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Post-Covid, Consumerism, and the Future being black

The pandemic, amongst many lessons, has taught us to really look at what's most important. The surviv
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Post-Covid, Consumerism, and the Future being black
By The Afropole • Issue #91 • View online
The pandemic, amongst many lessons, has taught us to really look at what’s most important. The survival of black businesses, investment choices and the sustenance of our art, culture and music is essential for our collective win as we hold space for ourselves during these times. How do we sift through to focus on what’s most important? Black consumerism is politically and financially beneficial. Our choices matter.

Protest music found a home in contemporary pop
Over the summer, many musicians participated in a centuries-old tradition, the creation of protest music, a form of rhetorical advocacy that addresses injustice…
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See the Black Art Remaking Our Culture
Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew share a portfolio of favorite works — and discuss curating Black art when so much creativity is online and ephemeral.
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This is why black women unfairly spend so much money on their hair
From the lack of accessible curly hair products & services, to higher wig costs & choosing to buy ethical, Black-owned brands, here’s why Black hair can be so expensive.
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A new way of living and dressing
What we wear has always revealed our values and aspirations, particularly in times of turbulence and upheaval. And now, writes Bel Jacobs, it’s a time for change.
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Country music's reckoning: Black women forge their own path in whitewashed industry
Country music's reckoning: Black women forge their own path in whitewashed industry
Black women have a rich history in country music. Will the genre’s gatekeepers acknowledge it?
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For Post-Covid Design, Architecture, and Consumer Goods, Classics Are Still King
For Post-Covid Design, Architecture, and Consumer Goods, Classics Are Still King
The pandemic may have caused immediate and dramatic shifts to our day-to-day lifestyle, but for most consumers and property buyers, this hasn’t led to major changes in taste, said panelists on Day 3 of Mansion Global’s inaugural Luxury Real Estate Conference on Thursday.
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Trinidadian born poet celebrates success in international poetry competition
Award winning Trinidadian born actress and poet Nehassaiu deGannes is celebrating a return to her writing roots with the recent selection of her poem, “To Find, To Be” as a shortlisted finalist for the prestigious Montreal International Poetry Prize Competition. deGannes’ poem was shortlisted for the honor along with approximately fifty other works, selected from …
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The complicated relationship between Blackness and veganism
The complicated relationship between Blackness and veganism
Tianna Johnson discusses why ‘white veganism’ didn’t work for her.
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Musician Michael Mwenso leads virtual Green Music Center conversation about Black music
The virtual Green Music Center events feature interviews with jazz vocalist and pianist Johnny O’Neal and photographer Frank Stewart.
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The Black Food Collective has its eyes on the prize — a strong Black economy
The Black Food Collective has its eyes on the prize — a strong Black economy
‘Chopped’ winner chef Rashad Armstead put his restaurants on hold to help other Black-owned food businesses get started.
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California’s first Black architect and his work explored in new book by Sherman Oaks photographer – Orange County Register
California’s first Black architect and his work explored in new book by Sherman Oaks photographer – Orange County Register
Paul R. Williams’ projects include the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Theme Building at LAX and Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration.
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Anwar Jamison’s ‘Coming To Africa’ Showcases American Black Love in the Motherland
“Coming to Africa,” written and directed by Anwar Jamison  is set for a holiday release on Black Friday – that is, Friday, November 27, 2020 on all digital platforms.
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Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott and Stormzy have all set up scholarships in lieu of support the state should be providing
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For the first time in its 173-year history, RIBA awards its gold medal to a black architect – and his best, and strangest, work may be yet to come
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How William Grant Still, the ‘Dean of Afro-American composers’, changed American classical music forever
William Grant Still was the first American to have an opera produced by New York City Opera, and the first African American composer to conduct a major US symphony orchestra – here’s everything you have to know about the ‘Dean’ of Black classical music.
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Brave Louis Hunter Fights for Black Lives with First Black-owned Vegan Restaurant in Minneapolis
Brave Louis Hunter Fights for Black Lives with First Black-owned Vegan Restaurant in Minneapolis
For years, Louis Hunter has been fighting for Black lives through plant-based food. He owns Trio, the first Black-owned vegan restaurant in Minneapolis.
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Black History Month in Falmouth: Joseph Emidy statute at library
Black History Month in Falmouth: Joseph Emidy statute at library
The incredible life story of an African slave who went on to become a celebrated musician in Cornwall after moving to Falmouth is being remembered…
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Evan Jerry’s Works Celebrate the Present and Future of Black Design
The new collection of the Studio Anansi founder was recently unveiled in Brooklyn
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