Arts & Culture

“Round Zero” Opening Reception Tonight

“Round Zero” Opening Reception Tonight

Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos. Contemporary painters, Tim Okamura, Jerome Lagarrigue, Taha Clayton and Joseph Adolphe will exhibit their latest work in a boxing-themed collection titled “Round Zero”. Curated by Dexter Wimberly, the exhibit will be on display May 13–17th* at The Art Director’s Club in Manhattan.\   The exhibition also serves as the culmination(…)

James Blake

James Blake

Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos. I had the chance to see English electronic music producer/singer/songwriter, James Blake, who performed at Terminal 5 in New York last week.   Trained as a pianist and singer since the tender age of 6, Blake drew inspiration not only from classical and jazz but American R&B, noting Stevie(…)

Mater Mea Tribute

Mater Mea Tribute

Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos. “Mater Mea was born from a simple idea…that mothers come from all different walks of life. It’s a truth that one sees while strolling down countless streets, but one that is rarely reflected online. And that’s where Mater Mea comes in — this site is a celebration(…)

Fashion Line “Della” for Urban Outfitters

Fashion Line “Della” for Urban Outfitters

The fashion line Della has collaborated with Urban Outfitters to sell beautiful handcrafted pieces. I am in love with the prints and the colors! I will take one of everything please!!! You can purchase these pieces at Urban Outfitters.   Della is a fashion line handcrafted by a community in Ghana, West Africa. The passionate,(…)

Style Like U: Artist, Shantell Martin (video)

Style Like U: Artist, Shantell Martin (video)

Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos and video. “I’m from London and I have 4 blonde sisters and a blonde brother, we have a different dad. Growing up in a very white working class environment and being brown with an afro, kinda already put me on the outside, so I was able to(…)

Mengly & Ousmane

Mengly & Ousmane

Mater Mea is a incredibly breathtaking “bimonthly online magazine that celebrates the lives of high-profile women of color as they balance work and motherhood. Using stunning photographs and in-depth profiles, readers are immersed into the lives of awe-inspiring women in the most intimate settings: at home, with their children.”–Mater Mea   Mengly & Ousmane  (…)

Dessert Recipes: Queen of Quinoa

Dessert Recipes: Queen of Quinoa

Quinoa: ”a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the true grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach and tumbleweeds.” (-wikipedia)   Belonging to a class all of its own this imposter of a grain has the highest protein content of(…)

Artist: Kenturah Davis

Artist: Kenturah Davis

Click ‘Read More + Comment’ for additional photos & video. “The core of my work oscillates between portraiture and design, exploring themes related to the body, language and the formation of identity. From rendering a figure by writing a text repetitively to sewing highly individualized uniforms, my work unpacks layers of meaning embedded in how(…)

Cancer Causing Carbohydrates! (Video)

Cancer Causing Carbohydrates! (Video)

Welcome to Tim Van Orden’s Running Raw Project. In this episode: While speaking in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tim discusses the dangerous compounds that form when carbohydrates are heated at high temperatures – mainly a substance called acrylamide.   Acrylamide is a known carcinogen – meaning that it causes cancer. It is formed when the amino acid(…)