it easy to match the deck to your room’s decor. You can even buy multiple colors and mix and match.

Starting important conversations about Black history and Black culture is something Johnson hopes can be achieved with the playing cards. She explained how the project is her creative passion ...

The United States Playing Card Company, makers of Bicycle Playing Cards, has partnered with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to launch a Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Playing Card Deck, the ...

The cards already released are considered “first edition,” but future decks will include more contemporary figures like Serena Williams, Beyoncé, and Issa Rae.

Leading the lineup is Bicycle's new Disney Mickey Mouse Inspired Black and Gold playing card deck, available now on Bicyclecards.com and at retail stores: CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Amazon and many ...

Sharif Muhammad created the "Black Cards" late last year. Sharif Muhammed Look at a typical deck of playing cards, and you see an assembly of European royals clad in medieval garb.