Daily excerpts of new fashion, culture, lifestyle, activism and women's news posts 2007-2019.
Zoey Grossman Flashes Tami Williams in 'Think Big' Cotillion Dresses for ELLE US September 2019
Model Tami Williams is styled by Charles Varenne in exuberant evening gown abundance for ‘Think Big’. Zoey Grossman captures the red carpet looks fit for a Confederate cotillion for ELLE US September 2019./ Hair by Brent Lawler; makeup by Tyron Machhausen
Tami Williams Poses in 'Another Dimension' by Alvaro Beamud Cortes for Vogue Spain September 2019
Model Tami Williams takes voluminous elegance to the street, styled by Vito Castelo in ‘Another Dimension’. Photographer Alvaro Beamud Cortes is behind the lens for Vogue Spain September 2019./ Hair by Claudio Belizario; makeup by Samuel Paul
For nearly a year, the proposed Central Park statue honoring women’s suffrage in America has been plagued in controversy. It’s difficult to believe that in 2019, planners of the monument could be so tone-deaf to the race-related arguments swirling around America’s women’s rights history.
The Women’s March 2017, organized by a group of women who refused to honor legendary women’s rights Hillary Clinton, after her defeat by Donald Trump, signaled a new day for setting the record straight — the truth and also new lies and distortions — about the history of American feminism.
The original design by sculptor Meredith Bergmann visually elevated two prominent white women — Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton — over a scrolling list of 22 other women, seven of them women of color. AOC disagrees with the complaint that Anthony and Stanton were metaphorically “standing’ on the other women.” But they certainly look like boss ladies at a time when younger people are rejecting hierarchy and white superiority, along with a nonexistent recognition of the contributions of people of color — and slaves specifically — in building America.
For context, there is NO statue of any nonfictional female of any skin color in Central Park and around New York, writes the New York Times. The park currently features no historical women but statues of fictional girls like Alice from Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Juliet from William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet.’
While a new visual of the proposed statue to be erected on Central Park’s Literary Walk by 2020 is not available, it’s a miracle that the proposed design was aborted at all. Women including Gloria Steinem helped turn back the design against the nearly insurmountable rules and regulations that defined its artistic creation initially and the legitimate controversy that ensued.
“Our goal has always been to honor the diverse women in history who fought for equality and justice and who dedicated their lives to fight for Women’s Rights,” Pam Elam said in a statement. The president of the Monumental Women’s Statue Fund, the group financing the sculpture, added: “It is fitting that Anthony, Stanton, and Truth stand together in this statue as they often did in life.” via Hyperallergic.
Related: Central Park Women's Suffrage Monument by Sculptor Meredith Bergmann Unveiled AOC She
THE HOUSE OF WINSTON TUBMAN LIES IN RUIN IN LIBERIA. IMAGE GLENNA GORDON.
These Abandoned Buildings Are the Last Remnants of Liberia’s Founding History
In the front parlor of a dilapidated mansion with a god’s-eye view of the Atlantic a group of young men huddle around a light fixture that washed in from the sea and is covered in barnacles. They chip away at it with a hammer and a machete to open it and see if it can be made to work. They are not having much luck, a commodity that is in short supply around here. The building has no electricity or running water. Wind pushes through broken windows. There are holes in the roof. Rainwater has collected in puddles on the grand marble staircase and throughout the house, a faded yellow modernist structure on the edge of a cliff in the sleepy city of Harper in southeastern Liberia about 15 miles from the border of Ivory Coast.
The short iron fence that surrounds the regal mansion, known locally as “the palace,” bears a monogram—“WVST,” for William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman, Liberia’s longest-serving president, known for his 27 years of autocratic rule beginning in 1944. But the home of the man called “the father of modern Liberia” because he opened the nation to foreign investment and industry is now in ruins and occupied by squatters, a symbol of how decades of political turmoil have shaken up the old order established by freed American slaves.
Smithsonian Acquires Tyler Mitchell's Beyoncé Portrait for Vogue US September 2018
Photographer Tyler Mitchell shares a spectacular piece of news about an image from his September 2018 Beyoncé cover editorial. In an embarrassing acknowledgement of racism in the fashion industry, Mitchell became the first African American photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue in its 125-year history.
Clearly, positive energy infused Mitchell’s editorial from every direction, so much so that one of his Vogue images has been acquired into the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection in Washington, D.C.
The selected photo sees Beyoncé on location just outside of London, wearing a sequin-covered Valentino dress and exuberant Philip Treacy London headpiece.
As a concerned photographer, who is socially and politically engaged, Mitchell sees the Beyoncé shoot as an empowerment opportunity
We share the entire editorial in celebration of Mitchell’s growing success, Queen Bey herself, and the New Day society global citizens desire.
The Fierce Pride and Passion of Rhinestone Fashion | We Spend Time With Mickalene Thomas
Contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas is best known for her large-scale paintings of black women posed against boldly patterned backgrounds and adorned with rhinestones. Illustrative of the artist’s signature style, her 2010 Portrait of Mnonja depicts a striking female figure reclining on a couch.
Visitors, who find their way to the high-ceiling third floor gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, consistently gather round this painting, fascinated by its bright colors and drawn to its subject—an elegant and poised African-American woman.
“She is owning and claiming her space, which is very exciting,” reveals the artist in a 2017 SAAM interview. The woman’s crossed ankles are perched on the sofa’s armrest, and her fuchsia high heels dangle over the edge. Her right hand rests on her knee and her fingers evoke a dancer’s enviable combination of strength and grace. Exuding an air of power and sophistication, Mnonja literally sparkles from head to toe—her hair, makeup, jewelry, clothes, fingernails and shoes all glisten with rhinestones.
Emmett Till Memorial to Be Replaced With Bulletproof Sign Due to Repeated Vandalism
In 2007, a sign was erected along the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi, marking the spot where the body of Emmett Till was pulled from the water in 1955. The murder of Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was brutally killed by two white men, became a galvanizing incident of the Civil Rights Movement. But over the years, the memorial commemorating his death has been repeatedly vandalized—first stolen, then shot at, then shot at again, according to Nicole Chavez, Martin Savidge and Devon M. Sayers of CNN. Now, the Emmett Till Memorial Commission is planning to replace the damaged memorial with a bulletproof sign.
This will be the fourth sign that the commission has placed at the site. The first was swiped in 2008, and no arrests were ever made in connection with the incident. The replacement marker was vandalized with bullets, more than 100 rounds over the course of several years. Just 35 days after it was erected in 2018, the third sign was shot at as well.
The third memorial made headlines recently when Jerry Mitchell of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, in conjunction with ProPublica, revealed that three University of Mississippi students had been suspended from their fraternity house after posing in front of the sign with guns, in a photo that was posted to the private Instagram account of one of the students. The Justice Department is reportedly investigating the incident.
The sign has now been taken down, and a new one is “on its way,” Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, said last week, according to CBS News. Chavez, Savidge and Sayers of CNN report that the replacement memorial will weigh 600 pounds and be made of reinforced steel. It is expected to go up by the Tallahatchie River in October.
“Unlike the first three signs, this sign calls attention to the vandalism itself,” the commission noted. “We believe it is important to keep a sign at this historic site, but we don’t want to hide the legacy of racism by constantly replacing broken signs. The commission hopes this sign will endure, and that it will continue to spark conversations about Till, history, and racial justice.”
Rihanna Brings Imperial Splendor to Harper's Bazaar China August 2019 Lensed By Chen Man
Rihanna makes a dazzling impression in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar China’s August 2019 issue. Xiao Mu Fan chooses modern drama gowns with traditional inspirations from Iris van Herpen Couture (blue) in the cover story lensed by Chen Man. / Makeup by Priscilla Ono; hair by Yusef Wlliams
Aweng Chuol + Vivienne Rohner In 'Flowers of Romance' By Thomas Lohr For Vanity Fair France
South Sudanese models Aweng Chuol and Vivienne Rohner are styled by Camille Bidault Waddington in ‘Flowers of Romance’. Photographer Thomas Lohr is behind the lens for Vanity Fair France July 2019./ Hair by Sebastien Richard; makeup by Min Kim
Anais Mali Sizzles in 'Hot Miami' Lensed By Jack Waterlot for Vogue Kong Kong July 2019
Top model Anais Mali is styled by Jessica dos Remedios in ‘Hot Miami’, lensed by Jack Waterlot for Vogue Hong Kong July 2019./ Makeup by Dotti; hair by Pasquale Ferrante
How Women in Kenya Mobilized for Peace After Surviving Violence
Women are rarely represented adequately at peace negotiations yet they make up half the population of any country in conflict or at war. This remains the case despite increasing global policy awareness on how women are affected by conflict and the importance of including them in peace and security processes. For instance, the UN’s landmark framework on women, peace and security reaffirms the important role women play in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.
Women’s contributions are also underscored in African peace instruments like the Maputo Protocol and Kenya’s National Action Plan.
But how do women in conflict actually engage in peacebuilding? There is considerable academic literature on the links between gender and peace but the lived experiences of women peace builders are not well captured.
Serena Williams Shares The Naked Truth In Essay + Images By Alexi Lubomirski For Harper's UK
Serena Williams is a lioness, covering the August 2019 issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK for ‘Serena Unretouched: The Naked Truth’. Miguel Enamorado styles the black goddess in unadulterated, head-to-toe glam for images by Alexi Lubomirski./ Hair by Vernon François; makeup by Tyron Machhausen
Ayobami Okekunie Stars In 'Getaway' By Daniel Gonzalez Elizondo For Vogue Arabia July 2019
Nigerian beauty Ayobami Okekunie is styled by Daniel Gonzalez Elizondo in ‘Summer Getaway’ lensed by Fernando Gomez for Vogue Arabia July 2019./ Makeup by Rosa Matilla
Shanelle Nyasiase Is Lensed by Nadine Ijewere in 'Haut' for Vogue Ukraine July 2019
Rising beauty Shanelle Nyasiase is styled by Nathan Klein in ‘Haut” couture looks fit for a Nubian queen. Photographer Nadine Ijewere captures Shanelle under a Mediterranean sky for Vogue Ukraine July 2019./ Hair by Teji Utsumi; makeup by Lucy Burt
‘Willful Recklessness’: Trump Pushes for Indefinite Family Detention As Sanitary Crisis Mounts
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has been tracking about 40,000 expedited family cases “regardless of whether they reflect a priority designation” in order to ensure they are completed “without undue delay” at ten immigration courts in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco. Nearly 8,000 of those cases have already ended with removal orders. These are some of the migrants ICE agents could now target.
The administration has buttressed its push to detain more families by arguing that few of them show up for their immigration court hearings if they are released. At a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on June 11, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said “family units” accounted for two-thirds of migrants processed at the Southwest border in May, and that 90 percent of families the EOIR was monitoring didn’t appear for court hearings. Several reports contradict this claim.
One case-by-case study of immigration court records showed “as of the end of May 2019 one or more removal hearings had already been held for nearly 47,000 newly arriving families seeking refuge in this country. Of these, almost six out of every seven families released from custody had shown up for their initial court hearing.”
The study further noted that “multiple hearings are [usually] required before a case is decided. For those who are represented, more than 99 percent had appeared at every hearing held.”
Karly Loyce Poses In A 'Cape Town' Mood, Landing In South Africa For Vogue Ukraine July 2019
Photographer Ina Lekieqicz flashes Martinique-born model Karly Loyce in ‘Cape Town’ for Vogue Ukraine July 2019./ Hair & makeup by Emil Zed
Mozambique's Niassa Reserve Celebrates One Year Of No Elephant Kills | The Women Of Gorongosa Park
Researching the Niassa Reserve story, AOC found this exquisite video from Mozambique’s Gorongosa Park that’s a total respite — a small escape — from the world’s tragic events on The Guardian website.
Before you watch it, consider that in March 2019, Cyclone Idai devastated the communities around Mozambique's Gorongosa Park. There was no escape, no respite for the people of Mozambique as we steal precious moments with this video.
National Geographic reminded us just now of the cyclone, with the coincidence of a feature story on Grongosa National Park in the May 2019 issue of National Geographic. Click here to learn how you can help on the National Geographic website. Also, Gorongosa itself has information about devastation from the cyclone and how to help.
Top: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Bottom: Rihanna
Barbados PM Mia Mottley Proposes Museum To Honor Rihanna, The Nation's Famous Daughter
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley is one shrewd woman. Rihanna supported her candidacy to become Prime Minister in 2018, then joining forces with Motley as Cultural Ambassador for Barbados in September 2018.
PM Motley has raised her own international profile significantly since becoming leader of her country. AOC featured yesterday her role in activating a deliberate, fast-track move towards 100% renewable fuels by 2030. Barbados is joined by Jamaica in the lead and also Dominica in a major drive towards sustainability, now fueled with the activism, money and connections of Richard Branson, who has launched a program throughout the Caribbean post Hurricane Maria.
Now Barbados Prime Minister wants to open a museum celebrating Rihanna and her Work, Work, Work, Work, Work.
Mottley revealed in London that conversations are already underway between Rihanna’s manager brother and the Barbados government on honoring the Caribbean island’s most famous daughter born Robyn Rihanna Fenty , according to The Voice.
Rihanna Covers Interview Magazine Summer 2019, Talks Love With Hassan Jameel
The Rihanna show continues to roll through pop culture, as the Barbados-born mogul drops into the pages of Interview Magazine’s Summer 2019 issue. The cover star is styled by Mel Ottenberg in images by Pierre Ange Carlotti./ Hair by Yusef; makeup by Stephane Marais
Rihanna Is Bird of Couture Paradise, Covering Harper's Bazaar US May 2019, Lensed By Dennis Leupold
Superstar Rihanna covers the May 2019 Beauty issue of Harper’s Bazaar US, styled by Miguel Enamorado, in couture from Valentino, Givenchy and Chanel Haute Couture. Promoting the upcoming May 6 Met Gala devoted to ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rihanna poses in Maison Margiela Artisanal jumpsuit while wearing Fenty Beauty makeup for one of two cover shots. Dennis Leupold is behind the lens, capturing Riri in all her glory. See product details in ‘The Art of Being Rihanna’.
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