Time Warp... 2020: Almeda | Solange x Playboi Carti x The Dream #BlackHistoryMonth

Brown liquor, brown liquor 

Brown skin, brown face 

Brown leather, brown sugar 

Brown leaves, brown keys 

Brown freckles, brown face 

Black skin, black braids 

Black waves, black days 

Black baes, black things 

These are black-owned things 

Black faith still can't be washed away...

As the 2024 Black History Month comes to an end, forget all the noise.  Just take a second to embrace... and be PROUD.

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{Watch} A$AP Rocky and Rihanna Release Short Fenty Film, "Born to Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours"

She was a classy dame

but she had odd ways of showing her affection...

Power couple A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have just released a short film, Born to Steal: Yours, Mine, Ours.  This supports their Fenty Skin Lux Balm collaboration.  The sleek and discreet balm is described as Barbados Cherry-powered with instant lip hydration.  The couple's love and chemistry is undeniable... even in an ad.  

Watch below:  

Meet Beatrice Gray: Organizer of the First Co-op Grocery Store in Washington D.C #BlackHistoryMonth

via Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

In the 1960s, Beatrice Gray noticed her neighbors and residents in the Southeast (S.E) Washington D.C community lacked access to quality grocery food within their quarters.  She decided to make a change and take action.  Initially, Gray generated a food buyers' club of affordable quality fresh food for 18 months before becoming the main organizer of the first co-op grocery store in Washington D.C.

photo via Smithsonian

{Watch} Jeezy: Tiny Desk Concert

img via NPR

I've been excited for this one.  Tiny Desk' latest installment enlists no other than the Snowman himself, Jay "Jeezy" Jenkins.  He certainly has an extensive list of records to choose from for this set list.   I'm sure it was difficult, but decisions needed to be made.  Shoutout to the musicians.  They took these to a new height.  Check out the live performance after the jump!

- Standing Ovation

- Air Forces

- Bottom of the Map

- And Then What

- Go Crazy

- Everythang

{First Look} Louis Vuitton Presents their Latest Collection- Designed by Tyler, The Creator

Tyler has been my close friend and collaborator for years and we’ve always connected on music and design.  There are so many elements specific to Tyler built into these pieces and it’s been inspiring to see him hone in on his craft and collaborate with him for this Spring collection. 
-Pharrell Williams to GQ

Sprinkle some GOLF le FLEUR into Pharrell's Louis Vuitton creative state and out comes a compound of vibrant and identifiably stylish pieces.  From aviator jackets to pleated trousers, cable-knit jumpers to monogram headwear, and many many more, Tyler's first menswear collab with Louis Vuitton makes a commanding statement.  

Time Warp... 2003: Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly | Lizz Wright #BlackHistoryMonth

Cast away the chains of doubt

Have a courage to be free...

Don't cloud your eyes with other lies

See only what you want to see...

Open your eyes

you can FLY.

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APPLY NOW: Beyoncé Launches $500k Grants for Cosmetology Schools and Salons

Yesterday, following the launch of her highly anticipated hair care line, Cécred, Beyoncé announced a new financing opportunity available for the cosmetology world.  Cécred x BeyGOOD have partnered to fund $500,000 towards cosmetology school scholarships and salon business grants.  The Cécred x BeyGOOD Fund aims to celebrate the influence professional stylists have on hair health and the critical importance of advocating for the salon community.

Products officially became available worldwide on the Cécred website consisting of shampoo, conditioners, treatments, tools, accessories, and more.  The site, also, offers a hair quiz for consumers to determine which product would provide the best health care for their hair type.  

 Fostering talent, promoting professionalism, and supporting entrepreneurship within the hair industry is deeply important to us. 

Five specific cities were selected as scholarship and grant recipients for their largely diverse community of hair stylists.  Here are the details and how you can apply...

{Personal Post} PHOTOS: "New Balance Presents: Sounds of an Icon" Event

What 3 stacks say?  

DC got somethin to say.

-Dominick Adams/SOMEWHERE®  

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New Balance partnered with Hypebeast and Chela Mitchell Gallery to deliver a celebration for the craftsmanship of New Balance, within D.C, through an interactive event- 

"New Balance Presents: Sounds of an Icon"

It featured a gallery exhibition focused on Dominick "Dom" Adams of SOMEWHERE®  along with a panel discussion of D.C's style evolution between he, Ian Callender/entrepreneur- arts enthusiast, and sneaker collector- podcaster Abdul Fouzi.  It focused on what we all know, but some fail to admit, the dominancy of New Balance in its mecca Washington D.C, the rise of the 990 shoe, and importance of local entrepreneurship in preserving D.C’s identity.

  As an old classmate of mine mentioned there, "even homeless people wear new balances here".   New Balance has been a sneaker staple in Washington D.C since the 1970s... literally.  Let's dig into how the event in the capital city turned out through my lens.