18/01/2024
Nichole Galicia & Christina Milian in “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” (December 2003).
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17/01/2024
Madison is one of the main original characters from the ‘my scene,’ (2002-2008) digital series and toy line. my scene dolls were released as a tween-catered fashion doll under Mattel. Though they could fit Barbie’s clothes, they had their own exclusive cyber universe accessible with purchase of a doll.
The website was part of Everthinggirl.com, which featured many sites for other doll lines by Mattel such as Barbie and Polly Pocket.
Madison, the first Black my scene character prior to special edition character, Jai, introduced in the “Jammin in Jamaica” movie. Mattel released three my scene films between 2004 and 2005.
Designed to compete with popular Bratz line of the early 2000s, the my scene dolls took on similar look of slim bodies and large heads. The New York Times described their features as “exaggerated lips and bulging, makeup-caked eyes.”
At one point in 2005, competing toy company, MGA Entertainment, filed a lawsuit against Mattel for its my scene brand, alleging duplication of Bratz dolls’ multi-ethnic looks, fashions, and packaging. The suit further accused Mattel of “engaging in acts of unfair competition and intellectual property infringement intended to damage its market share, confuse consumers and trade on the company’s goodwill.”
Mattel ceased selling My Scene dolls in the US in 2008, but continued to sell the dolls internationally, until Mattel ceased production on the My Scene line as a whole in the year of 2011. The official my scene website closed in 2014.
07/12/2023
bell hooks and Tayari Jones, 1990.
Academic and author Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, most recently “An American Marriage,” winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
After completing her bachelor’s degree in English at Spelman College, she completed post-bac alongside multiple fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), , the Radcliffe Institute, .institute and United States Artists.
These institutions continue to offer financial and educational awards to burgeoning artists, writers and creative scholars. Visit their pages and continue to watch our stories for more creative resources.
07/12/2023
Fantasia Barrino photographed by Sarah A. Friedman for Vibe Magazine (Nov. 2004)
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07/12/2023
Alicia Keys, 17, in her home studio on 137th St. Harlem, NY.
29/11/2023
Corduroy, Don Freeman, 1968.
19/11/2023
sofia coppola’s home office photographed by bruce weber
23/08/2023
Beyoncé photographed by Robert Hoitink in London, England (November 2000).
20/08/2023
Minnie Riperton, 1974
20/08/2023
Serena Williams
24/03/2023
Brandy & Paolo Montalban eating McDonald’s on the set of 'Cinderella', 1997
05/03/2023
Actress and director Giovonnie Samuels was born and raised in San Diego, California. She has built a roladex of teen and youth roles across comedy and drama. Among others, she is known for playing Kirresha in Bring It On: All or Nothing, Victoria of Freedom Writers and Nia Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
31/12/2022
just plush and comfortable for 2023
31/12/2022
Davida Williams as Lizzie McGuire’s Claire Miller. 2001.
31/12/2022
Some visual inspo for 2023
30/12/2022
“Now there's a doll that can make a real difference in her life: Shani, the first black Barbie.” 1991
13/12/2022
1) Thelma of ‘Good Times’
2) Robin Givens as Darlene Merriman 1986-1991
3) Bring It On (2000)
4) Maxine Shaw of ‘Living Single’
5) Raven-Symone of ‘That’s So Raven’
6) Theresa Randle in ‘Girl 6’ (1996)
7) Marion Height-Gilbert (Diahann Carroll) in ‘A Different World’
8) Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy) in ‘A Different World’
06/12/2022
1) Lauryn Hill and Amel Larrieux on a college tour at Hampton University.
2) Jasmine’s Notebook by Nikki Grimes
3) Cover of ‘It’s Raining Laughter,’ photographed by Myles C. Pinkney
4) Screencaps of Daughters of the Dust (1991)
5) Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, 1977.
02/12/2022
As the start of Holly Jolly season approaches, hope everyone keeps spirits up and energies festive, wherever you choose to commune with loved ones and friends.
02/12/2022
FRIENDSONFILM presents “BLUE.”
- “Who is friendsonfilm without friends? Social distancing forced me to have to answer that question. It was necessary in order to grow creatively and emotionally. So, instead of exploring the identities of other people in the outside world, I tasked myself with exploring my own.”
Inspired by Pablo Picasso's blue period, Annie Lee's "Blue Monday" and the "Rokeby Venus" by Diego Velázquez. “blue." (pronounced "blue period) was originally apart of the "A Different World" exhibition at MINT Gallery in Atlanta, GA. The featuring exhibit focused on the role of vision, perception and truth pertaining to the paradigm shift of year 2020.
“Blue." chronicles the emotional cycles of human misery by visualizing scenes of repression, reflection, and depression. Over the past couple of years, the confines of my room have become my new world.
These images represent a culmination of my thoughts fueled by substance abuse, doubt and isolation brought on by social distancing.
02/12/2022
Fantasia Barrino-Taylor during her American Idol audition, 2004. At age 19, she was the youngest American Idol winner until May 23, 2007, when then 17-year-old Jordin Sparks won the title.
17/11/2022
New write by Nia-Simone Woods about watching ‘Girls’ and growing up, out on Substack now
14/11/2022
“You can make it if you try” (1967). source: Spelman College archives.
10/11/2022
Illustrations by Kadir Nelson from Debbie Allen’s 2000 children’s book, Dancing in the Wings
10/11/2022
Illustrations by Kadir Nelson from Debbie Allen’s 2000 children’s book, “Dancing in the Wings”
08/11/2022
Late-sixties and early seventies Amsterdam street style images by Dutch photographer, Eduard van der Elsken (1925-1990).
Over the course of his 40-year career, Van der Elsken took around 100,000 photographs, “collecting my kind of people.”
06/11/2022
Eve, 2001.
03/11/2022
T-Mobile Sidekick: Danger Hiptop (2002)
02/11/2022
Lil Kim by Mo Daoud, 1997.
31/10/2022
Some of our favorite costumes from this weekend
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Fantasia Barrino-Taylor during her American Idol audition, 2004. At age 19, she was the youngest American Idol winner until May 23, 2007, when then 17-year-old Jordin Sparks won the title.
“Determined, social, self-involved” come up as terms to describe the character, Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy), a fictional but foundational Black girl on TV who gave a new dynamism to the “one dimensional pretty girl” trope. In this Season 3 scene from A Different World (NBC, 1987-1993), Gilbert self-affirms the way she knows best — with her clothes. Adornment was a big theme for this character, and often became a point of strife between others on the fictional Hillman College campus, where she was widely regarded as bougie and “stuck up” for her projected exterior. We see here that for Gilbert, adornment is an armor, something leveling her through the new, overwhelming world of young adult transition. Jasmine Guy @iamjasmineguy and director and showrunner Debbie Allen have both discussed this character profile at length, and affirm that Whitley was fashioned to present a sometimes unlikeable but authentic Black girl who not enough people had seen in mass media before. Taking a cue out of Ms. Gilbert’s book today to “relax, relate, release” and not bend to the comforts of others. Wear the fur with the sunglasses. From @charactour - Personality... determined, social, and self-involved. Whitley is used to getting what she wants when she wants. She never backs down from a challenge, and she is willing to fight dirty for it. She may present a tough exterior, but the walls she builds around her heart are what keep people from seeing it.
• https://www.patreon.com/motherboomer/ MotherBoomer is a content creator documenting work about African American women, family, love, and relationships. She also writes poetry on life’s experiences and reflections. • You can support her on her Patreon.
Since this heatwave isn’t going away any time soon, here’s @xenia_lydia with helpful tips on navigating the last bit of summer with no AC in NYC. 🌬🔥
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