Black slavery in Libya is affecting a million Black Africans, and the world is silent proving Black lives don’t matter says Peter Donaldson. “Inconceivable”, “egregious”, and “unfathomable”, are just a few words that come to mind when presented with the realities of modern day slavery. A few weeks ago, I was shaken to my core, even to the point of uncontrollable tears, in witnessing the savagery in Libya. This devastating reality was brought to light by CNN and, for a brief moment, was at the forefront of global media coverage. Suddenly the western world became aware of something that evidently has been ongoing…
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Empty shelves and used up testers in the Fenty Beauty section at Sephora are nothing new. The store location I frequent had several women gathered around it when I visited, searching for something to try – or buy. One woman was on her phone buzzing away at a friend to let them know they were at the store and was filling them in on the product line. Some were getting assistance from employees with the perfect shade of foundation that they wanted to purchase. I was mingling around checking out the textures of everything on display. I smiled to myself and thought…
With the upcoming release of four new colorways for the Pharrell x Adidas “Human Race” NMD’s this fall, the Tennis HU NMD just hitting stores and the Trail version on the way, we thought we’d take a look back at how the collaboration has evolved over the past year. Chapter 1: Where It All Began Pharrell’s collaboration with Adidas debuted back in July 2016. The collection was dubbed “Human Race” and corresponds to the split slogan embroidered on the sneaker. The ten-time Grammy-winning musician explained the collab saying, “Hu is short for human – human being, human race, humankind. But Hu,…
Directed by Sam Mendes, written by John Logan and Neal Purvis, and starring Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, and Christoph Waltz. Shortly after the events of Skyfall, M battles political forces to keep the double-0 program alive. Meanwhile, Bond, after receiving a cryptic message from his past, peels back layer after layer of deceit to reveal the truth behind the sinister organization known as SPECTRE. One of the most anticipated movies of the year has just hit the big screen, and it features everyone’s favourite suit-wearing, Aston Martin-driving super-spy, this time on the trail of an organization responsible for multiple acts…
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Taylor Sheridan, and starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, and Josh Brolin. In Sicario, Emily Blunt plays an FBI agent recruited by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the U.S.-Mexico border. I did not have a good time watching this film. This isn’t to say that Sicario isn’t any good, however. In fact, this most recent production from French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve is a narrative and technical tour de force, not unlike his previous outings Prisoners and Enemy—but more on that later. Blunt’s character, FBI SWAT officer…
