Kenbra Simon

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. - G.B.S

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Jason Mitchell in support for Zendaya’s Barbie and why representation matters #Zendaya #JasonMitchell #EazyE #StraightOuttaCompton #ZendayaBarbie #RepresentationMatters

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Yes to all

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I just want to thank the tumblr gods who allowed this post to exist

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Ashley Moore Photography by Jorden Keith

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el “I told them i wanted to put a black girl on the cover, after 90 years they only had two black girls on the cover, and i said i would really like the future to be more diverse. We were thinking Halle Berry or Beyoncé. And i said, maybe i can get Beyoncé to do it because i am really good friends with her husband’s lawyer. I sent my idea to Bey and she loved it”. The shoot was a success, though it wasn’t without it’s controversy- one of the images, in which Beyoncé’s face was darkened, prompted some to criticize the magazine for what they perceived to be blackface. “She is portraying a Moor Queen and they wore face paint, this is part of our African heritage. It’s not blackface”. Beyoncé impressed with Tailly asked him to be her creative director shortly after the shoot. “It felt natural because i wasn’t campaigning for any kind of job. I just wanted to create a beautiful shoot”. The two collaborated for 3 years, including on her influential 4th album 4, before amicably parting ways. “We’re still friends, but i needed to be freelance again”.

Jenke Ahmed Tailly on Beyoncé’s 2011 L’Officiel Cover Shoot

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Flawless.

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Jay and Blue 

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Hood Rich Samantha Jin in Atelier New Regime