Posts tagged #blackleadership
L'Homme Noir Est Beau: A Complex Expression of Beauty
L'Homme Noir Est Beau: A Complex Expression of Beauty

The concept was simple enough: Black is Beautiful. The phrase is alive with meaning in American English, so self-explanatory that embroidering the words on one more piece of clothing does little to start new conversations. But what happens when we try to express this truth in other languages?

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The JourneyParron Allen#blackdesigners, #rewiringfashion, #blackivesmatter, #blackisbeautiful, #lhommenoirestbeau, #blackleadership, #create, #garmentsthatstartconversations, #businessoffashion, #parronallen, #pokethebear, #frenchComment
The Empire in my Daddy's Eyes
The Empire in my Daddy's Eyes

“I can see him now as his hand would pass over the horizon directing my sight to the conifers great and small, our fishing pond, our vegetable gardens, and of course all the things he had accumulated over the years. He would say ALL this will be yours someday!”

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The JourneyParron Allen Edwards-Stimola#theempire, #fashiondesigner, #create, #blackleadership, #blackdesigners, #southern, #mississippi, #rewiringfashion, #courage, #cotton, #thesouth, #jimcrow, #blacklivesmatter, #businessoffashion, #fabricmaster, #destiny, #fashioner, #daretolead, #facebook, #parronallen Comment
A Single Garment of Destiny; Young, Black, and Creative in America
A Single Garment of Destiny; Young, Black, and Creative in America

“There should be a quoted caption somewhere saying: “I’m only 35 years old, but I grew up knowing that my Mamma had to hide from the Klan as a girl in the same town where my folks raised me. That thread is bright, clear, and ugly before my eyes. It runs through our whole garment, even for those who don’t see it.”

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