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"This whole planet is sitting inside of melanin gas, it's dark out there"

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Delights of The Garden*.*

Young Suri boy with flowers by Dietmar Temps

NubianBrothaz on yahoo and tumblr and blogger

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Endz

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- Fashion in Dakar. Dakar , Senegal 01′.

ph. Sibylle bergemann

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Senegal 1980, by Bruno Barbey

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Adonis Bosso by Jason Rowe (via)

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‘if you’re looking for a sign, this is it’ Ph. Harley Weir // i-D Magazine

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Winnie Harlow wears DKNY Pre-Spring 2017 Ready to Wear Look 16 Crop Turtleneck for Grazia UK http://bit.ly/PinstripePullover

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Adonis 

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Two-Part “Blossom” Campaign - A Collection By Lebogang Mokgoko.

Emerging Pretoria photographer and designer Lebogang Mokgoko has unveiled his first official campaign, titled #1Campaign and #2Campaign, for his long-awaited debut collection Blossom.

Blossom sees Mokgoko teaming up with the Johannesburg creative duo Keletso Nkabiti and Lunga Ntila behind the camera, and frequent collaborator Size Mbiza for art direction.

#1Campaign served as a teaser as the full lookbook released at the end of June. Shot in different tones, Mokgoko described the two-part campaign as a “series of nostalgic moments” abstractly captured.

Set between a bright room full of antiques and a spacious and sparse wooded area, man-made classic design and the natural world inform both the backdrop and central inspiration of the campaign. In #2Campaign below, muted ‘granny florals’ serve as the central textile in the collection. But instead of dated or vintage designs, the garments mirror shapes and cuts associated with street wear clothing. Where his previous photoshoot Buds with Buds was playful and full of sharp colours, #1Campaign is warm and intimate, #2Campaign sombre and gloomy.

Credits: Creative Direction by Lebogang Mokgoko Photography by Keletso Nkabiti and Lunga Ntila Art Direction by Size Mbiza Models: Kevin Mbuyama  // Nondumiso Gcwensa  // Mbuso Shabalala

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The Mangbetu tradition of Lipombo (1st picture) on Congolese Franc and used as an inspiration by Beyonce in her ‘Sorry’ video

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Artist Fred Martins uses the symbol of the Afro Comb to celebrate activists jailed fighting for freedom and fairness

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I NEED DAT LUMUMBA AFRO PICK

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Kinshasa, D.R.Congo by Pierre Björk

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AFROPUNK Fest Brooklyn 2017 Photo by Mark Elzey @afropunk