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Amazing Grace

February 23, 2010 No Comments

Tweet When you think of the word androgynous, perhaps your mind harks back to Amber Rose, or even Omahyra Mota, but Grace Jones was the originator. A musical pioneer in the New Wave/disco genre, Grace Jones was a force to be reckoned with in the 1970s, creating three albums — Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and ...

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Chris Rock's "Good Hair" unbeweavable

January 21, 2009 1 Comment

Tweet Comedian Chris Rock said he was apprehensive about bringing his documentary about the black hair experience to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week. “Because I think this is the blackest movie ever made,” said Rock, a producer and co-writer on the film. “So I was kind of scared to come to Utah, ...

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What if Afrocentricity Came Back?

October 21, 2008 21 Comments

Tweet It would be surprisingly simple: In mid-2009, If Barack or Michelle Obama as the First Couple chose to discard his tightly-cropped fade and she ditched the permed coif and went au naturale, would the world follow? Would the top celebrities – what if Beyonce rocked a ‘fro? – Rihanna, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Bono, Sting ...

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