TGIF POU! Today, just pics of the first black male model to be signed exclusively to a fashion buy turkish viagra house - Tyson Beckford … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
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Thursday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Good Morning POU! Today's feature, we don't have much information on him in the way of a bio, but he was one of the top male models of the late 70s and 80s and served the longest tenure of any model for the legendary Ebony Fashion Fair Show. Charles Williamson A native of Grenada, Williamson was smooth on the runway, with a confident strut and manner. Williamson … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Happy Hump Day POU! Today's feature is a Social Studies teacher that fell into modeling as a second career. Rashid Silvera For nearly 25 years, Rashid Silvera taught high school social studies in Scarsdale, N.Y., and earned a second income as a professional model. His bearded face graced the covers of magazines like GQ and Essence. His teaching job made it hard to … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Good Morning POU! Today's feature is the first black man to cover GQ Magazine (Renauld White was the first African-American). Urs Althaus Born in 1956, Urs Althaus was raised by his Swiss mother in Altdorf (Switzerland) in the Canton of Uri. His father was a medical student from Nigeria, whom he never met. His career as a model began in the fashion house … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Monday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers
Good Morning POU! This week we'll feature pioneers in the fashion industry. It took until the 1970s before African American men began gaining access to modeling jobs with major fashion houses and the opportunity to cover major magazines - and that access did come only after fighting for it. Renauld White Renauld White revolutionized the industry by demanding equal … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Male Model Pioneers