I seriously got sucked into Kwesi’s photography blog for a good half hour. Most of his subjects are natural and the way he captures them is pretty amazing. Photo Credit: Kwesi Abbensetts Kwesi has photographed model Nikia Phoenix, who appears frequently on this blog. And he photographed the Boxing Kitten Resort 2010 Lookbook that included [...]
Dawn Okoro’s art has generated a lot of buzz among black women, naturals in particular, for her beautiful portrayal of them. Dawn has presented her work in London, New York and Chicago and her celebrity clients include Erykah Badu. Where you from? D: I was born and raised in Texas. After living in Austin on [...]
Tennille McMillan is the Brooklyn designer behind the naKIMuli line. Tennille rocking some of her designs… Where you from? Where you reppin? T: I am repping the best boro of NYC, which is Brooklyn. In your own words, describe what you do. T: I design funky clothing for women brave enough to wear it. What [...]
Angela Plumer is a London-based hair artist whose work has been featured on TV, film and in hair shows. Thanks Chai for submitting this! Originally spotted on Black Nerds Network. Check out Angela’s GALLERY for more amazing photos. Stunning! document.getElementById(“post-9563-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet This Post
Photo Credit: JUCO Photo Credit: JUCO Photo Credit: JUCO Photo Credit: JUCO The photoshoot you did with JUCO (see photos above) inspired a lot of people in the black beauty world, particularly among natural women. What is the story behind that shoot? N: One day my agent called saying that I’d just booked a shoot [...]
February is Black History Month. To celebrate, I’ve put together a tribute to Black women who rock – or have rocked – this world of ours. The Nguzo Saba admonish us to “define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves” (kujichagulia) and to “do always as much as we can, in the [...]
The Flickr album “Do you have an afro?”, which features UK men and women with huge fros posing against a white backdrop, has been getting MAJOR buzz on the Web. I caught up with the man behind the project, UK photographer Errol, to learn about what inspired him and to get a closer look at [...]
Where are you from? C: I am originally from Daytona Beach, Florida but currently live in Berlin, Germany. My first job is always as a singer/songwriter, but to pay the bills in the meantime I’m a nanny, for two families here in the city, one really great the other not so great Why did you [...]
Where are you from? WRM: I’m originally from Houston, Texas but I currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia. What is your book, Asleep, about? WRM: ASLEEP tells the story of Adisa, an African American teen natural haired girl, who doesn’t know her boyfriend, Micah, can fly. His special ability is revealed when he flies to her [...]
She handles the business as a haircare expert on BGLH, but J has an interesting former life you probably didn’t know about. Read on… Leila: As I understand it, you had an undergrad degree from an Ivy League University (Cornell University) and a Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) when you decided to go into [...]
