The Origin of “Cool” and its role in Black History

Posted by & filed under African American, American, black history month, Chicago, classic, cool, curly hair, Esperanza Spalding, Gwendolyn Brooks, jazz, kinky hair, Lester Young, natural hair, Nina Simone, Smithsonian museum.

I recently caught a news report about a new exhibit at the Smithsonian museum which attempts to encapsulate what it means to be cool. I stopped getting prepared for my work day to listen to what the curators of the exhibit had concluded who and what to be cool in our society. Entitled “American Cool”, the… Read more »

Click Like (Love) for Paris

Posted by & filed under African American, Christian Louboutin, Crazy Horse, Effel Tower, France, jazz, Louvre, Paris, Pierre Herme, travel.

Paris. What can I relate about Paris. Words can’t describe my experience in the City of Lights. Live jazz, that museum (Louvre), cuisine that was delicious, private clubs, Galleria Lafayette (the mall) but above all, the French people. They were lovely and don’t deserve the bad rep they have. The first night in Paris, my… Read more »