February 2012
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The LatiNegr@s Project: Reflecting on The... →
latinosexuality:
from my media justice column
This February marks the 2nd anniversary of an virtual online project that I co-created called The LatiNegr@s Project. I’ve been reflecting on how this project has grown and evolved and wanted to write a 2-year review of the project. It…
Of Another Fashion: Caption from the Black Studies... →
ofanotherfashion:
Caption from the Black Studies Database:
The African American model Charlotte Stribling, or “Fabulous” as she was known, relaxes during a fashion show in Harlem’s Abyssinian Church, 1950. During this period Harlem hosted an average of 300 fashion shows a year, many of them showcasing clothes…
ofanotherfashion:
This photograph is part of an album compiled by W.E.B. DuBois. Georgia, 1899.
Stereoscopic Magic: On Whitney Houston, Black... →
caille:
Forget her voice for a minute. Think about what she looked like. Rail thin, smooth skin, winning smile, mischevious almond-shaped eyes, high cheekbones — she looked like the model she had been. Conventionally and undeniably beautiful. Clive Davis recognized that those physical attributes…
Richard Avedon: Three Singers
bremser:
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After the death of Whitney Houston this weekend, several people posted an isolated vocal version of “How Will I Know.” Here you can finally listen to
this woman’s voice without the 80’s arrangements. People also posted
two photographs for the cover of 1986/1987’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” credited to Richard Avedon.
The first thing you notice is Avedon is...
a l'allure garconniere: Women of Color--Let's take... →
tierracita:
Let’s take back our tags! Meaning post yourself being yourself, without any exotifying pretense and tag the hell out of your post. (I originally said Wednesday, Feb 22nd but fuck it, let’s start now!)
I got really upset/annoyed/raging when I opened the Latina tag for the…
NOW PREMIERING: ISSUE 2
capitolcouture:
NOW PREMIERING: ISSUE 2
He’s coming to help you make an impression.
CINNA: DISTRICT TWELVE'S OTHER VOLUNTEER?
capitolcouture:
CINNA
DISTRICT TWELVE’S OTHER VOLUNTEER?
By now, avid Hunger Games fans are well aware that Katniss Everdeen is District 12’s first volunteer Tribute in decades - but she won’t be the only volunteer on Team 12 at the 74th Hunger Games! Meet Cinna, the hotly-tipped young stylist who — get this — actually requested to work with the D12 Tributes. We have to say, this brave if...
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