Series: Roses of Color, Black & Brown Owned Business in Dena – Pasadena & Altadena, CA: Emeka Chukwurah
Emeka Chukwurah, Creative Director for Rhythms of the Village & ODG, gives insight into his inspiration and vision for the brand.
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Series: Roses of Color, Black & Brown Owned Businesses in Dena – Pasadena & Altadena, CA: Shellese Aunje
Enrique Bautista highlights Shellese Aunjè; a jewelry line specializing in women’s jewelry and apparel through intimate and custom pieces.
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Series: Roses of Color, Black & Brown Owned Businesses in Dena – Pasadena & Altadena, CA: PASADENA CLSC & LAFOI Clothing
PASADENA CLSC is a local, Black-owned brand whose goal is to amplify, pay homage to, and celebrate Pasadena’s rich history and diversity.
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Leaders of the New Cool: Interview with Community Organizers Nadia Elhawary & London Lang
Every now and then someone mentions to me that they think I am “too cool” and I never believed my own hype because I…
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Kobe Isn’t Dead – A Tribute
I grew up with my pops coming home and randomly bringing me comic books from Marvel & DC that ranged from Black Bolt of…
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Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, The Broad, Los Angeles
When Jay-Z & Beyonce rented out the Louvre Museum in Paris to shoot a music video for their joint album Everything Is Love, initially many…
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Offsides & Out of Bounds, Thoughts on Athletes and Activism: We Matter by Etan Thomas
“Shut up and dribble,” was the response of television and radio talk show host Laura Ingraham to Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James for “talking politics”…
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All Hail Empress Ri Ri!
Before we get into this article, I am going to start off by reverting back to my sweaty nerd video game playing days when…
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Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
The phrase “Black is Beautiful” is so powerful and it’s only becoming stronger as the social climate continues to intensify for the black…
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The Model Experience: THE KIDS OF THE FUTURE
“Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me that you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” “The way I see it,…
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Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, The Broad, Los Angeles
When Jay-Z & Beyonce rented out the Louvre Museum in Paris to shoot a music video for their joint album Everything Is Love, initially many…
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Desert X: Planet 98-2
Pop-up art exhibits and galleries can be a hit a or miss these days because of the over-saturation of art installations that cater more…
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