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It's my 10 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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My E550

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New Orleans Summer 2021

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#Morganstateuniversityhomecoming2019

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This season sucked

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Funny stuff

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This is so dope.

This little girl recreated iconic album covers for Black History Month and she seriously NAILED it!

Meet six-year-old Abigail. A few months ago, she and her mom Miriame decided they’d do something special to mark this year’s Black History Month.

The mother-daughter duo ultimately teamed up with photographer Ernie Michael Hall and graphic artist Glen Thomas to recreate seven iconic album covers. And the results are absolutely stunning and spot-on!

“I wanted to pay homage to some awesome singers,” Miriame told BuzzFeed via email. “I basically picked artists I grew up listening to in my childhood and as a young adult. I wanted to show my daughter some of the singers I’ve loved throughout the years.”

Everything is perfect about these images, from the way Abby captures the unique essence of each artist to the small styling and design details, like the clever incorporation of Abby’s name throughout each album title.

The ambitious project took one month to complete, which wasn’t an issue for the young model. “She loves taking pictures, acting, and dancing and loves dressing up and getting into character,” Miriame said.

Miriame also used this project as an opportunity to present Abby with more diverse representations of black women. “Young black children are aware of the current racial climate in the US because it’s always in the media,” she explained. “I hope we ensure that our children have pride and self-love and love the color of their skin and the texture of their hair.”

When asked whether she had any additional comments, Miriame simply stated: “Black girls rock.” There you have it!

And in case you wanted to see just how accurate these recreations are, check out these amazing side-by-sides. First up we have Whitney Houston’s 1985 self-titled debut album:

Toni Braxton’s 1993 self-titled debut album:      

Missy Misdemeanor Elliott’s 1997 debut album Supa Dupa Fly:   

Brandy’s 1994 self-titled debut album:      

Alicia Key’s 2001 debut album Songs in A Minor:

Erykah Badu’s 1997 debut album Baduizm:    

 And Anita Baker’s 1986 breakout album Rapture:    

Love this so much!

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I loved this movie.

Mother of George (’13) By Whitney Anderson

Within the first few minutes of Andrew Dosunmu’s MOTHER OF GEORGE (’13), it’s easy to see why the film’s cinematography took first place at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Bradford Young uses beautiful lighting and striking colors to paint the cinematic canvas for this sweet love story that soon turns sour.

Fans of BLACK PANTHER (’18) and The Walking Dead will recognize Danai Gurira and take great joy in watching her portray a woman torn between tradition and personal morals, when fertility issues arise and unsettle the newlywed’s thoughts of happily ever after.

From the Nigerian wedding ceremony to the vivid cultural dress juxtaposed against the gritty streets of Brooklyn, where the couple moves after marriage, two worlds collide and transpose in Dosunmu’s film.

In many ways the camera angles, tight framing, close-up shots and overall cinematography are reminiscent of the work of director Hype Williams (BELLY, ‘98) and cinematographer James Laxton (MOONLIGHT, ‘16).

Watch these breathtaking scenes and this arresting story on FilmStruck.

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What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

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Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters

During World War II, 600,000 African-American women entered the wartime workforce. Previously, black women’s work in the United States was largely limited to domestic service and agricultural work, and wartime industries meant new and better-paying opportunities – if they made it through the hiring process, that is. White women were the targets of the U.S. government’s propaganda efforts, as embodied in the lasting and lauded image of Rosie the Riveter.Though largely ignored in America’s popular history of World War II, black women’s important contributions in World War II factories, which weren’t always so welcoming, are stunningly captured in these comparably rare snapshots of black Rosie the Riveters.

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Sister be like:

You halfway through Dinner w/ parents when she says "Daddy can you pass the yams"...

Out of instinct you reach for it the same time her pops do…sooo now her dad looking at you like..

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Thickness

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He need some milk

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFeoS41xe7w)