It’s raining role models

Thanks to my friend Amy who forwarded me Vogue’s great article on the co-chairwoman of Barack Obama’s transition team and long-time friend, Valerie Jarrett. It has already sparked several rounds of group emails among my friends.

A few excerpts:

“Now we will see black women in magazines who are important because of what they’ve done, not who [...]

Posted: November 9th, 2008  Category: Life, Trends  Comments: 2 comments#

Election elation: I barely recognize my home state and I love that (revised) aka What it means to feel hope

After over a year of combing through Barack Obama and John McCain’s plans for change and finally casting my vote, I reached a point during the past two weeks when I had to confront the reality of race. What will having a black president mean to me?

My earliest memory of race took place when I [...]

Posted: November 6th, 2008  Category: Trends  Comments: No comments#

Election elation: Dancing in the streets

My friend Elsa emailed this video of the impromptu election night celebration that broke out on her block in Brooklyn last night (courtesy of Dwayne Shaw). G-o-Bama! (I’m new at uploading these Quicktime videos so pardon the bootleg link below and click to watch.)
yes-we-did

Posted: November 5th, 2008  Category: Life, Trends  Comments: 1 comment#

One woman’s opinion: Sarah Palin and Eve Ensler

The backstory: My friend Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and I were emailing about the presidential campaign and a recent article written by Eve Ensler about the McCain/Palin ticket. Nana, who is a really talented writer in her own right, made a really interesting point about the role of religion in the race and was nice enough [...]

Posted: October 13th, 2008  Category: Life, Trends  Comments: No comments#

Debate or Deathmatch?

As we approach the stage of “Hillary? or Rudy? or Obama?” discussions about politics become harder to avoid among friends. But can we have them and still keep the relationship in tact?
by Kenya Hunt

Had a very interesting debate recently with a dear friend of mine about global warming. She doesn’t believe in it and cited [...]

Posted: May 15th, 2008  Category: Trends  Comments: No comments#

TRENDS: London calling

I kind of noticed it in Paris, when the UK Jack OK! art opening was the highlight of fashion week. And then Target began hyping up it’s Luella Bartley line. Now the Metropolitan Museum of Art is preparing to open an England-themed Costume Institute show called Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion. Do we [...]

Posted: April 19th, 2006  Category: Trends  Comments: No comments#

TRENDS: The Pursuit of Fafiness

The French underground art world icon Fafi has just launched a girl action figure called “Irina” with Necessaries Toy Foundation. So if you’re too broke to purchase one of her paintings, cop this affordable piece of her work instead. We. love. it.
-Museinfo@musemag.net

Posted: April 2nd, 2006  Category: Trends  Comments: No comments#

TRENDS: Damn that Nicole Richie

Okay, sure my shopping habit can be perceived as frivolous, wasteful, materialistic, blah, blah, blah, and yes, I probably could have saved the downpayment for five houses (right now I’m close to nailing down one) with the cash I’ve plopped down for handbags. But, look everyone has their vice. I’ll drop $1,600 for a hobo [...]

Posted: April 1st, 2006  Category: Trends  Comments: No comments#