Fly Season

“Some niggas think white ice is colder!” Charlemagne Tha God bluntly proclaimed at the 3:07 time-point of a recent Breakfast Club interview as Keyaira Kelly, of The TalkToYourMom Podcast, explained the systemic shortchanging of black press. Throughout the interview the Breakfast Club team and Ms. Kelly discussed the #blackpressmatters movement, the vibrant resurgence of black love in social media and female rights amongst a host of other topics.   The #blackpressmatters movement was born out of need, due to black media outlets consistently being overlooked, overshadowed and/or relegated to the “back of the bus” so to speak regarding press including...

  Cult (n) 2a: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (via The Merriam-Webster Dictionary ; www.merriam-webster.com) Culture (n) 1a: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time (via The Merriam-Webster Dictionary ; www.merriam-webster.com)   The line between cult and culture, similar to the one between love and hate, can be thin at times. This is the case especially regarding the fashion world. There are mainstay...

Thrift (n) 1: careful management especially of money (via The Merriam-Webster Dictionary ; www.merriam-webster.com) Thrifting (v) 2: Shopping in thrift stores for trendy, vintage clothing and/or other items (via The Urban Dictionary ; www.urbandictionary.com)   The act of thrifting has steadily become a more significant action in today’s fashion culture. So much so that I felt compelled to share not only my thoughts, but my experience in this realm as well. When all is said and done, feel free to comment on my thoughts and experiences below with your own.  It was early afternoon on a cool Spring day as...