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Take your old or weary, new and funky or just plain cotton comfy T-shirt and turn it into a fashion statement.
SistahKnit, The story of a yarn shop in Harlem and the women who call it their home.
Designers Carmen Webber, a contestant on Season 4 of Bravo's Project Runway, and Carmia Marshall, aka Sistahs of Harlem, have created a sensation with their fabulous blend of street couture and uptown chic, as seen in the pages of many fashion magazines and on the backs of many style-conscious fashionistas. In Denim Mania Carmen and Carmia teach you to make 25 of their hottest designs, with patterns and instructions so easy you can start the project in the morning and wear it out that night. With their unique blend of vintage and couture designs you can transform your denim, both old and new, into fabulous tops, bottoms, jackets, and accessories. Their designs reflect a fusion of many influences--including the sassy street style of New York City, distant world cultures, and the rich cultural legacy of Harlem. Full-color photographs, how-to illustrations, sketches, and complete step-by-step instructions accompany each project. Denim Mania shows you how to transform basic blue jeans into sassy denim couture in no time at all--so you can make it today and wear it tonight!
Home to Harlem is a groundbreaking novel written by Claude McKay, a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Published in 1928, it is considered as one of the earliest works of the Harlem Renaissance movement, which sought to celebrate African American culture and identity through literature, art, and music. McKay's novel is a powerful and thought-provoking depiction of the lives of African Americans living in the urban city of Harlem during the 1920s. The novel follows the story of Jake Brown, a young black man who returns to Harlem after serving in World War I. Through Jake's eyes, McKay portrays the vibrant and complex world of Harlem, with its jazz clubs, speakeasies, and bustling str...
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“The vibrant and provocative stories of Davida Adedjouma jump off the page and into your consciousness. A woman who has dedicated herself to promoting creativity in others, teaching and empowering them to express their truths, Adedjouma has written 36 interlocking short stories which take us on a powerful, emotional, and unforgettable journey. Her themes are universal, her images searing and the unfolding drama of her characters stays with you, long after you’ve turned the last page. Savor it.” - Donna Brown Guillaume, fi lmmaker “Adedjouma has a way of taking unusual characters in unusual situations and making them feel like familiar friends through her extraordinary gift for dialog...
ELLEgirl, the international style bible for girls who dare to be different, is published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., and is accessible on the web at ellegirl.elle.com/. ELLEgirl provides young women with insider information on fashion, beauty, service and pop culture in a voice that, while maintaining authority on the subject, includes and amuses them.
This book, the first cross-cultural study of post-1970s anglophone Canadian and American multi-ethnic drama, invites assessment of the thematic and aesthetic contributions of this theater in today’s globalized culture. A growing number of playwrights of African, South and East Asian, and First Nations heritage have engaged with manifold socio-political and aesthetic issues in experimental works combining formal features of more classical European dramatic traditions with such elements of ethnic culture as ancestral music and dance, to interrogate the very concepts of theatricality and canonicity. Their “mouths on fire” (August Wilson), these playwrights contest stereotyped notions of a...
From the author of The Sistahs' Rules and her husband comes a Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus for African Americans.Denene Millner's sassy, shrewd reaction to The Rules became a bestseller. The Sistahs' Rules spent six months on the BlackBoard list. Then, proving the value of her own advice about dating and mating, Denene married Brother Mr. Right, Nick Chiles. Once she'd laid claim to his heart, she took a really long look at his head to find out what his words and actions really meant. Together they decided to go boldly where few couples dare: inside the minds of a sistah and a brotha to reveal the real deal on what Black men think of commitment, monogamy, and other mysteries--and ...
Candy is a 31 year old money getter who owns "Candy's Shop," the hottest beauty salon in Harlem. She can have any man she wants, but men are not her thing. She s got a lickin' license as her tongue craves the flesh of pretty young females like her lover, Vera. Candy drives a customized BMW, sports the latest gear and has the beauty and body that most women are intimidated by or wish they had. Everyone who is someone goes to Candy's Shop. Rich, one of Harlem's most powerful drug dealers, gets his hair braided in the shop regularly. One of the stylists, Chanel, is a street smart Brooklyn diva who has a major crush on Rich. She will do whatever it takes to get him into her bed. While Chanel has...