American playwright, and poet Ntozake Shange Perhaps best known for her first play, “Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow Is Enuf” which was later turned into a feature film by Tyler Perry, Ntozake Shange, is a playwright, poet and is a self proclaimed feminist. Colored Girls first gained notoriety in 1974 as an electrifying […]
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In honor of World Poetry Day, we’re honored to share with you the poem, “Challenge Me,” written poetically by Theodore Mosley. We find it fitting to publish “Challenge Me” in honor of Women’s History Month and feature a photo of a woman who creatively and uniquely challenges herself artistically through movement. In the photograph taken by Ashley Walker, Fatima
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Every spring I drive along the 5 freeway passing by the beautiful flower fields in Carlsbad, CA, And, every year I tell myself I’m going to stop. Well, this year I decided to just do it. It’s kinda sad that I’ve lived in southern California for umpteen years and this is my first visit. You know
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Social media postings of adorable children slaying Halloween costumes, had us feeling some kind of way- melted our hearts, killin’ us with cuteness. Check out images below of a Halloween photo shoot in Houston, courtesy of Christine Meeker, Meeker Pictures. Aww, so much cuteness is soooo sweet!
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The NAMM Foundation has announced nominees for its 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the categories of Outstanding Technical and Creative Achievement. Stand-up comedian and actor Sinbad will return for his third straight year as host. The NAMM TEC Awards are bestowed annually in celebration of the pro audio community by recognizing the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind today’s sound
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The Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and culture officially opens to the public Saturday, September 24, 2016. In an interview this morning, one day before it opens on CBS Morning News, Winfrey said, “It is moving and profound.” “I’m actually a dancing emoji today, a dancing emoji. I’m sooo happy!” Winfrey shouted, dancing in front of the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opens on September 24. Leading up to the Sept. 24 opening of the historic museum, Smithsonian magazine’s September issue, does a powerful job of examining, as per the issues’s title, what it means to be “Black in America.” The historic issue, comes with one of four different
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Following the likes of Ava Duvernay and Misty Copeland, Miss Gabby Douglas now has a Barbie of her own as well! The doll is a part of Barbie’s Shero doll campaign, geared toward empowering young girls by showcasing and honoring real life women who have accomplished extraordinary achievements. In an interview via Barbie’s
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I legitimately want to be on Travel Noire. No seriously, I do – I’ve even made it a point to tell all of my friends that all of my pictures should be taken a certain way, with me looking off dramatically in the distance, me frolicking in a field of artsy looking flowers, wearing a
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On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, the cast and creatives of ABC’s Scandal were honored at The Paley Center for Media’s 33rd Annual PaleyFest Los Angeles. Before heading off the greet fan’s at the panel discussion, the cast walked the red carpet.
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