Archiving, Preserving, and Celebrating the History of Black Beauty Culture 💄Curated By Archivists + Beauty Pros🗞 Oprah Daily, InStyle, CNN & HollywoodReporter
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Throughout it's 75-year history, Johnson Publishing Company showcased makeup, hair, skincare, fashion design & style in Black culture.
NOV 7, join our founder Camille Lawrence, @RikkiByrd & @ActiveArchiving for a conversation about the rich legacy of JPC getty.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Just a few slides from this awesome and informative thread by @BLKBARCHIVE (via instagram) on the Black history of nail art 😍
#NYC join us this Thursday at @nyuniversity's @Hemisferico for an informative and empowering conversation titled "How Did We Get HAIR? Black Hair, Artistic Practice & The Performance of Citizenship"
Click the link below to register! link🔗 hemisphericinstitute.org/en/…
Happy #WorldBarbersDay !
Today we celebrate the artistry and legacy of barbering. 💇🏿💈Slide through to see some legendary male barbers that have inspired us to dream and aspire to greatness within the industry and our communities.
Have you signed up for early access to Black Beauty Archive yet? Discover the history of our beautyand gain access to hundreds of digitized primary sources! Our collections spans from 1941-present day. Visit BlackBeautyArchive.com for more info!
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Sean Paul, Lil Kim + Beenie Man at the Dutty Rock release party at the Sound Factory, c. November 2002
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The Wiz's Emerald City sequence.
400 dancers.
3 costume changes each.
Designs by Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Mary McFadden, Ralph Lauren, Halston & Norma Kamali.
22 playback speakers.
385 crew members.
4 nights of shooting.
1 piano-playing Quincy Jones (The Wiz was the beginning of Q and Michael's relationship).
Appx 10 mins.
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We don’t talk enough about these three black creatives who were behind some of the iconic looks served by Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige
This is a thread of appreciation for the ORIGINAL Glam Squad before the term even existed.
Nzingha Gumbs, Misa Hylton and,
Dionne Alexander
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I am Kellon Deryck born in Boston, Mas and this is my ART! – at Atlanta, GA
