Not Built To Twerk

Lena Dunham said Odell Beckham Jr. ignored her at the Met Gala and Twitter clapped back

Girls star Lena Dunham is in hot water after publishing an interview with comedian Amy Schumer in which Dunham made a comment about her time at the Met Gala and supposedly being snubbed by football star Odell Beckham Jr. 

Brenda Sykes as Tiffany in Cleopatra Jones (Jack Starrett, 1973, USA).

…Then they put down a carpet, so that high heels didn’t clack on the floor,  and BOOM women were suddenly getting hired.

Quintella Harrell,10, (center) demonstrating with fellow students, Selma, Alabama in March of 1965 by Dan Budnik. 

Dr. Quintella Harrell, 60, stands on the front porch of her mother’s home in Selma, Alabama, on March 5, 2015.

Two photographs separated by fifty years. Dr. Quintella Harrell looks back to her ten-year-old self, Selma and the fight for civil rights. The photograph depicts a small girl staring directly at the photographer, her arms steadfastly locked with a group of her peers. Quintella B. Harrell was ten years old when this photograph was taken by photographer Dan Budnik–and it is one of the most striking images in his work on the civil rights movement and the marches from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in his recently published book, “Marching to the Freedom Dream” (Trolley Books $80). 

Quintella was one of many children who took part in the protests and Mr. Budnik’s vivid photographs  captured many of the young, hopeful faces of the struggle.  He writes: “These young students, considering the threat of violence they faced, acted very heroically.  One young lady in particular stands out in my mind to this day – Quintella Harrell, a demonstrator for voter registration who was only ten.  Her face had that resolve, and to me, she personified inevitable change.”  Dr. Harrell, reached by phone, chuckled when she recalled showing the photograph to her daughter, who told her “That’s that look on your face!”  “I’m not a quitter” she says “it was a look of perseverance.”

Special Issue: Ebony, August 1967

The Chicago: Mighty, Lord visual narrative, takes a look further into the Ebony magazine (special issue) published 48 years ago. 

A curatorial project that started with just a few photo essays has evolved into something so much more. This weekend marks one-year for Blvck Vrchives. I truly thank everyone who has shared this project, grateful for all of the conversations this project has been apart of – here’s an updated list & links to all of the current photo essays featured on the website.

- Fashion in Dakar. Dakar , Senegal 01′.

Zendaya Celebrates 20th Birthday by Raising Money for Convoy of Hope Initiative!

I’m so proud of her! She helps women in need! We don’t deserve her!