She grew up in Queens, does yoga, entertains often, travels to London with her fashion Designer hubby Duro Olowu and presides over the one of the world’s foremost black art institutions…and she loves the city like me. Thelma Golden runs the Studio Museum in Harlem and is that chick in the art world as well [...]
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These alter ego lifestyle shots by Atlanta photographer Derek Blanks are brilliance at its best and Kelly Rowland looks amazing as she gives an ode to Rosie the Riveter. In case you don’t know Rosie the Riveter is a feminist icon and represents the paradox of a woman’s femininity and strength and the idea that [...]
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Most of us have allowed the MLK Holiday to seep into our consciousness as a lucky day off; but on this day I really wanted to pay homage to an American and overall dynamic human being who sacrificed more than we can imagine so that we can all Get Togetha , chase our white picket [...]
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What can I say about Josephine Baker that hasn’t already been said? The woman said eff the haters and lived a life that is truly beyond imagination for her day. She refused to perform for segregated audiences. She adopted 12 children from different ethnic backgrounds, called them the “Rainbow Tribe”, she owned a pet cheetah [...]
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In today’s “You Better Werq” world it’s really hard to believe (not really…) that there was a time when women all shades of beautiful didn’t have a snowballs chance in hell of getting some shine. GT has had a day of reading up on the beautiful Ms. Naomi Sims and decided to pay homage publicly. We [...]
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The words INNER CITY and FRESH PRODUCE usually don’t go hand in hand cause the sad truth is that no one cares expects the ghetto to eat well. And by well I mean food that’ll make your colon love you. Food Activism isn’t for the faint of heart cause it always seems like one of [...]
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