Good Morning POU! We're revisiting some important pop culture moments! This week we'll highlight moments in pop culture where the influence of African-Americans reign paramount. Actually every single aspect of pop culture in this country is influenced by us! We'll just shine a light on 6 big ones that changed art, film, music and fashion forever. The story of the … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Historic Pop Culture Moments
Designers
Monday Open Thread: Shoe Designers!!
Good Morning POU! This week is for the fashionistas and fashionisters! We'll take a look at shoe designers, not celebs with their names on a line of shoes - but genuine, creative, wonderful designers. We've had a previous week on this topic, but this will be a whole new creative line-up. I got the idea for this week because I recently saw a picture for the first time of … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Shoe Designers!!
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Interior and Event Designers Week
Welcome to the Weekend POU! Karleen Roy is living her dreams. After graduating from Howard University in Washington D.C. she landed an internship at Def Jam, which eventually led her to getting a coveted position as senior executive assistant to Sean Combs at Bad Boy Entertainment. Inspired by Combs’ leadership and entrepreneurial savvy, Roy decided to turn her fantasy … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Interior and Event Designers Week
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Interior and Event Designers Week
Good Morning POU! André Wells is the Founder and CEO of Events by André Wells (EAW) LLC, a highly sought after full service event planning firm in Washington, D.C. responsible for creating cutting edge productions. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Interior and Event Designers Week
Saturday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
Kevan Hall is an American fashion designer best known for his couture red carpet designs and his role as the design and creative director of Halston. Kevan was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children; his brother is Vondie Curtis-Hall, the actor and director. By the age of seven, Kevan knew he wanted to be a fashion designer. He attended … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers