The Best of both worlds

Azealia Banks Photographed by Rob Kulisek for Interview Magazine, September 2021. Styled by Ron Hartleben. Hair by Kabuto at The Wall Group. Makeup by Rommy Najor using Marc Jacobs Beauty.

I almost forgot what it felt like to be held by a man who softened himself for me; a man who unveiled his vulnerabilities, invested himself emotionally into me and confidently left himself open - whilst still making me feel physically protected. His grip reminds me of his overall strength but the softness of his hugs reminds me that my heart is forever safe in his hands.

- Meggan Roxanne

Destroy the idea that you have to be constantly working or grinding in order to be successful. Embrace the concept that rest, recovery, and reflection are essential parts of the progress towards a successful and ultimately happy life.

— (via deeplifequotes)

Amiyak. (via amiyak)

Sacavula 1973

This is my mother Alice Antwi. A photographer came to her father’s house in Kumasi and took this photo of her standing on the porch (ca. 1975). She’s wearing an afro wig.

Submitted by Ama Kyere (Ellicott City, MD).

This ad appeared in Black women’s magazines in 1969. The copy reads:

These are the girls of Black Beauty—New York’s newest model agency. They weren’t born models. Every girl learned how to coax every lash, every pore into being its most beautiful. Shouldn’t you share the beauty routine that helps make their skin so flawless? Wash with Noxema, as they do, instead of soap. Noxema softens as it cleans. Fights dryness. Rinses clean. Medicates to help clear surface blemishes with an exhilarating tingle. What a way to wash! What a way for girls to look and feel sensational!

** The director of the Black Beauty modeling agency was former model Betty Foray, a white (blonde) woman. According to a Life magazine article on Black models in 1969, the agency chose a white woman as its head in order to make white clients comfortable with talking about race.