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Why Blame Vogue- A GLobal Double Standard?

Why Blame Vogue- A GLobal Double Standard?

I was just reading a post on Jezebel.com about how Vogue constantly uses White models on the covers of their International editions in countries that are not predominately White, i.e. Turkey, China, India etc. All I can say to that is why blame Vogue? It seems Vogue is basically giving these nations what they serve [...]

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VOGUE Italia introduces Vogue Black & Vogue Curvy

VOGUE Italia introduces  Vogue Black & Vogue Curvy

As I praise Vogue Italia’s launch of the Vogue Black & Vogue Curvy websites as a step in the right direction, I also SMH that the global fashion industry still just doesn’t get it. We are not looking for Jim Crowe Days of “Separate but Equal”, but rather a time in our global society that [...]

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African football: It’s More Than Just A Game: Kehinde Wiley Puts Football on Canvas with Puma!

African football: It’s More Than Just A Game: Kehinde Wiley Puts Football on Canvas with Puma!

Puma,the trend setting athletic footwear brand, continues to think out of the box while setting the trends for all to follow. In celebration of the upcoming World Cup, to be held on African soil for the first time in world cup history, Puma has commissioned world renown contemporary portraitist, Kehinde Wiley, to create four portraits [...]

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Shirley Chisolm: Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition

Shirley Chisolm: Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition

“I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself.”
Today is the [...]

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Africa/Africans on The Rise! Marie NDiaye, the first black woman to win the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize.

Africa/Africans on The Rise! Marie NDiaye, the first black woman to win the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize.

It seems Africans are defying centuries of global stereotypes by making individual strides that will re-write history books for the future generations of African descendants globally. All eyes are on Africa throughout the world with many heads shaking & saying “Wow I didn’t know”. Africans have come to the realization that in order to [...]

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Miles Regis

Miles Regis

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Name: Miles Regis
Current Global Location: Los Angeles
I rep for: Trinidad
My Global Fusion: Artist
Down with: http://www.milesregis.com

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Brooklynite Gallery – Hope McGrath

Brooklynite Gallery – Hope McGrath

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Name: Hope McGrath
Current Global Location: Brooklynite Gallery, Bedford-Styuvesant Brooklyn, New York
I rep for: Africa (Burundi), Italy & Germany
My Global Fusion: A former fashion producer & publicist, I now co-own an art gallery with my husband Rae.  I have a strong passion for fashion, art and all true artists.  I love being surrounded [...]

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Frolab- Jewell Green

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Name: Jewell Green
Current Global Location: Los Angeles
I rep for: DC/NC/ATL/MIA/(& SO.CAL- LA!)
My Global Fusion: graphics / photos / screenprinting / the frolaboration of them all
Personal stats: favorite color is green, just turned 30, only child, 1 dimple is in fact deeper than the other
Down with: co-founder of Frolab.com – Pick Fros Not [...]

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SUEWORKS

SUEWORKS

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Name: SUEWORKS
Current Global Location: West New York, NJ
I rep for: I’m a Mexican American Born In Queens New York, raised in Harlem, residing in New Jersey
My Global Fusion: Graphic Designer/Artist.

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