pgp259: The Secret Beauty of Dark Girls

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on June 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

Vincent Is life different for women who are darker than most? As a dark-skinned brother, I have dealt with issues relating to race and the concepts of being “black enough” or “too black” from my brothas and sistas but generally they were in the problems with my actions and not so much the darkness of my skin. Growing up, I was aware of other folks issues with their own skin color but it wasn’t until I started creating these captures for the Project that I realized how deep, pervasive and devastating the traumas were. Recently I saw the preliminary work on Bill Duke’s...

Sunset’s Soundcheck: “Construction” with Muhsinah

Sunset’s Soundcheck: “Construction” with Muhsinah

Posted by Sunset in Soundcheck, The Pangea's Garden Project on June 4, 2011 | No Comments

Muhsinah is a DC-bred singer-songwriter whose name is on the lips of may industry taste-makers, but whose sound is hard to categorize. And therefore hard for the mainstream to digest. She’s worked with new-soul darlings Foreign Exchange, most notably on “Daykeeper,” which was nominated for a Grammy. Alas, she remains unsigned. While this can be frustrating for us fans, it also means there’s a wellspring of opportunity for Muhsinah to continue to carve her own space in the industry, or outside of it, for that matter. Below is the video for her song, “Construct,”...

Do you remember when... Hafees' vision of a lakeside stroll

Roots of the Garden: Hafees’ Lakeside Stroll…

Posted by Sunset in The Pangea's Garden Project on June 4, 2011 | No Comments

I am part of group of Photographers and Models who get together, every now and then, for some casual shooting. And last week we went on a lakeside stroll. I got a few great shots and I will probably post them later but right now I want to focus on the captures of Hafees Byard.

Arielle on the Myth of the Black Mandingo

Ask Arielle Loren: Myth of the Black Mandingo

Posted by Sunset in The Pangea's Garden Project, Uncategorized on May 28, 2011 | No Comments

You asked, “Is it true that black men are more well-endowed than other men or is this just a myth? If it is a myth, how did it get started?” Ask Arielle Loren is an interactive web show for people to submit anonymous gender & sexuality questions via formspring and receive an answer from Arielle Loren via YouTube. No question is too outrageous, strange, or forbidden. Invite your friends to the show and ask away! More contributors, more visions, more voices… Pangea’s Garden is growing. As a result, this labor of love requires a great deal of time and expense. We are actively...

For Real Tho! at the Naptural Roots Magazine Launch Party

For Real Tho! at the Naptural Roots Magazine Launch Party

Posted by vincent in Events & Event Photos, PGTV on May 28, 2011 | No Comments

For Real Tho! paid a visit to the Naptural Roots Launch Party… It was an exciting event, celebrating the move of Naptural Roots Magazine from its original Seattle location to its new home in Atlanta. Taking place at Othello’s Event Hall in Atlanta’s West End, the spectacle takes place the night before the World Natural Hair Show. Vendors were on hand with fabulous products. Pezo Johnson from Poems Over Pistols drops by for a chat; as does Kumi Rauf from I Love Being Black. And, of course, Leanne Dolce the founder and publisher of Naptural Roots Magazine also stops by and shares...

GreenRose & FlowerChild... secrets in the trees

GreenRose & FlowerChild… secrets in the trees

Posted by vincent in EarthSistas on May 28, 2011 | 1 Comment

Beautiful retro-style print dresses gave way to the hints of breezes on a hot sunny day. That was how the stroll began. GreenRose and FlowerChild were sassy, elusive and playful, which is typical for them. On this second nature stroll together the earthSistas went for a walk at Pangea’s ’secret garden.’ And whereas their first stroll had a fragile, poignant and ethereal feel to it, this one was more upbeat and bright, rich and colorful. The images of these earthSistas were exuberant and inspired. Open and adventurous, GreenRose and FlowerChild gossiped about the day’s events...