THE UNREPORTED PARTY

Dec 15, 2013

Dec 14, 2013

Bound 2.5

just when you thought Bound 3 was the coolest thing ever (well, it kinda still is) you watch this and remember just how cool seth rogen and james franco are. lol at the accuracy tho, like honestly.

Dec 4, 2013

i love bright things. not really clothes but just like accessories and shit. when i paint my nails a bright color and people compliment them i'll occasionally joke around and say "thanks it pops against my melanin" like that's not even funny but because of my wack ass sense of humor i giggle every time i say it. anyway, on black friday i went shopping at urban outfitters and i picked up this beautiful bag that used to be $60 for only $15. i was pretty excited especially since this messenger that i was using to hold my books was breaking. i've gotten a couple compliments on it, which is nice cause it's cool to know that other people like your stuff, and it really makes my mirror selfies a lot cooler.

Nov 30, 2013

101

Can't believe I've never done a post about Gordon Parks, he's my favorite photographer ever. I first learned about him just last year when I stopped by a tribute show that the Schomburg Museum in Harlem, which I passed everyday on my way to school, was doing in celebration of his (would be) 100th birthday a year ago. During its installment, I visited twice and it was my first time ever crying from looking at works of art. His work is such a testament to the way that art can really affect people mostly because of the raw emotion and authenticity of a lot of his subject material. As an artist, Parks focused on photographing social realism and captured several aspects of Black America for about five decades. Not only were his photographs amazing, but he made history while making contact sheets (google it if you don't know what those are).

Parks was the first African-American photographer for both LIFE and Vogue magazines and donned "Hollywood's first major black film director", most well known for Shaft. During his life he also explored careers in music and writing and is the co-founder of Essence Magazine. His photographs ranged from the depiction of poverty to high fashion and everything in between including several portraits of famous celebrities, many of whom he became good friends with. Parks unfortunately passed away in the spring of 2006 from cancer but his legacy lives on in the works of so many photographers today and especially amongst the Black community. So in honor of his birthday I decided to post some of his work. Enjoy.