Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic

 
Tonight, I finally made my way to the Kehinde Wiley exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. It’s the latest, talk-of-the-town installation and well, that’s because it’s brilliant. It is Wiley’s signature to utilize traditional European portraiture to portray conventional images of black men and women and his “A New Republic” exhibit…

Beyond Classically Beautiful

When I met Abi Ishola on the street coming out of the A train last summer I never imagined it would lead me to taking part in an iconic and positive fashion message. Having my Brooklyn street style pic snapped that blissful sunny day was flattering enough. But when…