In anticipation of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards to be held on February 8th, 2009, a specially-invited crowd of tastemakers flocked to Los Angeles’ new green urban oasis, SmogShoppe, on February 4th to witness R&B singer and songwriter Keri Hilson rock it out at the Lexus Listening Lounge Pre-Grammy Party. Kawanna Brown, Magic Johnson Enterprises’ …
Ladybrille Woman of the Month Florence Azria, the Shoe Goddess that Keeps Giving One Community at a Time
New York Fashion Week Spring 2009, I received too many invitations to VIP events and parties to count. I was only going to attend less than a handful. Most seasoned journalists who cover New York Fashion Week will tell you that pacing yourself throughout the many shows, parties and celeb gatherings is key otherwise, you …
Mobile Cinema Brings the Magic to Africa
What if African filmmakers in Africa could bypass screening their movies in the only theater or two located in their countries which insist on squeezing out local flavors for the benefit of American movies? What if the screening was held in huge soccer fields, stadiums or any open space and attracts over 10,000 or more? …
Ladybrille Woman of the Month, Jacque Reid II
We continue our interview with Ladybrille’s Woman of the Month, the very brilliant Jacque Reid.If you missed Part I, click here for it! Interview by Ladybrille’s Niama Sandy.LADYBRILLE.com: In 2004 you interviewed then-Congressman Barack Obama as he was running for the Senate seat against Alan Keyes. Did you have any inkling that we’d have this …
Ladybrille Woman of the Month, Jacque Reid!
She worked her way from the bottom at the one and only news station in Brunswick, Georgia to rising through the ranks to become one of the most notable African-American female journalists in America. Who is this maverick you ask? Well, it’s December’s Ladybrille Woman of the Month,Jacque Reid! For the last decade, Jacque Reid …
Supermodel Oluchi Headlines West Africa’s Next Top Model!
Ladybrille featured in the past articles about how to purchase a franchise in our fashion business series and specifically used Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model as an illustration. Well, Tope Esan the same executive who co-owns and produces the Nigeria Entertainment Awards has purchased the rights to Tyra’s show for West Africa’s Next Top …