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June 06, 2017

Gucci, Dapper Dan and Cultural Appropriation→

June 06, 2017/ Victor Purcell
Gucci, Dapper Dan and Cultural Appropriation

In this scorched-earth op-ed, Faith Cummings explores cultural appropriation at the hands of the fashion industry, specifically as it relates to Gucci's Cruise 2018 look inspired by Dapper Dan. 

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Gucci, Teen Vogue, Appropriation, Culture Vultures, Dapper Dan, Harlem, Gentrification, Louis Vuitton
June 06, 2017

In their rush to become “global”, cities risk creating spatial apartheid→

June 06, 2017/ Victor Purcell
In their rush to become “global”, cities risk creating spatial apartheid

In Maboneng, bikes and bistros abound. In adjacent inner-city Johannesburg, people struggle to survive. 

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June 06, 2017/ Victor Purcell/ Comment /Source
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Johannesburg, South Africa, Apartheid, Global Cities, Gentrification, Appropriation, Culture Vultures
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SINCE 2014, INTELLECTUCOOL HAS BEEN ACHIEVING ITS MISSION THROUGH DIVERSE FUSIONS OF EVENTS, MEDIA, ART AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES, WHILE EMPOWERING ARTIST AND COMMUNITIES TO BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD.

 
View fullsize This book sums up what EVERY one of these corporations are doing right now with their new "diversity funds" and "programs". @google has basically copied the @newmebootcamp which was created by a black woman @abenton who was able t
View fullsize "Atlanta is painted as a Black utopia with its affluent and successful Black establishments, cultural exporting significance in entertainment and celebrity, and the city’s black ass leadership with a mayor named Keisha. Some, lik
View fullsize #Repost @rafaelcasal ・・・ Send this to (or tag) a brand you want to see a plan of action from, not just a post of ambiguous, unquantifiable support. Or a brand you are waiting to speak up. First graphic by a Chris Franklin. (Twitter: @campster) A c
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View fullsize For a long time, we've had a name for the character in this meme... This is who we call the #NewNegro We've mentioned the guy on previous shows that you would see, pre-Covid, at brunches and informal gatherings far and wide. Same haircut/beard, same
View fullsize #linkinbio👆 What is balance? Is this something that can actually be accomplished? Listen as we sit down with friend/guest Jess and discuss the idea of balance, imbalance and failure for millennials. We also discuss women who wear oversized basketba
View fullsize #linkinbio👆 In Intellectucool podcast EP 54, @vickpurcell sits down with his trainer @nubian_ninja at the Eaton DC for a 1 on 1 discussion on the idea of survival and preparedness for the "generalist" and the "specialist". Joel i
View fullsize #Repost @swapdc ・・・ This is not “normal” but neither is capitalism. Do whatever you need to do to stay sane and healthy. If you want to be creative, be creative. If you want to sit on the couch all day, do it. We’re all in this toge