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The Culture List
If you know the vibes, then you know the soul is charged by multiple sources of flavor. It can?t and won?t be fueled by just one source of entertainment. These are my top picks, curated around women of color who are pushing the culture forward.
Small Doses: Amanda Seales
Unapologetic and fiercely funny, I highly recommend this novel to everyone, especially black women as it reads like a life manual for us. Based on Amanda?s life experiences and historical ones faced by black folks before us, ?Small Doses? is a love letter with searingly honest gems. It engages, empowers, and enlightens readers on how to find their many truths while still finding the funny. Dubbed ?Amanda-isms,?she leaves readers with plenty of takeaways on how to approach life and the new year with colorful pages, personal peoms, and artwork to add to the overall experience.
Melody Eshani X Nike Collab
?If you knew what you had was rare, you would never waste it.?This is one of several inspirational messages hidden t hroughout Los Angeles based designer Melody
E h s a n i ?s t a k e o n t h e A i r J o r d a n I M i d . R a i s e d i n a traditional Persian family, Ehsani transfers her message of female empowerment and self-expression into her vision for the AJI. Making the entire silhouette her own, a decorative gold watch making an ideal dubrae, each quote is hand-lettered.
Watchmen: HBO
Set in an alternate 2019, where police officers wear masks to hide their identity, the lines between good and bad are blurred. Developed as a continuation of the ?Watchmen? graphic novel, we meet Angela Abar a bakery owner by day, and crime fighter by night. A bold and complex series, Watchmen isn't always easy viewing, but by adding new layers of cultural context and a plethora of intersting characters it expertly builds the storyline to create an