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What I did this morning -- model this glorious magnolia print dress from the @eloquii @draperjames collection on @fox32news at noon! Slide through to check us out -- together with @nataliexcraig @theglammom and @onecurvywife we rocked it! #Eloquii #draperjamesxeloquii #draperjames #plussizefashion #modeling #plussizemodels #afrobella (at Fox 32 Chicago)

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Friday feeling! I'm gonna get out, enjoy this weather, cook some delicious new recipes, start our summer garden and do a little shopping at some dope indie events! What's your plan this weekend? This whole look is by @CityChicUSA and it's featured in a post on my blog, check it on out! #CityChic #OOTD #plussizefashion #instaplussize #curvyfashion #TCFStyle #psootd

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Bessie Stringfield (1911-1993): The Motorcycle Queen of Miami

She was a great woman. Full entry here. Book here. Art notes after the cut.

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Issa Rae x COVERGIRL

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Prince playing basketball at his Minnesota estate Paisley Park, circa 1999.

(Photos by Steve Parke)

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Lupita Nyong'o photographed by Thomas Whiteside for InStyle Magazine.

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Marley Dias, the 12-year-old behind #1000BlackGirlBooks, is writing her own book!

In February 2016, Marley Dias, who was 11 at the time, launched the #1000BlackGirlBooks project, collecting books featuring black girls as the main character.

Now, after collecting over 8,000 such books, Dias has decided to author a #BlackGirlBook of her own.

On Thursday, Scholastic announced that 12-year-old Dias had signed a deal with the publisher for a book due in Spring 2018.

According to a press release, the book is a “keep-it-real guide” to helping kids and preteens make their dreams come true.

“Through her smarts and ingenuity, she’s delivered a jolt of inspiration that’s sent an unstoppable shock-wave to kids everywhere who’ve stood up with Marley to shout ‘Yes!’ to the power of positive action,” Scholastic’s vice president and executive editor Andrea Pinkney said.

“In this book, Marley will share her dynamic wisdom with readers everywhere.” Read more

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During World War II, Josephine Baker served with the French Red Cross and was an active member of the French resistance movement. Using her career as a cover Baker became an intelligence agent, carrying secret messages written in invisible ink on her sheet music. She was awarded the Croix de Guerre, and received a Medal of the Resistance in 1946. In 1961 she received the highest French honor, the Legion d’Honneur awarded by then President Charles de Gaulle.

Our loss, U.S.A….

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If you don’t admire the shit out of J. Baker, who was also pretty openly bisexual and adopted NINETEEN children in addition to the badassery mentioned above, I want you to go sit in the corner and think about your life choices.

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um she was also a huge civil rights activist and her refusal to perform for segregated audiences at major clubs that were fallin over themselves to book her helped de-segregate vegas performance venues

aaaand she had a pet cheetah

Beautiful.

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Naomi Campbell photographed by Steven Klein, W Magazine December 2016

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Aging like fine wine. Naomi forever

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See all the VIPs who turned out for tonight’s State Dinner: here.

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First Lady Michelle Obama in a custom-made rose gold Atelier Versace gown pictured with visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife Agnese Landini at the 13th and final state dinner of the Obama administration