Good Morning POU! “Shamayim is a major talent as a global fashion photographer. He has a knack for making both the fashion and model seamlessly one and beautiful. Not unlike a 21st century Gordon Parks, Shamayim often shoots at exotic locations to create not just an environment but a backstory for the fashion and a lifestyle for the beauty.”” — Aaron Bryant, curator at … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Photographers Part 2
Fashion
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Beauty Pageant Winners
Crystle Danae Stewart (born September 20, 1981) is an American actress, TV Host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2008. Stewart portrays the character real estate agent Leslie Morris on the OWN/TBS comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Beauty Pageant Winners
Wednesday Open Thread: Iconic Hip Hop Moments In History
Few images capture the 1980s quite as accurately as that of Run-D.M.C. crouching in front of the Eiffel Tower. Group members Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell are dressed in unison. Each wears a three-striped Adidas tracksuit emblazoned with its three-leafed motif. Gold ‘dookie rope’ chains swing from their necks and black … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Iconic Hip Hop Moments In History
Thursday Open Thread: History Of The Blaxploitation Movie Era
Good Morning POU! Foxy Brown, Cleopatra Jones, Black Lolita! Its the Queens of Blaxploitation! Women have long been negatively stereotyped in American society, usually portrayed as submissive and passive while at the same time seen as disobedient and pushy. These contradictory representations are doubly imposed on Black women. The knowledge that we have about Black … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: History Of The Blaxploitation Movie Era
Saturday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers
Happy Saturday POU! The last featuree for this week's topic isn't exactly "black"...or maybe....or...ok, what is "born in Kenya to an East African Asian 'traditional muslim' father and Japanese American 'free spirited hippie' mother, raised in Kansas"?? He could only be in the arts or President with a background like that huh? Zia Sachedina (CNN) A Kenyan-born … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Gemologists and Jewelry Designers