Friday, June 15, 2007

America the (Not-So) Beautiful: Model, Gerren Taylor Speaks On The Ugly Side of Fashion

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As few as two years ago, you couldn't miss Gerren Taylor. Dubbed "Baby Naomi" because of her striking resemblance to the catwa...
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Friday, June 01, 2007

Jill Scott and Nzingha Stewart take on 'Hate'

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From The Cocoa Lounge Trailblazing music video director, Nzingha Stewart , has been tapped to direct Jill Scott's latest video for th...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Black Model Museum [#003]: The Beauty Dynasty

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From The Cocoa Lounge Three generations of fashion industry giants. In one historic snapshot, circa 2001, Vanity Fair Photographer Annie Lei...
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Saturday, May 26, 2007

Isn't She 'Lovely?' Brand New Amel Larrieux

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From The Cocoa Lounge (Amel Larrieux releases Lovely Standards .) In certain circles, the name Amel Larrieux is either followed or preceded...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Fresh Face [#013]: Regine Nehy and Serena Reeder

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From The Cocoa Lounge Regine Nehy and Serena Reeder both made splashes earlier this year in the Sundance -premiered Weapons, a tale about...
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Saturday, May 19, 2007

Saturday Soul: The Clark Sisters '82

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From The Cocoa Lounge Performing Is My Living in Vain in the Bay Area circa 1982, here are the amazing Clark Sisters in their youth. 25 ye...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Mara Brock Akil gets the Green Light

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(Mara Brock Akil) At a time when television shows are lucky to last a season, Mara Brock Akil has struck gold not once but twice. Both her C...
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Gotta Love Those Jacksons!

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Though scandal has plagued the Jackson clan over the last few years, it's clips like this (from their 1970s variety show) that explain ...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Hitting High Notes: Rhianna and Ciara

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From The Cocoa Lounge The next R&B supergroup ? Nope. It's just singers Rhianna and Ciara backstage at MTV's TRL. There are many...
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Saturday, May 05, 2007

Trapped in The Folds: The Problem with Today's Magazine Covers

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(Model, Chanel Iman , on the Cover fold of Vogue) American Vogue's recent "The Worlds Next Top Models" cover got us thinking...
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Saturday, April 21, 2007

Saturday Soul: Stephanie McKay

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From The Cocoa Lounge If the arts were a sport, Stephanie McKay would be something like a heptathlete. The Bronx native studied dance at th...
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Saturday, April 14, 2007

Don't Worry, Be Nappy!

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From The Cocoa Lounge We were going to try to let the storm of the whole Don Imus controversy blow by without getting our hair mussed, but...
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