Congrats to my man Darrell Francis, chief photographer and H.N.I.C. of Purple City Dreamgirls.  He just released the premier issue of DreamGirls Magazine… I know how much time and hard work he put into this.  As Hannibal from the A-Team would say, “I love it when a plan comes together.” Keani Cochelle, who’s always been […]

WORDS BY BLACK PACINO PHOTOS BY SHAWN DARNELL, KASHMERE PHOTOGRAPHY, RARE IMAGEZ, KING PIN & KALVIN WEBB OF PHLAVOR PHOTOGRAPHY Twitter qualifies as a religion now cuz it has its own holidays, like #BootyAppreciationDay.  But for me, Booty Appreciation is like Black History: I honor it all year round, not just the designated times.  Yesterday […]

WORDS BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO PHOTOS BY THOMAS MOBLEY, VISUAL COCKTAIL PHOTOGRAPHY, TAYE KING, SO EXQUISITE PHOTOGRAPHY, RUSSELL YOUNG, KAZMERE PHOTOGRAPHY, KRC33, JIRO PRESTON OF JIN 3 PHOTOGRAPHIS & JAMES RICH STUDIOS To quote one of my pack members: “Thickness is my sickness.” Like any great work of art, Maryland-based model Kai Lei […]