February 2012
23 posts
evolution of BADUizm
hip-hop and soul goddess ERYKAH BADU takes us on a journey from her big break opening with an earlier, raw version of song “apple tree” for Biggie and Mobb Deep to her relationship and collaboration with Dilla, discussing the evolution of her sound
to watch Badu’s lecture at Red Bull Music Academy by clicking here.
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Simone Leigh at The Kitchen →
January 18–March 11, 2012
Simone Leigh’s exhibition at The Kitchen is coming to a close. It’s a must see. Go support this sistah!
512 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011 (Between 10th and 11th Avenues, south side of the street)
Exhibition Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 12–6pm; Saturday 11–6pm Open Sunday, March 11 from 12–6pm FREE
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Thandi Sibisi →
The Guardian profiles Thandi Sibisi, the first black woman to open a major art gallery in South Africa.
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Congo/Women Portraits of War Cont.
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Congo/Women Portraits of War
(Photo from Congo/Women Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo)
South Kivu, 2008: A twelve year old girl stands in the Panzi hospital where she is being treated for fistula repair in South Kivu, eastern DRC. She was taken from her home by two soldiers and brought into the forest, where she was kicked to the ground and raped. She was eleven years old when it happened.
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