Pose for the camera: Ashley Sky Walker
(on the job, Ashley Sky Walker) Photographer Ashley Sky Walker is capturing moments in real time. His unique style of painting a scene with his lens is rugged and abstract. His portfolio is oozing with works used in magazines and advertisements. High fashion. Candid Shots. Runway. The Street. Fashion Week. Everything around him is used as [...]
DangerousNegro.com
Educated. Black. Men. This should not be a rarity in this day in age. We have a black president and not every young person should strive to be a ballplayer, hustler, or a rapper. Demetrius Walker, a Vanderbilt University alum and co-creator of DangerousNEGRO.com with his impressive team, is cultivating a new way to empower [...]
Yasmine: Rising to the top!
Graduating from college is one of the best accomplishments in a person’s life. After all the pomp and circumstance reality hits you like a brick and POW it is now time to get a job. With the economy still in the proverbial toilet and a job market so scarce, securing a good stimulating career while not [...]
Tomara Watkins: Lost & Found in Makeup
Tomara Watkins is a woman of many talents. A recent graduate of Howard University, she found her calling three years ago when she began to pursue her true talent of becoming a makeup artist. She started her career ”behind the counter” as a makeup artist at Macy’s for the Bobbi Brown line and also has honed her [...]
Fatima: Pen On Paper
Up and coming fashion journalist Fatima, has always been in love with the written word. Since, as long as she could remember writing has been her calling. A New Jersey native and current Pennsylvania State University student Fatima has been on a mission to become the next great writer in the publishing world. Her work [...]
Kim Maxwell: DRESS YOU UP
The life of a celebrity fashion stylist is more than just playing dress up. Atlanta-based wardrobe stylist, Kim Maxwell has made a full time career by creating sought after looks for entertainers and TV personalities. This job is NOT for the faint of heart. It’s all about having a great eye and knowing what’s going [...]
Coloring outside the lines: Tanekeya Word
Who knew a spilled bottle of nail polish on a Vogue Magazine could ignite a creative spark? Visual artist, Tanekeya Word’s collection entitled Donna Di lusso has catapulted into a successful creation of colorful vibrant work that has been showcased at art galleries nationally. Tanekya honed her skills at Howard University; found her “artistic voice” [...]
POODLE PUSHER: Not a walk in the park
Dynamic duo, Poodle Pusher is a forced to be reckoned with. Armed with a keen sense of style and an elusive artistic eye, the sisters have conceived the idea to change the world, one photo shoot at a time. Chichi and Ogo Offodile have created the company to not only pursue there interests in fashion [...]
FASHION BANANAS: “the sh*t is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S”
Every morning, most ladies wake up, open their overly stuffed closets and lament: “I have nothing to wear! ” Not Ms. Delmy, a makeup artist by day, and creator of Fashion Bananas, a site where she captures a near-daily snapshot of her clothing choices. She mixes casual staple pieces with chunky heels, graphic print legging, [...]
SELF TITLED:YOUNG FAT & FABULOUS…
In a world where the fashion elite proclaims beauty is only for the thin and markets clothing to the 0-12 size range, the average woman is a size 14! Gabi, the creator of Young Fat & Fabulous, has become a role model to many curvier girls who want to look cute and stylish in clothes [...]
Social Commentary: Good Hair by Chris Rock
27 September 2009
Chris Rock’s latest foray into film is not some fluff comedy or 90 minute stand up routine. Rock has continued to use his platform as one of the funniest men in the business to answer the age-old question: What is good hair? Prompted by his daughter’s curiosity into wondering why she did not posses this [...]
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The Cynical One
21 September 2009
Reading Michael Arceneaux’s blog, The Cynical Ones, often invokes some type of emotional party in my head. The brother can write. There has been times where I have laughed till I couldn’t laugh again, cried because he was so brutally honest, or even thought, wow does Michael live in my brain? This Howard University alum, [...]
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Tamera Darden: Observe & Report
06 August 2009
Tastemaker Tamera Darden, is taking NYC to another level. On her site, Tha Look Book, she spotlights all the hip and happening trends that have made an impact on the world of entertainment and fashion. Ms. T is a SuperWoman of sorts, by day she works at the mammonth “Big Fashion Company” and by night [...]
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Introducing Ihsan
03 August 2009
The music industry today is going through a recession of its own. Hits are cranked out in a frenetic pace, and instant-stars are cooked up faster than a cup of Ramen noodles. What happened to longevity; what happened to real stars looking for more than just the Fame? Now we get a slew of super [...]
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