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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Beauty' (6)

'An Oversimplification of her Beauty' Screenings

Dope movie 'An Oversimplification of her Beauty' is opening around the US. Don't miss it guys!



Started 4/26 – New York, NY

- Cinema Village

Showtimes: 1:05p 2:45p 4:25p 6:05p 7:50p 9:30p

Q&A with Terence Nance hosted by Tambay Obenson, Sat 4/27 at 7:50pm.

- Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Lincoln Center

Showtimes: Varied. See …

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Added by Eye Candy on May 3, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Empowerment or Just a marketing ploy to sell products to women of color?

Hi guys, please tell us what you think about the piece The New York Times recently published about the Procter & Gamble campaign "My Black Is Beautiful", their new documentary "Imagine A Future", while the company also makes/markets skin-bleaching products.

Excerpts:

"The documentary does not mention that Olay, a Procter & Gamble…

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Added by The Race Card on April 26, 2013 at 10:43am — 1 Comment

Tired of hearing "Mixed kids are the cutest kids"?

Are you tired of hearing "Mixed kids are the cutest kids"? What the hell is this theory about anyway?

TheRoot.com published a piece about this topic.

Excerpts: "A friend got the biscuit analogy. Wait for it: God burned black people and undercooked white people, but removed her from the heavenly oven at the perfect moment, she was told. Awkward. Well-intended. Poorly…

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Added by The Race Card on April 10, 2013 at 10:59am — 3 Comments

Five Sundance Festival Films To Watch Out For

With the recent release of Red Tails, there has been a lot of discussion about the ongoing lack of people of color in Hollywood and what to do about it. It’s cute that George Lucas thinks he can change the game with some awesome special effects (wrapped in a gossamer-thin plot), but finding a place in the mainstream market with big-budget blockbusters is really just as well. What I think is also important, more important, is making sure that those smaller, more…

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Added by Afro-Punk on January 30, 2012 at 7:30am — 5 Comments

Free Download: 'Hardcore' Mixtape Feat. Jimi Hendrix, Bad Brains, Straight Line Stitch, Nas, D'Angelo & More

AP member Fashionfreak hits them real hard with the free mixtape 'Hardcore' by Beauty & The Street x DJ K-Styles. With a tracklist including cuts by Jimi Hendrix, Bad Brains, Vanity 6, Straight Line Stitch, Nas, Deftones, D'Angelo and many more (see full list below). "That's right ladies and cunts!…

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Added by Afro-Punk on January 16, 2012 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty at Sundance! + Kickstarter

Hey guys, we're really excited to share this project with you. Many members of the Afro-punk community are involved. The feature film 'An Oversimplification of Her Beauty' will be making its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The team needs our support to finish funding the final stages of the post production (sound design, voice over, soundtrack recording, color correction) and the trip to Sundance (airfare, hotels, posters, publicist, etc.). Let's show them…

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Added by Afro-Punk on December 22, 2011 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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