A product about Black culture lives or dies by the integrity of how it represents that culture. This is a content principle, a process step, and a hiring decision — not a marketing tagline.

14.1 — Artist sourcing

• Commission from Black artists across the diaspora, with explicit attention to regional and gendered representation in the artist roster.
• Standardise on a written commission agreement specifying scope, royalty / flat‑fee terms, attribution, and IP ownership.
• Maintain an artists table with full credit metadata; display the artist’s name and bio on every artwork detail screen.

14.2 — Cultural review board

Every artwork passes through a named cultural reviewer before publication. The review checks:

• Authentic representation of the cultural subject (clothing, symbols, language, context).
• Absence of caricature, exotification, or harmful tropes.
• Appropriateness of cultural symbols (some are sacred or restricted; not all belong in a children’s app).
• Accuracy of category and theme tagging.

The reviewer’s decision is recorded in moderation_reviews with notes; publication is blocked until cultural_review_status = 'approved'.

14.3 — Attribution & licensing

• Artist credit appears in the artwork detail view, in‑canvas (collapsed), and in any external share.
• Original artwork files are retained for archival; the published bundle is a derived artefact.
• If user‑generated content is ever introduced (out of MVP scope), it follows the same review pipeline as commissioned work.

14.4 — Advertising stance

Behavioural ads are off by default. If an ad‑supported tier is introduced, it will be limited to non‑behavioural, contextually filtered, family‑safe placements and disabled entirely in children’s mode. The decision to introduce ads at all is open — see Section 20.