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Black Thread The Exhibition - by @marchenoirlomeparis . at @varldskulturmuseet. . BLACK THREAD is a sustainable fashion and textile exhibition at the world Culture museum in Gotenborg. The exhibition Connects West African’s ancient and dynamic textile traditions with some of today's famous creators.... You will see how the design collector Amah Ayivi founder of Marche Noir uses traditional African materials, designs, and techniques in his creations. The exhibition produced in collaboration with the Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm, Marche Noir , Imane Ayissi, Art Comes First, The French Institute and Just Africa. . DIFFUSING THE SOUL OF THE AFRICAN AESTHETIC to the rest of the world. THROUGH ART OF STYLING. . Therlty.com #blacktread #marche #marchenoirlomeparis #exibition #art #africantextiles

@maraakil Born in Los Angeles and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Mara Brock Akil returned to LA to pursue her passion for writing after receiving a degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1992. . She wrote for the television series South Central and Moesha before becoming a supervising producer on The Jamie Foxx Show. During that time Mara developed her first original series, Girlfriends, which aired for eight seasons on UPN and The CW. Photo: Emily Knecht #blackcreatives #blackcreators #blackgirlmagic #tv #showrunner #series

Part 2. I’ve been having a lot of conversations with black audiences, specifically black women, Akil tells us on the phone from her house in Beverly Hills, and no matter where I’m at theirs always a time when hands go up and someone says, ‘Yeah, yeah, your career is great, but let’s talk about your personal life. . Therlty.com #marabrockakil #thegame #beingmaryjane #blackcreators #artist #blackcreatives

@maraakil is used to answering a lot of questions. As the prolific screenwriter and producer behind Girlfriends, The Game, and Being Mary Jane, she’s often tapped for panels and interviews to discuss her work and her experiences as a black woman working in Hollywood. . Over the past few years, Akil, who often collaborates with her husbandwriter, director, and producer Salim Akilhas noticed an uptick in a specific question. . Therlty.com ... #blackwriters #a#blackcreators #blackcreatives See more

Community Gardener part 3 . . Ron Finley ain’t no joke. Eric B. & Rakim’s 1987 refrain plays in my head as Finley and I meet in his South Central garden and studio. Finley, who calls himself the Gangsta Gardener, is a horticulturist dedicated to the reclamation of concrete space. He is renowned for his urban gardening project, which garnered global acclaim after his 2013 guerilla gardening TED Talk on gardening on land he did not have the legal right to cultivate went vir...al. . . Learn More: Therlty.com by: Kohshin Finley . #ronfinley #community #gardner #theroyaltyjournal #ted #la #organic #blackfarmersmatter #blackownedbusiness See more