February 2012
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Blackamazon is too much: Dear White People, →
zorascreation:
In case you haven’t noticed, POC haven’t been exactly having a good time for centuries now. Sure, we’ve made great music, art, literature. Sure, everything we do is trendy. Sure, the cultures we come from are “inspiring” and “close to the earth”, and make you want to…
December 2011
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"Indigo Was the Folks": Afterschool Brilliance by...
https://brokenbeautiful.wordpress.com/
“Indigo Was the Folks”: Afterschool Brilliance by Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs There wasn’t enough for Indigo in the world she’d been born to, so she made up what she needed. What she thought the black people needed. Access to the moon. The power to heal. Daily visits with the spirits. Emergency care for wounds that cannot be seen: Rock in the...
November 2011
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October 2010
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September 2010
3 posts
“The life of a designer is a life of fight. Fight against the ugliness. Just like...”
– Massimo Vignelli
August 2010
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July 2010
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WatchOMG Ebony Bones- Warrior
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Wow I don’t know how I forgot about you Mz. Bones or let you slip between the cracks of my internet browsing however I woke up this morning looking for something to inspire me and here you are! Ebony Bones is an amazing songstress, visual artist and so much more. Looking like a character that sprung forth from the Wiz, her style alone makes me want to be just like her when I grow up. Thank...
“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
A human creature...”
– Pearl S. Buck
June 2010
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WatchBrought to you by Ruby…As you may have all seen/heard by now. Ruby Veridiano is interviewing for the head blogger position at www.iaas.com. “I Am A Superwoman” is a project founded by Alicia Keys, and Ruby is now in the final three!! Why should you care?? Because Ruby represents the community that we are part of. She has dedicated her career and life to supporting the artists,...
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Kristina Gisors- You Should Know Her Name!
Name Kristina Gisors.
Famous for Stylist and streetstyle blogs favourite.
At the moment Freelance stylist and assistant buyer.
Shoes “Flat, because I feel like I am too tall to wear heels. But I do try to wear stilletos during fashion week.”
Jewelry “None, I prefer my tattoos as body ornaments.”
Hair Long braids or short afro.
Public style Unique and...
Vogue Black- Say What!?
Vogue Black: an aggregate of things black and fashionable !?
My only question is how in the world did I not know of this until now? I ran out along with everyone else to purchase the Black Issue Last year,but little did I know as I was perusing my issue for the trillionth time, that there was an aggregate with new content daily (in English) just waiting for me on the internets. I love this...
New MIA-Steppin Up
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Shirley Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed →
Absolutely amazing, I look at her and I am immediately amazed by her grace, eloquence and style. I hope that mine and future generations are aware of the legacy that we as people of color in this country have to uphold and the mission that we must advance. I want to walk in her footsteps and speak with her voice. This inspires me to be better at what I do, regardless of any obstacles I may...
Big Boi explains it all... (via gq.com)
This morning, the final track list for Big Boi’s long-delayed debut solo album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty hit the internet. Conspicuously missing were any songs featuring André 3000, the other half of OutKast. Weird. Big Boi has played us four different incarnations of Sir Luscious since 2008, and collaborations with André were always part of the running order....
Will Janelle Monáe Survive Our Obsession? (via... →
In less than a month since dropping her highly anticipated debut album ArchAndroid, 24-year-old singer Janelle Monáe has been heralded as pop music’s second coming. She’s “pop music’s Toni Morrison moment,” wrote Brentin Mock at The Atlantic. “George Clinton has to smoke crack to perform this powerfully.” And while Monáe has danced her way across...
Ms. Monae goes in on this one.
WatchQuadron- Buster Keaton
WatchLooks like it will be an amazing experience…not even all together sure what it is…but if I lived in NY this is where I’d be on June 26. http://thecreatorsproject.com/
So what is this all about then?
The Creators Project is a new network dedicated to the celebration of creativity and culture across media, and around the world. At a time in the history of the arts where digital...
