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New Black Man: Real Talk

Mar 23, 2012 No Comments by

Two Visions of ‘Black’ Evil, One White Gaze: Reading Kony 2012 and the Murder of Trayvon Martin

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Justice For Trayvon

Mar 21, 2012 No Comments by

Courtesy of Black Acrylic.

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Mar 06, 2012 No Comments by

Courtesy of Lady Pants. The delightful creative  duo Shala Monroque and Jenke Ahmed Tailly at Paris Fashion Week.

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You Da Man.

Mar 06, 2012 No Comments by

Courtesy of Lady Pants. Here is da man of style and I hope substance (I say hope because I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting him) Jenke Ahmed Tailly at the Garage magazine launch. If you haven’t noticed there is a serious ascendance of black creatives across the arts and fashion, and both [...]

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Road Style: Got the Blues!

Mar 04, 2012 No Comments by

Check out our mate Lauren Craig, the founder of Thinking Flowers? – an ethical design consultancy. This above photo was shot by Candice lake, for British Vogue.

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Octavia Spencer Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar

Feb 27, 2012 No Comments by

Courtesy of http://theenvelope.latimes.com First time Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Help.

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Salute Black Power

Feb 17, 2012 No Comments

Courtesy of Ondo Lady. The above picture of Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving the Black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City is enthralling as it powerfully captured a political moment in time. The event was one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the modern Olympic Games.

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WATCH: Monica & Brandy Perform ‘It All Belongs To Me’

Feb 17, 2012 No Comments

R&B’s two veteran songstresses Monica and Brandy performed ‘It All Belongs To Me,’ their first duet since they collaborated on the chart topping song, ‘The Boy is Mine’. Both ladies wearing black showed of their legs in similar and yet very different outfits. Monica wore a t-shirt with a photo of her idol Whitney Houston.  Brandy and Monica  delivered a good debut television performance [...]

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New York Fashion Week 2012: Sport the Cool Gang

Feb 17, 2012 No Comments

 Courtesy of All The Pretty Birds Love this photo of fashion buddies Nicole Chapoteau, Jenny Kang, Michelle Reneau, Shiona Turini and Rajni Jacques doing the sport look very well. Are you inspired?  

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Black Has It All

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

Courtesy of Black Fashion Editorials Sudanese fashion model Akuol de Mabior is breathtakingly beautiful.

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