“ The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” –James Baldwin Mekia Machine is a fierce, inspiring, and visionary abstract figurative artist I met last month at the Blue Gallery in […]
ChanceTV, in an inspiring departure from his usual, on camera interviews, stepped into the role of producer and partnered with RESCUE DOGS ROCK NYC to create, “Furry, Fashionable & Fabulous.” This Dog Fashion Show, transcended the usual glitz and glamour of the runway, embedding a profound message of compassion and a call to action into […]
ChanceTV & FUNARI took over Central Park with stunning fashions for humans & tail waggers alike. This unforgettable experience, combined unique pet fashions & incredibly adorable four-legged models. FUNARI was started by designer & fashion consultant, Janelle Funari, when she could not find any stylish pet clothing to fit her curvy French Bulldog Maxine. After […]
“Poetry and beauty are always making peace. When you read something beautiful you find coexistence; it breaks walls down.” — Mahmoud Darwish Palestine Resistance has exposed Colonialism. Refusing to leave, and willing to die, we long proper burials in our own earth that you brutally deny… Why strip us of this right to sanctify […]
War Hearts drained of red blood, Sheaths of warmth, love, and sanctity torn viciously like the formal contracts binding humanity. Innocence bewails, as mothers’ babies are stolen away, like the basic right to hydrate, eat and dignity. Crimson that ribboned Israel’s pleasant Saturday, Anchors Palestinians every day, in captivity […]
Martin Luther King was a poet who painted towering vistas of hope and unity with his words, but between all the metaphors there was a lot more being conveyed. MLK knew there was a greater force of evil that dwarfed racial division, and that these discriminatory practices were just divide and conquer tactics of an […]
NYC Protest: The protest for Palestine in Manhattan this past month was one of a kind. Erected in wake of ongoing displacements, settlement expansions, and militarized upsurged in East Jerusalem, Palestinian voices have risen to the surface. Loud and clear, “Free Free Palestine, from the River to the Sea,” descendants of grandparents dispossessed of their […]
Meet three Black-owned brands making their own way, from a mother-daughter owned bath and body company to a fashion week phenom, and even a designer re-writing American history. To celebrate Black History Month, we are highlighting these amazing brands in order to tell the story of their incredible founders and of course show you some […]