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We cover art, design, tech, literature, and music. Presented by For Harriet\n"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/-\/photography?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=8"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/search\/label\/photography"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/-\/photography\/-\/photography?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=9\u0026max-results=8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"10"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"8"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-3914201566997657710"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-03T21:27:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-03T21:28:41.454-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photo series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"superheroes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This Photo Series Imagines Four Black Women as a Bad Ass Group of Superheroes"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6sCu4QMaqak\/Vjj8eaVs_BI\/AAAAAAAAEbw\/gD2aVZVzI7E\/s1600\/21997933583_a4a07c4edd_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELifestyle blogger \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/findingpaola.com\/\"\u003EPaola Mathé\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E recently imagined a group of incredible. strong and fashionable superheroes. Unlike typical superheroes, this squad would display the strength of black woman in today’s world and\u0026nbsp;fight injustice and crime against women. To execute her vision, Paola enlisted the help of her friends \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mamacax.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECacsmy\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tolode.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKristia\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nicholewashington.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENichole\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who she describes as  \"inspiring bad ass dream catchers.\" The group of women met up at NYC's Hudson Yards subway station dressed in  leggings, body suits, fringe gloves, and harnesses, ready to conquer the world.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dKa0MmOckE4\/Vjj8eZBfjmI\/AAAAAAAAEb4\/6VZOxRPewk8\/s1600\/21997890223_4ee705981a_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EThe mission of this new squad of super heroes is as follows:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EWe fight for those who are told their tears don’t matter. Where the police hurt more than serve, and eating establishments are built just to shorten the lives of the community. We fight for the strong who have been stripped of their powers. We fight for the invisible.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Nux3Ez-bgw8\/Vjj8eZnL4qI\/AAAAAAAAEb0\/efYxQ-gDyZQ\/s1600\/21997914683_186956b83a_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe spoke to\u0026nbsp;Paola Mathé about her vision and inspiration for this amazing project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFor Harriet: What inspired the project?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EPaola Mathé: Everything that inspires my latest projects start with the question, \"What if....\" And this was no different. I was in the shower, daydreaming as usually, and I start imagining things. Real things, fictitious things. Sad and happy things. That day, my \"what if\" happened to be \"what if there was a super hero squad where all of the heroes happened to be bald black women who fought injustice and crimes against women who are invisible in society?\" I know long \"what if!\" But that's exactly what happened.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7LtHfrsdXYY\/Vjj8fGrg5rI\/AAAAAAAAEcU\/jtDJfk_wDqA\/s1600\/22431165380_3e61f06d3d_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat's the significance of imagining Black women as super heroes?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EIt's important to me. Having a unified group means we can make things happen together. We can save the world. Our world. We're not just an afterthought, we are the story. We have story too. And we save lives too. We don't always need to be rescued. I felt powerful just walking around the women who surrounded me that night. However, I had no idea our photos would have such an impact. I did it because I wanted to see it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-trfI217jC7Q\/Vjj8fJ_tnWI\/AAAAAAAAEcI\/6NGMfk-rJ8g\/s1600\/22605521212_53aee80a3e_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI'm struck by how empty your locations are. How did you pull that off?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EWe chose a new train station at a time where foot traffic is not so high. Also there were people there staring at us and taking photographs, but they kept a distance. They were cheering us on! It turns out everyone was happy to see us. No matter the race or the age. I loved how the older women reacted. It was beautiful.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tnPcDpctqAg\/Vjj8fbxbJYI\/AAAAAAAAEcM\/F8_ubx9dexg\/s1600\/22605533572_0cf9c6d2ac_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EI thought it was very cool that you included a woman with a disability. Why was it important to to do that?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, Cacsmy? She's often included in all of my projects. I don't see disability when I see her. I see a world of potentials. I see power and strength. She inspires me daily, that's no exaggeration. There's just something about her presence, story, and sense of humor that I feel like the world should know about. She's beautiful, confident, and even with her prosthetic leg, she can't be stopped. She travels the world alone and brings her magic with her wherever she goes. I met her when I hosted a pop up shop downtown in Manhattan. I didn't notice her leg at first, I noticed her beauty. She showed up alone to a popup shop to purchase a headwrap, and I decided to keep in touch with her. She was later featured as \"The Face of Fanm Djanm\" for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fanmdjanm.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFanm Djanm\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a lifestyle brand I created that celebrates strong women everywhere through African inspired headwraps. Cacsmy's role in my super hero should show that her disability does not hold her back, but makes her stronger. She is a super hero in my eyes, and that's why she's there. That's why all of these women are there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ECheck out the photos shot by Aaron of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/underground_nyc\/\"\u003ENYC_Underground\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ebelow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9_ZAwEW45cU\/Vjj8fz8zRkI\/AAAAAAAAEck\/eC5I6vUwRKY\/s1600\/22605548002_1b8e70812c_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8w1T5EbIR8E\/Vjj8f4YZPjI\/AAAAAAAAEcc\/4MxNLyzQRX0\/s1600\/22619029875_26fcdd85fc_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-31NLhWVk8NM\/Vjj8gOJio-I\/AAAAAAAAEco\/goKq3nlA0ds\/s1600\/22619044985_c9dbb624d1_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8DLJTacpX7w\/Vjj8gWHju0I\/AAAAAAAAEcs\/XvENNk-ueC8\/s1600\/22619052515_b735094d90_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2nGcEcRFeS4\/Vjj8gmvEMrI\/AAAAAAAAEdE\/DBcobVp9Nag\/s1600\/22619067265_8e514191c3_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5_EgGxtYexM\/Vjj8g8kKyOI\/AAAAAAAAEcw\/Jf3QX14Hbxw\/s1600\/22619090225_680de750ef_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tsrfffH7zg8\/Vjj8hCsr-1I\/AAAAAAAAEc4\/9R5-72rHo4Y\/s1600\/22630278791_ff38dd3e8b_b.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EPhotos: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/underground_nyc\/\"\u003EUnderground NYC\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/3914201566997657710\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/this-photo-series-imagines-four-black.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/3914201566997657710"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/3914201566997657710"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/this-photo-series-imagines-four-black.html","title":"This Photo Series Imagines Four Black Women as a Bad Ass Group of Superheroes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6sCu4QMaqak\/Vjj8eaVs_BI\/AAAAAAAAEbw\/gD2aVZVzI7E\/s72-c\/21997933583_a4a07c4edd_b.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-6111420772067348689"},"published":{"$t":"2015-10-27T11:05:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-03T07:59:17.681-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Women"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photo series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photographs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sisterhood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This Stunning Photo Series Brings Black Women Together to Represent Sisterly Support"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-z7Wu5Gf_46w\/Vh6ZXm1sLNI\/AAAAAAAAETU\/T3YZ3Z729ys\/s1600\/pw1Nwn2RyEhxPIii8KWghX3FOVuwRDuAVHPIle_p-7s%252CF9iNLSLdD0RMCh1QK0KcA9Vv7AfB1-4cV_a6ztyQQ_U%252COXxUp0faqLRScLl7LN_SU4Uoh3ItSKgLZnteej5z1gg%252CMUzi9nnDfkLgLupAskrPRg5HDMEQPHA4waL8PIv5jbs.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EBlack women are degraded at every turn. We're just beginning to be treated with sensitivity and nuance in popular media. With Black-women led vehicles like \u003Ci\u003EBeing Mary Jane\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EHow to Get Away with Murder,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;the mainstream gets a glimpse of our complexity.\u0026nbsp;Still, we fight damaging depictions that reflect centuries of misrepresentation every day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhoto projects like the The New Stereotype: QUEEN Edition combat the falsehoods circulated about Black womanhood in more ways than one. Shot by Brooklyn-based With Creative Direction from Marquelle Turner-Gilchrist (@marquelleturner) and photographed by Shola Bashorun (@aqut) women from diverse backgrounds and with varied career interests stand together.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\"There's this weird notion that women don't support each other,\" Rebekah Gordon, a law student and one of the women filmed, told us. \"Specifically that black women work hard to keep each other down and are competitive especially in the professional world--and this project shows that that is not at all true.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe participants saw in the project a goal beyond a beautiful set of images. This was a means of reclaiming power.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"We are defining the narrative,\" Bree Wijnaar, blogger at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thetallsociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Tall Society\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, said. \"We are telling the story and we are sharing inspiring imagery. We shine a positive light on the wonderful diversity amongst black women.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd that self-definition is not only for the benefit of those who will view the photos. Rebekah felt empowered by the experience. \"Is it weird for me to say I feel like an icon?,\" she said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;We all need to be reminded of our brilliance. Ultimately, this is a project for Black women.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\"I hope they see the the strength, wisdom, triumphs, determination that the women represented in this project have,\" Kelly Louis-Pierre, a marketing and digital strategy consultant, said. \"And I hope others [black women] see and acknowledge that within themselves.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6e6CdRbBpd4\/Vh6ZdZCiCgI\/AAAAAAAAETc\/Bx1do--zvnI\/s1600\/B3h9iQsPcAuS9gPcl2c2hSnSxffKYCph0nQq5T1AxGA%252CM1TeQOgO5zO7irAcX7hWtSSzjv-FHnqOdc7Q6Un297Y%252CsPy2_E4IjxiHHU_ubyY1oKsqFlL8-87IdsDau9crzxA.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7NxFvxx92cM\/Vh6ZhBvYX5I\/AAAAAAAAEUM\/PoAIF99dW9I\/s1600\/x5sTPZWnl0UaiZUihXG-o3vQxhe-QA-5ahiLG4Cs_kM%252C00PbyAz-1eopATIh1TkFKiOb2y9oqdd4G6evbW59MnI%252CZeNcxOZnh6wAZXrJaJONy4VSR9k0kuspf50tRFlnJjU.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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We must be skinny, fair-skinned, glamorous with expensive cars and great jobs to be considered beautiful. As we are growing up, we see in the media the same exact ideal constantly and persistently pushed into the faces and brains of not only our children, but also the women who are elected to build our communities and nurture our future generations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow do we expect to teach our daughters about real beauty if we are struggling with our own acceptance of what our beauty is and where our beauty lies? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've witnessed friends and family members suffer through depression because of this beauty ideal, one they couldn't reach. Some have contemplated suicide, including myself. I remember staring at a knife, ready to cut myself, ready to slice away the self-hate because I didn't think I was pretty enough. I didn't have long nice hair or amazing skin. I didn't have a \"Ken\" to fulfill me as a woman. However, in that moment, I was able to remind myself that there will never be another me. I am unique. I am special. I am great. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- For Harriet Sidebar #1 --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"4674111539\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter a special encounter with a young lady whose mother flew her from Chicago for a birthday session, I devoted the \"We Are Queens\" project to little girls and women like her: women who are trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in. We Are Queens is an ongoing photo series and movement, in collaboration with other creatives, that aims to destroy the media's constant portrayal of narrow beauty ideals, as they corrupt the minds and self-esteem of our young women and girls who walk through life searching for approval. The purpose of this series is to inform, inspire, and motivate our women (both young and old) to understand their value as human beings and to be a positive catalyst in their communities. Our women are just as important as our men, and their value to society must be acknowledged. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegardless of the path each of us takes, we are still ROYALTY. So when you feel down, alone, and misunderstood, remember that you are a QUEEN. You will fall sometimes and things will get rocky, but never lose your sense of self or your crown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECheck out some of the images from \"We Are Queens\" below.\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rSj8vij7Oak\/VbgiHQf_YiI\/AAAAAAAADoM\/54E97ydxbn4\/s1600\/Jezra-2.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rSj8vij7Oak\/VbgiHQf_YiI\/AAAAAAAADoM\/54E97ydxbn4\/s1600\/Jezra-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-v5X_S1QRfvY\/VbgiGbQU6zI\/AAAAAAAADoE\/j3NVn1i66P0\/s1600\/Jezra_3-2.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-v5X_S1QRfvY\/VbgiGbQU6zI\/AAAAAAAADoE\/j3NVn1i66P0\/s1600\/Jezra_3-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Aj38LPg1-8\/VbgiH2Sh39I\/AAAAAAAADoQ\/sVLl0eeSzD4\/s1600\/Shanieka-1.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7Aj38LPg1-8\/VbgiH2Sh39I\/AAAAAAAADoQ\/sVLl0eeSzD4\/s1600\/Shanieka-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oeKxMPoeayg\/VbgiJYB7vtI\/AAAAAAAADoc\/3yzCKk8j-OM\/s1600\/Shanieka-2.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oeKxMPoeayg\/VbgiJYB7vtI\/AAAAAAAADoc\/3yzCKk8j-OM\/s1600\/Shanieka-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OlfXqX62peY\/VbgiKWrIrMI\/AAAAAAAADok\/AtjghDnxjcQ\/s1600\/Shanieka_Gold-1.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OlfXqX62peY\/VbgiKWrIrMI\/AAAAAAAADok\/AtjghDnxjcQ\/s1600\/Shanieka_Gold-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RuvHijS4uVk\/VbgiKbiyNMI\/AAAAAAAADoo\/adk7W1gnNn4\/s1600\/Shanieka_Gold-2.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RuvHijS4uVk\/VbgiKbiyNMI\/AAAAAAAADoo\/adk7W1gnNn4\/s1600\/Shanieka_Gold-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SpWNqOxhX-A\/VbgiMxuPDkI\/AAAAAAAADo8\/1CfbG00mzrY\/s1600\/Tehetina-1.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SpWNqOxhX-A\/VbgiMxuPDkI\/AAAAAAAADo8\/1CfbG00mzrY\/s1600\/Tehetina-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bURVsRlQ-Qs\/VbgiNQYQ6nI\/AAAAAAAADpE\/pMP0rH14Jls\/s1600\/Tehetina-2.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bURVsRlQ-Qs\/VbgiNQYQ6nI\/AAAAAAAADpE\/pMP0rH14Jls\/s1600\/Tehetina-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jwo9A8Y-akQ\/VbgiNWY5B0I\/AAAAAAAADpA\/f2CpDTWf0R8\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-1.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jwo9A8Y-akQ\/VbgiNWY5B0I\/AAAAAAAADpA\/f2CpDTWf0R8\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FCn8HnGOk6Y\/VbgiOOnAKOI\/AAAAAAAADpM\/Ra4y3GmwgKQ\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-2.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FCn8HnGOk6Y\/VbgiOOnAKOI\/AAAAAAAADpM\/Ra4y3GmwgKQ\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujKl6xp9nOk\/VbgiPxwvd-I\/AAAAAAAADpc\/fD-_iOQvi1o\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-3.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujKl6xp9nOk\/VbgiPxwvd-I\/AAAAAAAADpc\/fD-_iOQvi1o\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-3.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wG0RrjKNfCc\/VbgiQXLRPyI\/AAAAAAAADpg\/xZslxnYBXf4\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-4.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wG0RrjKNfCc\/VbgiQXLRPyI\/AAAAAAAADpg\/xZslxnYBXf4\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-4.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hHFThshoDYc\/VbgiRnzlLCI\/AAAAAAAADps\/qPBcok5H3L4\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-5.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hHFThshoDYc\/VbgiRnzlLCI\/AAAAAAAADps\/qPBcok5H3L4\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-5.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d324_Wb-AeI\/VbgiSjlMjeI\/AAAAAAAADp0\/rp9rodmf8J8\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-d324_Wb-AeI\/VbgiSjlMjeI\/AAAAAAAADp0\/rp9rodmf8J8\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-6.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rc7ZU1UE9dg\/VbgiSQ8rnoI\/AAAAAAAADp4\/_IYr6IG1IDs\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-7.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-rc7ZU1UE9dg\/VbgiSQ8rnoI\/AAAAAAAADp4\/_IYr6IG1IDs\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-7.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fsm9Ik0I_1g\/VbgiTZXyG-I\/AAAAAAAADqA\/kszaaZwXs_s\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-8.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fsm9Ik0I_1g\/VbgiTZXyG-I\/AAAAAAAADqA\/kszaaZwXs_s\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-8.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZzAiPp7TZPU\/VbgiUxzZTuI\/AAAAAAAADqQ\/1QpX4usEhcI\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-9.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZzAiPp7TZPU\/VbgiUxzZTuI\/AAAAAAAADqQ\/1QpX4usEhcI\/s1600\/WeAreQueens-9.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-o31o8udZkB4\/VbgiVPZo1qI\/AAAAAAAADqM\/3pYjxPflraE\/s1600\/WeAreQueens_DAGIMAGES17.JPG\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-o31o8udZkB4\/VbgiVPZo1qI\/AAAAAAAADqM\/3pYjxPflraE\/s1600\/WeAreQueens_DAGIMAGES17.JPG\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhotos: Debbie-Jean Lemonte\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDebbie-Jean Lemonte is a NY-based photographer. She aims to use photography as a therapeutic avenue, as well as to inspire others. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/4232511248891385362\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/photo-series-we-are-queens-reminds-us.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4232511248891385362"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4232511248891385362"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/photo-series-we-are-queens-reminds-us.html","title":"Photo Series \"We Are Queens\" Reminds Us of Black Women's Inherent Royalty"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FCn8HnGOk6Y\/VbgiOOnAKOI\/AAAAAAAADpY\/9uEfN7zjUE4\/s72-c\/WeAreQueens-2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-5598332979800442586"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-08T09:46:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-10-30T16:52:59.221-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beyond Classically Beautiful"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"black beauty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Women"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"celebrations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photo series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Beyond Classically Beautiful: A Photo Series Celebrating Black Women's Flawlessness"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YtaX_zl7A3o\/VZtI879BTxI\/AAAAAAAADZw\/9v59GF5Q_4w\/s1600\/beyond%2Bclassically%2Bbeautiful.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eby Abi Ishola\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf I told my 13-year-old self that one day I would launch a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scriptsandsightings.com\/2014\/12\/beyond-classically-beautiful-a-photo-story\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ephoto project and campaign\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E that celebrates the diverse beauty of Black women, that young woman wouldn’t believe it. During my adolescence, beauty was a sensitive topic for me. The stain that colorism often leaves on many young Black girls had taken a toll on my self-esteem by then. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI remember looking in the mirror and recognizing my beauty, but not having the courage to fully embrace it because of society’s narrow standards. However, the more I invest into \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scriptsandsightings.com\/2014\/12\/beyond-classically-beautiful-a-photo-story\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBeyond Classically Beautiful\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a beauty project I launched after years of learning self-acceptance, the more I fully understand that our pain is indeed our power, our teacher, and our liberator.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHaving the ability to push through hardship and pain is the reason I love and admire Black women. We are dynamic, strong, and resilient. Time and again we rise above all the jabs that mainstream media throws our way, and the idea that our place within society is at the bottom.  All of this we’ve done by using our pain to propel us beyond the boundaries that are set before us. Our trials continue to manifest into our greatest triumphs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“The Power Behind Our Pain” inadvertently became the concept for this installment of Beyond Classically Beautiful. The models in the series come from diverse backgrounds, yet they share one thing: They’ve mastered the idea of using their past struggles to enhance their lives and inspire others—through their participation in this project and in their life’s work.  For example, take Pamela Nanton. She’s the founder of \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/plyapparel.com\/\"\u003EPLY Apparel\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/b\u003E a high-end line of plus-sized clothing. As a ten-year breast cancer survivor, she’s made it a point to use her brand and designs to raise proceeds for breast cancer awareness.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKela Walker, a TV reporter and fashion blogger, recognizes the difficulties women of color face as we are bombarded with images in the media that don’t reflect us. Through her fashion blog she inspires women to look their best and embrace themselves as they are.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor this series I teamed up with the same amazing crew: Kunle Ayodeji handled the amazing photography, Yetty Bames beautified our models to perfection, and Duane Ferguson worked his magic behind the video camera to capture a behind-the-scenes look at our photo shoot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe have also introduced a new \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/235726166\/new-womens-beyond-classically-beautiful?ref=shop_home_active_1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBeyond Classically Beautiful T-shirt\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/235725862\/womens-be-classic-t-shirt-foil-gold-and?ref=listing-shop-header-1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Etwo others\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E with the message, \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/235725390\/womens-be-classic-t-shirt-red?ref=listing-shop-header-2\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBe Classic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\"(You can visit our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/beyondclassicbeauty\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEtsy shop\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to purchase one.  The earnings are used to produce the Beyond Classically Beautiful photo stories.)  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Be Classic” is the message nestled within Beyond Classically Beautiful. It is my hope that this message will encourage women of color to continue to use their light to redefine what it means to be a classic beauty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERead the full photo story, featuring our awesome models, below. And check out our behind the scenes video. We encourage you to leave comments and feedback on the Beyond Classically Beautiful movement and feel free to share your own personal stories.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can be part of the Beyond Classically Beautiful Movement by following us on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/BeyondClassicallyBeautiful\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInstagram\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BeClassicBeauty\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwitter\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeyondClassicallyBeautiful\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFacebook\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EKela\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/chORZIJh3K5qOcsLTFsKblg05LNXBOTMCXHijC7raKLOV6foBuKMJFMGLM99JMibS3oROfsP4AnrDv8hHUTNMxHkZFzaoWY70NLVG1Wb6zVjFlfebQVmXzFBViisc4UFgdVSHUq33XhhcA6Q\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I think I consider myself as “flawsome.” I have flaws and they’re awesome and they are what make me, me.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EPamela\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/O8oUOBZI7q8yiEkbySTCiWNmGs5S_z8IDY_p7jiNpAjbKCkW9lE7ac4hdO8buH8YFjwvIsYkJ4gNiNsUfeMiyd5yQ_nIJ-dUcDQO_SqLJ1VqbDBui45YtjTGiAfjcaNfQQtKLgb8Kipj_gKL\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E “Having breast cancer made me question my beauty after I lost my hair. I was a model for many years and a designer all my life. I did not feel pretty and was very sad and depressed. I knew that God had a plan for me. I knew I was special enough to handle it.  I knew I was going through my new normal.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EMercedes\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-vIqSVxVGkSKeaOFFSUmWXnvoHIbB86YzVbc16xLS6oKaNWpC66LMGJbUKKMfj9OPke_aIDi8ZenJQa2rMqhcRp1OpqEMk0hfBErZDLD8XVxzOcueIy3njMySnzrxnxhQ_PAkk92GEi4BJCN\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I remember a night when I was very young, I prayed to look differently.  I wanted my skin lighter.  I was sure my hair could do cooler things.  Why was I so skinny?  Would I ever grow breasts?  I came to my senses and realized that there wasn’t much I could do about my appearance.  I could grow up wanting something else and hating myself or I could choose to grow up and love what life and my body did for me.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EGeneva\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/4zc6ufIxB2cmtKMBXB45OCS5kbS8XszRnvtLU3UaKujynL1g0vgEpAfVZFLvjzq9nqHk9rU0sP9f_mZa4zvRtHhb3NRMffXpUMTOoGjriHuccIRQMEvuXGYrKwO9v3YOO6eSSsoUh7GcbpTo\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Growing up, I was always the biggest girl in the class, so I blossomed a lot earlier than all of the other girls. I was always the last girl in line when we were in size order and my boobs were a little bigger than most. When I was younger, they teased me about it. They called me big foot and doofy. But as I got older I realized that I got blessed a lot sooner than most. I was insecure about it but now I feel a lot more secure about my body and I love the way I’m shaped. I’m a little curvy, but I’m okay with that. Overall, I’m happier. I know I’m beautiful and I tell myself that more often now than I did before because I define my beauty.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EEzi\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Xbq2_M6MnEVjKF05V_D05Efpjd4xoL67YUAWgMnK7iLH4sWTjVjUYm8oWlWvjbd3Q5HgBOspvyWvfv0YmLX6mQsFiyL9T2hsAAttQ3QEGiI4XjkLaLCT755-YC6CE1RjtPdzKIoIL351HR7Z\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“As a young woman I wasn’t quite fond of my look. I was surrounded by white girls who had long hair and boys in middle school who supported that aesthetic. That was the standard of beauty because they were the most sought after and I was not. But how could that be? I thought my mum was beautiful. She had the skin of gold, rich in darkness and cheekbones to match. I thought my sister was so fly in her tomboyish way. It wasn’t until college that I started to question and understand that the Western standard of beauty was so one-dimensional.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI’ve realized that my beauty comes from my confidence, in knowing that I am me—the Nigerian girl who came to America at the age of 11. My beauty is exemplary of my African heritage. In my culture, features such as a gap-tooth, high cheekbones, and a heavy body type are the ideal features for a beautiful woman, a strong woman, and a unique woman. So I had to revert to standards that I grew up knowing in order to make sense of the Western world I was living in. I had to understand that even though I was living in a Western society, I’m still a daughter of an African heritage that praised my beauty and welcomed my features with open arms.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ETanya\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/MPu20iLcjJh8pyUT2Ed_ny8b2xChBqe37TEXh3VnC56mEUZi6huX8JdvfWe1yV7agpRczxtXk3jK4mvTnkyNMi3uhRXuvfh0GfJbkIA4bT_oOinjaY3BO09RtWlyrGtLcViaNSR25z9rWcP3\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“When I was younger I hated my hair.  I remember being teased for always having braids.  I was one of the only kids who had natural hair while all the other girls had perms.  I decided I was going to get a perm to fit in.  It was horrible.  All I remember was the burning and running to the sink to rinse my head.  I wanted to change myself for other people and I hated that feeling.  From a young age I learned that I have to love what I see in the mirror. Even if it is not what I constantly see around me, that is okay.  It is okay to be different.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EValesta\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/NOJFjQqbyrH8GJWkm3z94rZ8VhUws7zlOzzsFKoRF4c-J6Dm0UBl-9rrF4jJGcq5tvoFkZycjq1GRg00gmXo8KzFOnAMeutfDNTGKBpcOymApY7t3VJWzd1qsefcirTc_xPYUQ3C5yTEiMyL\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Now I feel like I’m beautiful but for a very long time, as far back as I can remember, I never felt beautiful. Everywhere around me people kept telling me I wasn’t, including my family—especially them. It was a struggle for a very long time. Plus I have a lisp. Add that to not feeling beautiful and being told that I wasn’t beautiful, it was a very hard thing to deal with. When I look in the mirror now, I see a Black woman who has learned to love and accept herself after years of believing that she wasn’t good enough, because she did not fall within society’s definition of beauty. I wake up and think now that my self-esteem issues are out the way, all I have to do is conquer the world.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EAbena\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/J6uT1lkD9aHytAZb2wdZEJGXsy68rLlja0tUCoTxblPvmnDNRCIOdOwXAwJNouAb9TpVn3h6wGjLG8qRvZ9tWOnj_uHjBU8SsRdkFNFyBlH-TBECMFMcKPeP1s3BD93Lby6j2SPANbpq4ady\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I think as women, especially Black women, we can relate to having a moment or moments in our lives when we don’t appreciate our beauty as much as we really should. Being bombarded with images and sentiments from various media sources that are constantly telling us we aren’t good enough, that we’re somehow inherently unattractive (which is such a huge lie) doesn't help. There was a time in my teens where I felt essentially invisible to the guys that I liked, and a lot of it had to do with the fact that many of them had bought into the Eurocentric beauty standard, which I did not fit. To be fair, I think it also had a lot to do with where I grew up as well. I was blessed to have parents that taught me that Black was beautiful all my life, and it was very important to them that my brothers and I understood that message. So I got over that short period in my teens by getting constant reassurance from my parents about my beauty, by remembering their words about the importance of loving myself as a Black woman. They always encouraged me to see the beauty in who I was.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EMercedes and Geneva: A Sister Story\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/Wrl6IHnWEERmD18uO2rpKgHEA7ycDi1SRQ8lTxcmyEi1Tj-7uD1csLikF0PzP4EtgLDbcVVHBjB2WgiN7ro0TRn-oomtT2aWUkYe_1mG6I1cEb-Pc2QS4YA1CDOfPHoefNflrzkrr7-EwEb6\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMercedes: “I’ve always wanted her boobs.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeneva: “I think I’ve always wanted her red hair.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMercedes: “But mostly we try to support each other. We know people come differently and we just try to compliment each other.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeneva: “For the most part we’ve been very supportive and very in tune with each other and helping each other overcome our insecurities, but never rivalry.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMercedes: “Just love.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWatch the behind-the-scenes footage of the photo shoot below.\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BbgnrfKSNy4\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EPhotos: Kunle Ayodeji \/ Beyond Classically Beautiful\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E Abi Ishola is a multimedia journalist who began her career as a writer for major magazines and websites, such as Teen Vogue and Heart \u0026amp; Soul. Her writing has since been featured on The Huffington Post, Essence.com, and Ebony.com. Today she's an award winning television producer who has traveled as far as West Africa to cover news stories. Most recently, the Fashion Institute of Technology alum returned to her roots when she began covering fashion for her noted style blog, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scriptsandsightings.com\/\"\u003EScriptsandSightings.com\u003C\/a\u003E. Most recently she launched Beyond Classically Beautiful, a campaign that celebrates the diverse beauty of black women. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/5598332979800442586\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/beyond-classically-beautiful-photo.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/5598332979800442586"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/5598332979800442586"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/beyond-classically-beautiful-photo.html","title":"Beyond Classically Beautiful: A Photo Series Celebrating Black Women's Flawlessness"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YtaX_zl7A3o\/VZtI879BTxI\/AAAAAAAADZw\/9v59GF5Q_4w\/s72-c\/beyond%2Bclassically%2Bbeautiful.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-2102825758516757762"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-06T14:24:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-06T14:24:49.409-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New York City"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photo series"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slavery"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Artist Nona Faustine Makes a Bold Statement by Posing Nude at Former Slave Sites "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4Qn-3vo3_Ho\/VZq2TPRH5jI\/AAAAAAAAA6Y\/XP9t5TJlyYg\/s1600\/slide_430754_5593244_free.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrooklyn born artist, Nona Faustine explores the relationship between the black body, history, and photography through self portraiture. Her 'White Shoes' series explores the 250 years of slavery in New York by revisiting the locations crucial to this history.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFaustine explained the photo project to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/06\/05\/nona_n_7507126.html?ir=Black+Voices\u0026amp;ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000047\"\u003EThe Huffington Post\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\"Standing at Wall Street at the exact spot where they sold Native and African men, women, and children 150 years ago, I wasn’t able to feel any of the horrific sorrow and pain of the activities that once went on there. Perhaps it was a defense mechanism that wouldn’t allow me to tap into that for fear of crumbling. What I did feel was the energy of New York City, an incredible force. There I found myself at the curtain of time between two eras, past and present. I went into a deep reflection. My eyes are wide open, and still I’m there and not there. My body is pumping with adrenaline. My anxiety is extremely high. During all that, you filter out as much abstractions as possible so that you can maintain some sort of composure for the camera as people, cars and buses go by. My senses are elevated. Sounds in particular I hone into. I have this feeling of being watched, by something or someone not actually there at times. I’m extremely aware of my presence in these places.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFaustine was inspired by a photo of an enslaved woman named Delia, who she first encountered in Carrie Mae Weems' piece '\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/carriemaeweems.net\/galleries\/from-here.html\"\u003EFrom Here I Saw and I Cried\u003C\/a\u003E.'  Her work is also inspired by the story of Saartjie \"Sarah\" Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman exhibited throughout the 19th century due to her large buttocks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EView images from Faustine's White Shoes series below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-31K1b1N9rGk\/VZqzsC5tPCI\/AAAAAAAAA5w\/F5Wwe3ZoSaI\/s1600\/c6010a0e9212dba7-CIday1KH_120927_0327-Edit.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Even The Comfort of a Stone Would Be A Gain\" Atlantic Coast, Brooklyn\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iCc6Dy5h8rA\/VZqzpWJbwtI\/AAAAAAAAA5o\/ZHNtOH0nlSY\/s1600\/o-NONA-900.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\"From My Body I Will Make Monuments In Your Honor\" Pre-revolutionary Cemetery, Brooklyn\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bHYY8vgKXtA\/VZqztNKZ5DI\/AAAAAAAAA54\/tnXU2wUw_ag\/s1600\/slide_430754_5593236_free.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Over My Dead Body\" New York City Hall\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-96kHCTCnU-s\/VZqzuSblBNI\/AAAAAAAAA6A\/9rTrApRPUS4\/s1600\/slide_430754_5593238_free.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Judgement Day\" 60 Supreme Court, New York City\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mc4Dv97muCo\/VZqzw6OIrgI\/AAAAAAAAA6I\/_dXIlWM8tvw\/s1600\/slide_430754_5593240_free.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\"On This Spit Of Land Massa and I Reside\" Pre-revolutionary Dutch Cemetery, Brooklyn\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vQrc08JGIeY\/VZqzoQJEXjI\/AAAAAAAAA5g\/rxBAjB0Gj1Y\/s1600\/They%2Btagged%2Bthe%2Bland%2Bwith%2Binstitutions%2Band%2Btrophies%2Bfrom%2Btheir%2Bconquests%2Band%2Brapes%2521%2B-%2BNona%2BFaustine.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"They Tagged the Land With Trophies and Institutions From Their Conquests\" New York City Hall\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kVWGos388Ec\/VZq1g9AbzvI\/AAAAAAAAA6Q\/rANQYLZAOYQ\/s1600\/ac1127ca8a80600b-Faustine_Nona_09.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I Was Brought Here To Stay,\" installation, free standing images on acrylic painted wall\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EImages: From the White Shoes series, Copyright \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nonafaustine.virb.com\/\"\u003ENona Faustine \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Her daughter, Ava Noelle Rogers, 5, attends a diverse school just blocks from Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Her classmates include many Afro-Caribbean, Latino, and European students, but few African-American children. “Maybe it didn’t occur to them to think about it,” Chauncia said.  “So I just thought it’s time for me to teach her this myself.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe result was a remarkable photo essay worthy of any month of the year. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDressed in red lipstick, jewels, and a red cape with her hair pulled back, Ava poses as billionaire Oprah Winfrey, based on an internet photo her mom found.  In another picture, she’s a youthful Michelle Obama, with pouty lips and serious, focused eyes that mimic a side-by-side photo of the first lady.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChauncia Rogers combined her love of photography with her training as a photojournalist to recreate the portraits. And she used the mother-daughter photo shoots as teachable moments, discussing the each woman’s historical significance with Ava. “She recognized Oprah from movies, but I told her that Oprah is also a humanitarian, a talk show host and a billionaire. That doesn’t mean a lot to her right now,” Chauncia said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETogether, the mother-daughter team have created a “who’s who” list of influential black women in history.  In one picture, Ava’s white bonnet, black necklace, and blue shirt transform her into famous enslaved writer Phillis Wheatley. She rocks Angela Davis’ blown-out Afro in another photo, and her facial expression is spot on with Davis’ contemplative glare.  In a self-portrait of Josephine Baker, Ava’s shiny black top hat and tux are a dead ringer for the African-American dancer, singer, and activist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor Ava, it’s a time to dress-up and play with mommy’s makeup.  “I like the pictures,” she says, but admits she gets tired after a while and then it’s time to do something else. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is Chauncia’s reminder to keep the photo shoots fun, light, and creative.  Together, Boyd and her daughter use everyday household items, including blankets, shirts, jewelry, and even doilies to recreate the costumes in the pictures.  “I didn’t want to take away from her imagination by just buying a lot of things, so I pull from her imagination where she takes things from around the house and gives them other uses,” Chauncia said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChauncia Rogers originally planned to compile the photos as part of a calendar for her mother and Ava’s great-grandparents, but the photos have sparked a viral sensation on Chauncia’s Facebook page and her friend’s Twitter accounts.  She posts several photos a week and says her friends are constantly messaging her, waiting for the next photo.  And the attention seems to grow with each post. “I never thought to ask for exposure,” said Chauncia.  “I was just teaching Ava about black history at home.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EView the photos below and tell us what you think!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Colores sidebar --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"9276962968\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EAngela Davis\u003C\/b\u003E, the famed American political activist, scholar, and author. She emerged as a prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s and was actively involved in the ‪‎Civil Rights Movement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-NdPCiSj4L0Bnc49UZrJTvXhdle7zNvlzTzwHyqFAHS_inbZTBPY9jUMimOVUoPU9J8406bspASgYN_gEN_t9nIhmRI3mMeQ9UvXaVeKz8ypea7vqBpkvf90oDzRta2HxgLxndk\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMichelle Obama \u003C\/b\u003Eis\u0026nbsp;an American lawyer and writer. She is the wife of the 44th and current President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the first African-American First Lady of the United States.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/CYM8R-W5Vaw4IOVNOyKEHspTl-UB_PrJNRbRbU60PtcLgVExzoW2eAHgAhpn0uM5HuvPRJ4x6MW9F4e9iIffQzXDFa8oa_5UeMuDqxyxPykT5iwTDdGE7eyfm_btqBUlMwvhkQM\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJosephine Baker \u003C\/b\u003Ewas\u0026nbsp;an African-American dancer, singer, and activist. She is considered to be one of the first Black international stars.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/2DATAhwIcOvVEZEEGDUqvFkBHj2ROE5ogQ_yr_33M9vh7kiK7oxPb758TMvO9k3b7qMg1Z8z7zM6HW1WQHmL6R6J0E4inJG59sTnTPfbL_BFcxpUjtLcm9IhDRPbqANa2bjSZLA\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EOprah Winfrey\u003C\/b\u003E, an African-American media mogul, philanthropist, and one of the richest women in the world.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E.\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/quiZOM5jpalU4qZJfr2Pl8kYdfwgOO2gt-NDxsxhdpVTzmz2LyAPB7S4v4PxzdxPMDxANGm0Jbq320eZ7faIJwwn9nhfNauZiK4RRHi7QJDxgqZTVep_yUSIROOYENzn24nuFdY\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva is featured as \u003Cb\u003EAddie Mae Collins\u003C\/b\u003E (age 14), \u003Cb\u003ECarol Denise McNair\u003C\/b\u003E (age 11), \u003Cb\u003ECarole Robertson\u003C\/b\u003E (age 14), and \u003Cb\u003ECynthia Wesley\u003C\/b\u003E (age 14).  The four girls were killed in the \u003Cb\u003Ebombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church\u003C\/b\u003E in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, September 15, 1963. The bombing marked a turning point in the ‪Civil Rights Movement and contributed to support for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/l7pNAwtPgSkSHs6YrzFXZm-zTA-8djSrdPv9x8MwwQVYQ09dPWtPy3fkSmGC-fpIpGqlIRn23Mlow6gQggRDE9c8RsAWIvGss_rOCCFio_JCtzB_o4KuKbCmpYJQ6fMaT5lbnXs\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPhillis Wheatley\u003C\/b\u003E was born in West Africa in the mid 1700s, enslaved, and transported to the United States, where she was owned by a family in Boston, Mass.  The family taught her to read and write and Wheatley was soon recognized for her remarkable intelligence, publishing several volumes of poetry starting at age 13.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Fgdxg4DcGimnI3HQFhaN9JppYWIfMUcYcLhj81tWDQ1KgKAD0CTM0JdGhgRpgpw5nZD3HSK1lko1OYt1s9BwYqwMlWmvEkiRjgr5hiSslNNv3RbOmN8XY8F6UAZ0-ZTecpnqk50\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElizabeth \"Bessie\" Coleman\u003C\/b\u003E is believed to be the first African-American female pilot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/P2pQfQoudmD9oefsCM__uIuYSvAQWbgQICTQgJ3M5FQBP9kTSgE0zO-piJjoXHdAD04QQodOW9q_lo0i90O6NC5iDOmCVN8lcma8m67bf1XWIBXpGeHVVQ4mADKfLak-LinPS54\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as \u003Cb\u003EMisty Copeland\u003C\/b\u003E, a ballerina with the renowned American Ballet Theatre.  She is the company’s third African-American soloist and their first in nearly 20 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/iUMshM4BCvIfLuD9WI8hNQ2lLBkeM-vDJy7cfD3r-HJ8kK1GU1lJYp20fypUoyHdKR89Wkrm4y93V6oJBoUKsvQDBdb9iDtTIF2MhNX3F3fCXzoOqwoxEIa8voVoqX7hH8YTvs0\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Colores sidebar --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"9276962968\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMary Eliza Mahoney \u003C\/b\u003Eis\u0026nbsp;believed to be the first African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Gs2xMFoHvU2KEX-pl8reFOzCBZ7ZvtNo-dlp0-NCzPxiPe_hOxXHI39LAVO8VjyuAjxnj2-WoHEKwJs_9J01NGWAToijl4YyR7zqlQaKocWHxhmzBru81Y784LC9zTWPb2kAvnQ\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EZora Neale Hurston \u003C\/b\u003Ewas an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author who is best known for her 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/RBuDwShoD0DctnuH8I63ex5lxcYHjynNCTZ3H80egQRhrEzj__wPE7SJJMoVg4go2_OUJhJ6a_xgJG559IFkJ0UflsHw6ttq5Ibdy1QdiXj64gNDrd5DSg72s4suEGBoM0YWAZA\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDominique Dawes\u003C\/b\u003E is a gymnast who was a 10-year member of the U.S. National Gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. All-Around Senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning \"Magnificent Seven\" at the 1996 Summer Olympics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/vKMCuTl4gX45gEnubVDj60YxxS6bWE_NYNIxeeSfOqB9gSrTB4sB1_-82oia9vbn9zMKcBut_nTr_qrKfM5Qov3cwocj1CTdVW6yZBuA9c-Yza7cN_V3rlaN5-UqApXKSJOaVpE\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva is \u003Cb\u003ELoretta Lynch\u003C\/b\u003E, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. In 2014, President Obama nominated her to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States. She is awaiting Senate confirmation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/ZJe6-RBt8I2Fo5bRD-N-n2FF3wwfqiI8sM2xBUoLMTNPFnxlwrsYTyaFSm0nR2aeG_ygko3FKCqDFXeXrO9ti6-9eTXPmTGCfK-uYUqzfNYqILZT96YOaT3edROkkQUXblfm6Wo\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKeija Minor \u003C\/b\u003Eis\u0026nbsp;the first African-American woman to serve as editor-in-chief of \u003Ci\u003EBrides \u003C\/i\u003Emagazine. She is also the first African-American to lead any of Condé Nast's 18 consumer magazines in the company’s history.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/HeVelieAAqK5B4p2UF9RseaZbJq2WTLOfgu-Dyhx1bMY79d1Qy6aCWo9ySDRr9ZWL6IRL6vLHSOVKTdCNSexenIabF4YFHn2C7P8FCp3B7yfBvOecoLZFEYJCvjaFh90uJxVNMc\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEdna Lewis \u003C\/b\u003Ewas\u0026nbsp;a chef and author best known for her books on traditional Southern cuisine.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/p5keGlA7_0i1j6KDdUUIml8N9o3TCQk0eEAyqI0M-B2ZswKSIqXGJTLBKjU6ECblPMbIM35FNaXWoJYRtQj4yBVXMmPsvGHQTCGyTl0NLosVxxf3n1ATfwiVqqJJ4m4z4UI6LsM\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EVirginia Proctor Powell Florence \u003C\/b\u003Ewas\u0026nbsp;a scholar who is believed to be the first Black woman to earn a degree in library science and become a professional librarian.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/kkgSzQ6DJ7MzFVO2v0CXDssyzZ_u9rJN5ziW-MpU0zvN2WofDByfQwuWXzRt9h2LQMuz8awW9eGIaTIgag-UXVRlh-tU8nHTqjWWl0D-lca5aWHEEVwOmkK4u86FQAJ5zuf6w24\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPatricia Bath\u003C\/b\u003E is an ophthalmologist, inventor and academic. She holds several patents for medical devices and co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/_YpQbRyzkVbxxSljmYTm1lnUcuvejAO8uIt6yCWQE99jJQOjNpcLdWyG3MjjjdUtvOimxjXbPP8N4mgSDd6ZbnAS3mTY17A5-gBmayVp7PbdooxtPInftv9XPttypqPvOEQ_UsE\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ERobin Roberts\u003C\/b\u003E, a television journalist and the current anchor of ABC's morning news show, \u003Ci\u003EGood Morning America\u003C\/i\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/4svdTsuKY_MPOhG9wLg7p7i0_wR0ErcN-8h3Es_98blleuFUXH4WnoX_PlSR2FF45T4baF7jVE9qHQud6_bY7JG3JU-b37tpeD4YuFLIDZ8SAEILEeVNbxughs5Uz5SOmlg1T7c\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETyra Banks\u003C\/b\u003E is a world-famous supermodel, producer, author, actress, and entrepreneur.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/cABoESx0v77mLMcNjWp5D6wCMi3TZedf30rTwbFE9nPXr4lNT2EOig9Kvo7jSI_Y9rE5BilPhGodC6H0AANPi7YqNIjaVSqd__zPggbF_10vr69P_N1-so4crKxYG0cSnAg4S_I\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMarie V. Brittan Brown \u003C\/b\u003Ewas an African-American nurse and inventor who was granted a patent for one of the first home security systems in 1969.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/EPqkxuKJJnMX7b78SvKuQY52b6yjf54ds56i00Xasx3i45WtImM1huimJrSRJkrWbj-V5nG8GTlVgqR3HU25Y3OgET1eGgsNGKFTxUw6a3Zoi30N5ROsQv7fZyRU15Axe564WFA\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElla Fitzgerald\u003C\/b\u003E was an American jazz vocalist who sold 40 million copies of her albums during her recording career and received the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was the first African-American woman to win a Grammy and she earned 13 throughout her career.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/s0k3PJ-vT1_Cfq2koYZuZQhuiopyOdm3VcbuJ3amFQ-c_khvX-T19BZrX4sPsAjaX1cFdOpCQ3b4XKC8CaT4z7zxrEK_1NH_DxTHf63izZx9ek69vi8LBRu1ztdXMnojrRSrGKg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as \u003Cb\u003EAlice Ball\u003C\/b\u003E, an African-American chemist who developed an injectable oil extract that was the most effective treatment of leprosy until the 1940s. She is believed to be the first woman and first African-American to graduate from the University of Hawaii with a Master's degree.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/W27OaFEoHEwq98EQWqbOxmCsiLbSiwzhhG95lOZYXTUPJRhzurAA5KoHQlv068OmZuqOxALcoJ3mM5MzwTjyVLlqlbCamgpMbpK8huvIulXGYLIhWGdU9tlQeQDOrz59yLACkNE\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElla Baker\u003C\/b\u003E was an African-American civil and human rights activist who worked alongside some of the most famous civil rights leaders of the 20th century, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, A. Philip Randolph, and Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/PGJX7TTA7Cv2jlhohgk8Lw32BATaOfWrAuY2ZPV4GTdzO7ryaWC6tOODrxtZT2es0uO4qTPAQv91lX3RjCXfI98PLvbUZXwXbQznDywlT8r42uDi1kjhDslF8AW433hX1wnl6Rc\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMarian Wright Edelman\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;is an activist and advocate for the rights of children. She was the first African-American woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar and is president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/6FeWk1Q5PtF3Xu_gI3epqeOnHX80W1_FeQvLmsMN2agmwB_qDm5tc6VBOgzTs-Ls-XxsZ51YCdA2WszhdXLuy1aTDBJ19lU0MBn-diGuoCmfXCvX2hhXMl4-bClaTnrT8zXuWm4\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as \u003Cb\u003EHarriet Tubman\u003C\/b\u003E, the famed abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and made several missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, using a network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/dRLJN6SfuQOB8pa_-ecdxA0y5vTmnNInpBTUDSJYqZw9apnYqyB3551JnoZunT0wG-3UZIchdURqJpp1mxc68ktvKh1BdFuFiohc9bEZM95FkHOMkBF3jP0jsYo_PS0iQcH6JGk\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIda B. Wells\u003C\/b\u003E was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, and sociologist who documented lynching in the United States. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/D6JgsENvh7PWyupf-7yM9vk9tKPsLtuJPoqzi-LLRGGx3yp51z8JD2PeaKAxGAH8n7k3aEf4zkCXk7R4uwBqqntvdhW7ctxrK95GDCB1fE-uVbvUlvwGzsqJJpUazG9E8wV3QAI\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECondoleezza Rice\u003C\/b\u003E is a political scientist and diplomat who served as the 66th United States Secretary of State. She was also President Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman of any race to serve in that position.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/XXtnwocNTkP9nmRsC3T2QyCMS5ZWnpP9ddLlkthceJQUQpaBa1jRQ3aVzknLCK9P2djVhRwl0_eTtltaQfoZQ6cXMFEMOx9U0y3zJn01WCIZ5BRxLpqtdB7_N5gR8_0gKoTqXcs\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAva as \u003Cb\u003EFanny Jackson Coppin\u003C\/b\u003E, an educator and missionary who was born into slavery and granted her freedom at age 12. In 1865, she graduated with a bachelors degree from Oberlin College and she is believed to be the first African-American woman to become a school principal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/XovVNxlcvxOPqIjBUiY-RC1V_pX1ajRVl1nx6ymbH4Fir9jtERPecp5UgRfMfhfHlNXTnchAX7DTvkMZZH5SvEPMqGCabPDyWqEsqR_gED67gfwGqR8iZ70VaftfrQRMHOjH2Nc\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EPhoto credits: Chauncia Boyd Rogers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETavia Gilchrist an experienced journalist with nearly twenty years of media experience. She spent several years as a reporter at the \u003C\/i\u003ESt. Louis American\u003Ci\u003E, an African-American newspaper, and the \u003C\/i\u003ESt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003Ci\u003E. She currently lives in the Washington D.C. area, where she works in trade and business journalism.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Colores sidebar --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"9276962968\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/2260648592681788827\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/03\/mother-daughter-duos-photo-project.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/2260648592681788827"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/2260648592681788827"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/03\/mother-daughter-duos-photo-project.html","title":"Mother-Daughter Duo's Photo Project Features 5-Year-Old as Iconic Black Women"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-3188443591865604647"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-05T23:25:00.002-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-05T23:25:50.015-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The \"Because of Them We Can\" Photo Series is Now a Coffee Table Book"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo Harriet-Tubman.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/Shine\/Harriet-Tubman.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast year, a handful of images of little girls and boys posed like Black icons went viral. The \"Because of Them We Can\" series created by photographer Eunique Jones struck a nerve with those who recognize the importance of teaching the babies about our magnificent past.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow we won't have to log on to see the latest visual installments. Jones put together 365 pages of awe-inspiring images to create a coffee table book.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe photographer posted this video to her website in which she explains the importance of the project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"343\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Us-LxOLRo-0?rel=0\" width=\"610\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile we love to see the kids dressed up. Jones stresses that her mission is bigger than that:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EIt’s bigger than just taking pictures of cute kids and making them look like celebrities or making them look like politicians or engineers. It’s bigger than that. It’s about the message. Right? It’s about empowering these kids and injecting this new wave of self esteem and self worth by understanding what’s already been doing, what’s being done and what can be done and how they can play a role in shaping or reshaping the future.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShe says the project was inspired by her two sons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EI started to think about how much potential they have and how much that they can do and how much they can accomplish as a result of the accomplishments of our ancestors and the accomplishments of people who are currently blazing trails and those who will blaze trails in the future.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to the site, the books will be shipped this month. This is an absolute must have. Purchase your copy for $65 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.becauseofthemwecan.com\/products\/book\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ERelated:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/02\/photo-exhibit-recreates-iconic.html\"\u003EPhoto Exhibit Recreates Iconic Film Scenes with Black Models\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/3188443591865604647\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/02\/the-because-of-them-we-can-photo-series.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/3188443591865604647"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/3188443591865604647"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/02\/the-because-of-them-we-can-photo-series.html","title":"The \"Because of Them We Can\" Photo Series is Now a Coffee Table Book"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/Shine\/th_Harriet-Tubman.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-7339433365442308523"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-01T09:22:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-04-30T11:15:39.209-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"exhibitions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Photo Exhibit Recreates Iconic Film Scenes with Black Models"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo thelmalouise.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/thelmalouise.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"Thelma and Louise\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHollywood is known for it's rampant white-washing, but what would our favorite films look like if all the characters were recast with Black women?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESenegalese and French-American photographers, Omar Victor Diop and Antoine\u0026nbsp;Tempé, chose to answer that question which their photo series for hotel group Onomo International.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe photos feature a host of black models posed as classic film characters with the hotels as the backdrop. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo breakfastattiffanys.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/breakfastattiffanys.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"Breakfast at Onomo's\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe collaboration between the photographers and the hotel group is called ONOMOllywood and features 20 images in total. About the images, photograph Omar Victor Dioup said:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EONOMOllywood is a celebration of cinema, as an artistic discipline and of the magic of a great movie. For Antoine Tempé (the co-author of the series who created 10 out of the 20 images) and myself, what makes a great movie is the fact that the strength of its characters, plot and scenes transcends all geographic, temporal and racial barriers. A great movie is more than a series of sequences, it becomes a moment that is lived across the globe by people who have very little in common, but who relate to extraordinary stories that allow them to dream.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe example I always give is the magic of a James Bond movie; back when I was a kid, I didn’t care whether Roger Moore was white or black, or whether I was a British citizen… to me, he was a hero I could impersonate. After watching A View To A Kill, I firmly believed my pajamas were a tuxedo and that my mom’s kitchen was actually some concrete jungle where I would chase after criminals… That’s what cinema has brought to me and it still somehow does, to my adult life. A great movie is a dream.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo frida.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/frida.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Shine In Post --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\"      style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"      data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\"      data-ad-slot=\"5082050395\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\"\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFrida\u003C\/span\u003E\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo americanbeauty.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/americanbeauty.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"American Beauty\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo chicago.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/chicago.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"Chicago\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo thematrix.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/thematrix.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"The Matrix\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo blowup.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/blowup.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"Blow Up\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\" photo psycho.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/psycho.jpg\" width=\"610\" \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"Psycho\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe exhibition is currently on view at Onomo Dakar until May 12. Learn more \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/onomollywood.com\/\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ERelated:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/01\/black-nannieswhite-children-photo.html\"\u003EBlack Nannies\/White Children: Photo Series Reveals the Racial Divide in Child Care\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2014\/01\/congratulations-lupita-list-of-every.html\"\u003ECongratulations, Lupita! A List of Every Black Woman Ever Nominated for an Oscar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forharriet.com\/2013\/06\/11-black-women-whose-lives-deserve.html\"\u003E11 Black Women Whose Lives Deserve Feature Films\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Chr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EKimberly Foster is the founder and editor of For Harriet. Email or \u003Ca class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimberlyNFoster\"\u003EFollow @KimberlyNFoster\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/7339433365442308523\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/02\/photo-exhibit-recreates-iconic.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/7339433365442308523"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/7339433365442308523"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2014\/02\/photo-exhibit-recreates-iconic.html","title":"Photo Exhibit Recreates Iconic Film Scenes with Black Models"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/th_thelmalouise.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});