Fashion

Exhibition of Menswear Explores Men’s Fashion from the 18th Century to Present, Now till June 2011

“PHILADELPHIA, PA.- This lively exhibition contradicts the notion of men’s apparel as staid and restrained, especially when compared to women’s fashions. The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress, drawn primarily from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection of Western fashion, examines 300 years of men’s sartorial display and includes flamboyant clothing as well …

Events Music

Ngozi Odita’s Society HAE Presents “This Is Africa…How Music and Social Media Are Re-defining A Continent”

Join SocietyHAE.com for a multimedia presentation on social media and music in Africa and how both are helping to re-shape and re-define the continent. Often when one thinks of Africa the images that come to mind are that of poverty, civil unrest, AIDS and corruption. There are however a new cadre of young artists that …

Film

Award-Winning Film, Rise Up, Runs Wednesday Through Sunday on USA Public TV

A great documentary—winner of the 2009 American Film Institute/Discovery Silverdocs Best Music Documentary Award—is airing on Wednesday as a part of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The film’s called RiseUp: Reggae Underground by Luciano Blotta. It’s airing at 7 PM EST Wednesday (and re-airs across the country through January 30) as part of the AfroPoP …