5th Annual National Melanin Day 2023

October 1st, 2023 – National Melanin Day founded by Tahir Coleman Register (in photo above) is underway and already inspiring thousands via social media. This year the founder of NMD, Tahir Coleman Register offered yet another free photoshoot for willing participants. This year’s NMD shoot was more than a shoot, it was a healing session with each shoot bringing a different healing conversation that neither the photographer, or the client expected, but enjoyed!

Accompanying the free headshots was a quote written by each participant, or pulled from another added to their individual videos, which can be seen via National Melanin Day on Instagram. This year also featured “Dat Melanin” by singer-songwriter Lynda Starr. Lynda Starr reached out to NMD in 2022, and again in 2023, and just in the nick of time, agreed to allow NMD to use her song to play in each video.

Who Is Shaun Robinson?

October 1st 2021 musician Shaun Robinson passed. Shaun, who was Tahir Register’s bestfriend, unexpectedly passed leaving Tahir, on his celebratory day, devastated. Because of this, Tahir decided, in 2021, to remove himself from social media for a month, missing the celebration of National Melanin Day 2021. This year, and hence forth, every October 1st will honor Shaun Robinson, a resilient, happy, jovial, and brilliant creative mind who loved his skin, and yours too.

Continue Resting In Peace Shaun Robinson

How To Observe National Melanin Day

Every October 1st, post a photo or video of yourself via social media with the hashtag; #NationalMelaninDay and show off that beautiful Christ-like Skin! Share with your friends and family your “Melanin Journey” of self-love, and help bring awareness to colourism and how we can stop its negative effects on our community.