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the book is forthcoming. by Danyel Smith. a history of black women in pop. from It Books/HarperCollins (2014). now writing. tumbling this stuff keeps me inspired, and keeps my brain sane.
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Kelly Rowland airs out all…

Kelly Rowland airs out all…

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'That was the start of not just Rihanna, but Rihanna and her hair. For a long time, people assumed that a white, gay, L.A. hairstylist was cutting Rihanna's hair. When they saw this face, they were like, "Huh. Okay." There goes that stereotype! Things took off. Even Mary J. called for me. She was like, "I love your work." I was like, "YOU love MY work?" Crazzzzzy. Being known as the African-American celebrity hairdresser is not annoying. I'm used to it. That's what it is. It's just my job to correct people, so they know that I'm not just the African-American expert; I'm a great hairstylist. With Ri, that trust is unsaid.' 

I don’t say black or white. It’s all hair.

thesmithian: Vogue India #sheiseverywoman

thesmithian:

Vogue India

#sheiseverywoman

'...Although this appears to be DSquared2's first time working with Beyoncé, designers Dean and Dan Caten have a long history with pop stars.' 

(via blackfashion)

“ …the game can take over your mind…You could say that the stage saved me because when I’m in front of people I carry my pain and soul. That is my salvation. I know the entire world does not love me, but I can give everyone some good music…
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Fantasia Barrino

'“Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream” attracted about 1.8 million viewers during its initial 9pm broadcast. Spike Lee’s 2006 documentary, “When the Levees Broke,” that looks at the devastation in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is the only documentary to come close with 1.7 million viewers.' 

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'“This is a shirt tied round a skirt—because sometimes you have those fat days or you are wearing big underwear,” said the slim-as-a-reed singer Rihanna, her black jersey dress clinging to her toned body and the only sign of any noticeable curve in her rounded scarlet lips or her high-heeled bootees. Rihanna’s fashion collection for the British high street chain River Island was introduced with a rock ’n’ roll attitude, as models walked a scaffold of a runway to the raunchy music of the rapper Jay-Z, ending with “Fresh Off the Runway”—a track released by Rihanna.' 

Beyoncé, Vogue, behind the scenes.

'...MC Lyte reveals that, not only is she working with Lil' Mama on an album, she adds (prefacing by saying that she's not sure if she should be revealing this or not) that Liil' Mama has been cast as TLC member, the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.' 

'Grammys took a fall from the huge audience [of] last year, when it aired...a day after the death of Whitney Houston. But the broadcast still managed to draw a total of 28.37 million viewers, the second-best Grammy performance since 1993.' 

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