Rae Chardonnay

I O Inst. Way Back Home [FLIP] by Iman Omari

Mon, 27 May 2013 04:55:22 -0400

I O Inst. Way Back Home [FLIP] by Iman Omari

colorinsound: Bilal’s Boulder

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:10:26 -0400

colorinsound:

Bilal’s Boulder

Something ill…

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:41:58 -0400

Something ill…

This sh*t knocks. always has. always will. #Dilla #BustaRhymes...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:19:56 -0400

This sh*t knocks. always has. always will.

#Dilla #BustaRhymes #StillShining

An excerpt from Paul Beatty’s “The White Boy...

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:47:16 -0400

An excerpt from Paul Beatty’s “The White Boy Shuffle” found in Rashid Johnson’s “Message to Our Folks.” A pretty amazing book btw

Shafiq Husayn::Bilal Cheeba

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:24:11 -0400

Shafiq Husayn::Bilal

Cheeba

The Chicago West Side Music Festival is a FREE 3 part concert...

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:50:53 -0400

The Chicago West Side Music Festival is a FREE 3 part concert series that starts this weekend!!!!!!

July 21st (kick-off)- Douglas Park 1401 South Sacramento Boulevard: Chicago Home Grown Concert hosted by @Rhymefest and @RaeChardonnay

Aug 11th- Columbus Park 500 S. Central Ave.-Gospel Celebration/ Back to School Event- Columbus Park

August 18th- Garfield Park 100 N. Central Park Ave.: Music Soulchild & Syleena Johnson will be headlining.

Twitter: @ChiWestSideFest

Facebook: Westside Music Festival

Instagram: ChiWSMF

Hello There! Where did you get the earrings you're wearing in your profile pic? They're very pretty!

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:14:01 -0400

:) Thank you! Most of the time you can find them at African Arts Festivals… Thats where I got mine. You can also try searching them online. They’re called Fulani earrings

"If ya’ll are telling me today’s music is suitable and appealin’ Then I’m..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:04:38 -0400

“If ya’ll are telling me today’s music is suitable and appealin’
Then I’m tellin’ you the feelings are not mutual”

- @Pharoahemonch

hey where did you see the bad brains documentary? i wanna see it

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:09:32 -0400

I saw it in Chicago at the CIMM Festival

Saw it yesterday… This shit ROCKS! Bad Brains...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:56:41 -0400

Saw it yesterday… This shit ROCKS!

Bad Brains documentary

#CIMMFest Chicago

SPIN magazine October,1990 Spike Lee as the guest editor. This...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:17:03 -0400

SPIN magazine October,1990 Spike Lee as the guest editor. This was released shortly after Mo’ Better Blues. It features spreads on his sister Joie Lee and Bad Brains amongst others. Thanks to my girl KL, I now own this gem. I have some slammin ass friends :)

The Clonious ft @Muhsinah …:::… One at a Time

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:09:08 -0400

The Clonious ft @Muhsinah …:::… One at a Time

A beloved peace for me:::Happy Birthday to the Master Teacher,...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:53:30 -0400

A beloved peace for me:::Happy Birthday to the Master Teacher, life-long educator, Mother, Queen Maya

Charles’ art is like an architectural depiction of truth...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:53:00 -0400

Charles’ art is like an architectural depiction of truth for me. With such evocative work, White is one of my favorite visual artists.

“Paint is the only weapon that I have … to fight what I resent. If I could write, I would write about it. If I could talk, I would talk about it. Since I paint,
I must paint about it.”

- Charles Wilbert White

Charles Wilbert White became an artist of his people and also their advocate. But, in doing so, he became an advocate of the universality of humanity. He always insisted upon expressing the dignity of the individual and respect for human beings - not some caricature imposed by hostile forces. As a spiritual product, perhaps unconsciously, of two races and two environments, he would reflect upon the fact that his grandfather was a slave in Mississippi and that his mother had lived most of her life in the South where little had changed from her father’s era.

To look upon his drawings, paintings and prints is to be gripped by his search for essential truths in the daily life and beauty of his subjects. A comforting insight into the meaning of existence, man’s aspirations and sorrows, his inner spirit — but above all — his dignity form the core of Charles White’s love affair with life. And that is the tribute he paid to the men, women and children whom he depicted in his works.

Slam If you haven’t seen it, maybe you should...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:41:00 -0400

Slam

If you haven’t seen it, maybe you should consider…

Nas- the Don

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:50:14 -0400

Nas- the Don

…Things I Think Are Beautiful… The Black...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:29:31 -0400

…Things I Think Are Beautiful…

The Black Vernacular::Dwayne Rogers

Tell us about the name of the project.

The name of the project, The Black Vernacular, is quite layered. Vernacular in its primary sense is a subset, a dialect, of a larger language, but vernacular also means common or everyday. Vernacular also is a genre of photography, a way to talk about “snapshots” or amateur photography in the context of art. The name Vernacular Photography is an acknowledgement of the fact that the photographs taken every day by non-professional photographers are worthy of consideration as art objects. (Implicitly the phrase asks what is art and who makes it. It’s a step in the direction of obliterating the false boundaries between “high” and “low” art.) As a subject for study, vernacular photography, is an examination of the impulses that lead people to take pictures. It’s also a study of the aesthetics of those photographs as they are informed by the camera equipment widely available at that time, who could afford to own a camera or have a picture taken and who and what people think is worthy of a picture. Vernacular photography is very rich. It’s a lens on available technology, popular aesthetics and class –among other things. I also like that the name of the project flips the negativity surrounding the expression ‘the black vernacular’.

Why is it important to create an archive of African American ancestors?

I like to think of it as a living document rather than an archive. But why African American ancestors? Simple. Much of the history of black people, particularly our intimate history as shown in The Black Vernacular, is still unseen and unexplored. There aren’t a lot of engaging stories about Black people being told. And in my opinion too many contemporary Black artists, for lack of better ideas, engage stereotypes and their deconstruction as their subject matter. I want to put us at the center of a narrative which reflects the fullness of the lives we lead.

Courtesy of okayplayer.com

#YasiinBEY I feel you, man. Sometimes when you’re really...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:10:00 -0400

#YasiinBEY I feel you, man. Sometimes when you’re really feeling free, you just have to take it there :o)

#JamFreely!

Robert Glasper & Yasiin Bey:: #BlackRadio “Soul Sonic...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:58:23 -0500

Robert Glasper & Yasiin Bey:: #BlackRadio

“Soul Sonic Remedy”