Laugh of The Day

I couldn't stop laughing once I came across this picture . source

Item of The Day

Rihanna was spotted wearing these Balenciaga gladiator boots last week I recall on 106 & Park. The craftmen ship is amazing I must say, wouldn't catch me wearing them because I'll most likely hurt myself !!! I am a fan of Balenciaga they have beautiful tailored clothes.

Donatella Versace dedicates Spring-Summer 2009 collection to Barack Obama

The latest "first" for Barack Obama comes off the Milan runway.

Calling the U.S. presidential hopeful "the man of the moment," Donatella Versace dedicated her Spring-Summer 2009 collection presented Saturday evening to Obama, creating a style she said was designed for "a relaxed man who doesn't need to flex muscles to show he has power." source

I Love Cornrows

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I just got my hair cornrowed on Saturday, I haven't had it done in a while, but here is some history on the ancient style and art form in Africa.

Cornrow hairstyles originated in Africa a very very long time ago . The descendants of Africans who live all across the globe (fyi: blacks were in America waaay before the slave trade & ( the diaspora) have created new and innovative styles to the practice. Just like African art and architecture , cornrow hairstyles show the use of four geometric concepts: translations, rotation, reflection, and dilation.
"Hieroglyphs and sculptures dating back thousands of years illustrate the attention Africans have paid to their hair. Braids were etched into the back of the head of the majestic sphinx."

Cornrow hairstyles in Africa also cover a wide social terrain: religion, kinship, status, age, ethnicity, and other attributes of identity can all be expressed in hairstyle. Just as important is the act of braiding, which transmits cultural values between generations, expresses bonds between friends, and establishes the role of professional practitioner.Source

We Are More

Ain't I a woman PSA, I found over at what about our daughters

Katherine Dunham

Katherine Mary Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator and activist who was trained as an anthropologist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater of the 20th century and has been called the Matriarch and Queen Mother of Black Dance. read more

UN moves to end violence against women

The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Thursday in New York calling for an end to the ongoing violence against women as a war tactic.

The resolution, which passed unanimously, called for greater protections for women and demanded aggressors around the world end practices of using violence against women during war, the United Nations reported.

Officials say when women are targeted during conflicts as a tactic to humiliate and instill fear, the conflict deepens and exacerbates fragile security and humanitarian conditions.

The resolution says perpetrators of sexual violence in war should be excluded from amnesty. Additionally, the resolution calls for new measures to be taken to train troops in military humanitarian conduct and to increase protections for women and girls.

"When women and girls are raped, we cannot be silent. ... We must be their advocates," U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a statement at the opening of the meeting. source

National Aboriginal Day marked in ceremonies across Canada

National Aboriginal Day celebrations took place across the country Saturday, honouring the cultural contributions of First Nation, Inuit and Metis people.

First proclaimed 12 years ago by the Liberal government of Jean Chretien, National Aboriginal Day is held on June 21, the first day of summer, the longest day of the year and the day deemed to mark the rebirth of Mother Earth. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Prime Minister Stephen Harper formally apologized on behalf of the government for the legacy of residential schools, where many young aboriginal people suffered abuse and neglect. source