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Seek purpose. #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @iamxmbelle Mask: @mbelesgracemerchandise Photographer: @elijahderisme Camera: Canon 77D (at Floyd Bennett Field Archery Range) https://www.instagram.com/p/COn2s3osgmG/?igshid=oh0pp7aqhj5y

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Love. #WomensHistoryMonth #NationalWomensMonth #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @iamxmbelle @xoannielou Photographer: @elijahderisme Camera: Canon 77D (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMu6HnhMa_r/?igshid=19wu9ieo8bkw3

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Joy. #WomensHistoryMonth #NationalWomensMonth #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Photographer: @elijahderisme Camera: Canon 77D (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnuLuAsSrf/?igshid=1k68zk0vubdsn

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“We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. #TheSocialMask #MbelesGraceMerchandise #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Model: @dondadaa Photographer: @elijahderisme Lighting Equipment: @paulcbuffinc Merchandise: @mbelesgracemerchandise (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzNVq_ALsQ/?igshid=1ihulp0ho9ys8

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“I’m convinced that we black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, get through, and to get over.” – Janet Jackson #TheSocialMask #MbelesGraceMerchandise #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @seulement.samara Photographer: @elijahderisme Lighting Equipment: @paulcbuffinc Merchandise: @mbelesgracemerchandise (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJo7whngKy2/?igshid=vfpo9jdmpdy9

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“Melanin is an incomparable beauty. From the lightest to the darkest skin tone, Black women and Black girls are exquisite beauty in every shade. Yes, Black females have that special something that just can’t be ignored. We are Melanin Queens, beautifully created! Respect the complexion.” - Stephanie Lahart #TheSocialMask #MbelesGraceMerchandise #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @xoannielou MUA: @xoannielou Hair Stylist: @hairbygstar Photographer: @elijahderisme (at Queens, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIv5fh4Aj8d/?igshid=1g6e0jhgbmo6h

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Mbele’s Grace Presents: The Blackout Tuesday Series #BlackoutTuesday #TheSocialMask #TheSocialCase #MbelesGraceMerchandise #MbelesGrace (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIrDQmDgwJU/?igshid=1ryxgc3tkgzde

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Mbele’s Grace Presents: The Social Mask #TheSocialMask #MbelesGraceMerchandise #MbelesGrace (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIrCM7pg5sX/?igshid=1rwbs8op4bqx5

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Mbele’s Grace Presents: The Social Case #TheSocialCase #MbelesGraceMerchandise #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Company: @mbelesgracemerchandise (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIrBCmSgvz7/?igshid=3e8b90mhrsp8

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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." - Fredrick Koeing #WearaMask #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Photographer: @elijahderisme (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIqmpmnBLli/?igshid=ffob269ycwtz

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"We are one people, one destiny.” - Nana Ama Seiwah, one of three Queen Mothers from the West African nation of Ghana #TimeForChange #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Photographer: elijahderisme (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlT2cqA1HM/?igshid=1co0g2vlgu4iz

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#BlackHistoryMonth

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”

– Dr. Mae Jemison, First African-American Female Astronaut

  “It is the duty of the younger Negro artist…to change through the force of his art that old whispering ‘I want to be white,’ hidden in the aspirations of his people, to ‘Why should I be white? I am a Negro—and beautiful!'”

– Langston Hughes (The Negro Artist and the Racial…

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“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” - Dr. Mae Jemison, First African-American Female Astronaut #BlackHistoryMonth #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @iamxmbelle Photographer: @elijah.derisme (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BucEYjOgYRl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=axmqtk37z7od

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“It is the duty of the younger Negro artist...to change through the force of his art that old whispering ‘I want to be white,’ hidden in the aspirations of his people, to ‘Why should I be white? I am a Negro—and beautiful!'" - Langston Hughes (The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain, The Nation) #BlackHistoryMonth #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @iamxmbelle Photographer: @elijah.derisme (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bub2HVwAXd4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=805p2azf11l6

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“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” - Malcolm X (Speech, Prospects for Freedom) #BlackHistoryMonth #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @iamxmbelle Photographer: @elijah.derisme (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BubrIH7gFQa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=117iv5mgq06hu

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Defined by Love, Joy and Happiness

Defined by Love, Joy and Happiness

  Being blessed and under God’s grace, through the strength he’ll provide you with, you’ll be able to accomplish all that you aspire in your days ahead.

  “Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing.” – Clarissa Estés

“The truth carries a weight that no lie can counterfeit.”

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“The truth carries a weight that no lie can counterfeit.” #MbelesGrace _____________________________________________ Muse: @bem.branded MUA: @flexmurdaa Photographer: @elijah.derisme (at Williamsburg, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuPzCY2Abck/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8p8fzu2j1233