Archive for June, 2012

She may be part gypsy, part Negress, part accessory lover but she’s all New Yorker. I asked her for a photo and she dropped everything on the ground almost immediately. It was funny! Maybe I should be doing video as well as part of this series…. Check here to view more of my NYC Analog Street […]

I was on my way to a show in NYC when I spotted her. I said “hot shades.” She repeatedly shouted back. “Resurrection! Resurrection! Resurrection!” She was quite excited and animated. Later that day, I learned that she was actually referring to Korean designer Ju Young Lee’s Resurrection line of fashion accessories. I’m slow but that’s […]

“My brothers & sisters. Black, the original man. They say that black is back, but when did it leave. It never left. Its always been there. Be Black. Be Strong. Be free. For you are, the Black man.” Nick Holder – Black Man ~ 2008 Detroit is one of America’s largest city but more often […]

Thembi has been my boo for 50-11 internet years! She makes me laugh, she she’s made me cry while laughing, she is an education inspiration, and card carrying member of the Educated Negro Elite. Just Google her name & do her resume. We had brunch a few weeks ago & I didn’t want it to […]

I’ve been back from Los Angeles for 7 days now, yet the city remains on my mind. I can’t shake it. I guess I’m infected with the idea of living in a progressive city where there are palm trees, hacienda style homes and plenty of opportunity for creative minds such as mine. I’m dreaming. The lonely […]

One of the highlights from my recent trip to Los Angeles was getting to meet my long time online friend and cousin in my head Liz Dwyer aKa Los Angelista. Liz and I have been connected since Katrina or maybe a little after when I stumbled upon her blog and fell in love with her […]