You hear so often about the lack of diversity in fashion -how models of color are continually exoticized and fetishized, and there’s the cliched statement that magazine editors still seem to adhere to, that magazines with black models on the cover don’t sell as well. (That theory is eloquently disproven by Constance C.R White in […]
Afrobella of the Week – Bi Kidude, Afrobella for the Ages
July 16, 2007 by 26 Comments
Elderly women rock. I’ve always had an affinity for older ladies. I didn’t grow up around either of my grandmothers, and because of that I have always enjoyed and sought the company and wisdom of older women. It’s worth noting that age doesn’t always bring wisdom, but you can definitely learn a lot from those […]
Afrobella of the Week: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, rock n’ roll pioneer
July 2, 2007 by 17 Comments
There’s something so undeniably bad-ass about a woman wielding a guitar. There have been many, many cool Caucasian bellas who have made their mark behind the axe. To wit — click here for Outside Left’s Top 12 Hottest Female Guitarists Ever, which includes the one and only Joan Jett, Poison Ivy from The Cramps, and […]
Afrobella of the Week – Alison Stewart, Anchorbella
June 25, 2007 by 22 Comments
Afrobellas of the Week: Sweet Honey In The Rock, A capella Afrobellas
June 11, 2007 by 17 Comments
Oh, how I love Black Music Month. You’re more likely to stumble across a song or vintage music you’ve never seen on television. Also, there’s no end of amazing documentaries to be seen, sometimes on channels you might not expect. Case in point, Soul Deep, a six-part BBC series that I managed to catch on […]
When It Rains, It Pours
June 6, 2007 by 19 Comments
Afrobella of the Week: Marcia Griffiths, Queen of Reggae
June 4, 2007 by 13 Comments
