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Juliana Huxtable
Juliana Huxtable (born December 29, 1987) is an American artist, writer, performer, DJ, and co-founder of the New York-based nightlife project Shock Value. Huxtable has exhibited and performed at a number of venues including Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Project Native Informant, Artists Space, the New Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and Institute of Contemporary Arts. Huxtable's multidisciplinary art practice explores a number of projects, such as the internet, the body, history, and text, often through a process she calls "conditioning." Huxtable is a published author of two books and a member of the New York City-based collective House of Ladosha. She is on the roster of the talent agency Discwoman, a New York based collective and talent agency that books DJs for parties and events around the world. She previously lived and worked in New York City, and has been based in Berlin since 2020. Early life and education Huxtable was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Huxtable
Juliana Huxtable (born December 29, 1987) is an American artist, writer, performer, DJ, and co-founder of the New York-based nightlife project Shock Value. Huxtable has exhibited and performed at a number of venues including Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Project Native Informant, Artists Space, the New Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and Institute of Contemporary Arts. Huxtable's multidisciplinary art practice explores a number of projects, such as the internet, the body, history, and text, often through a process she calls "conditioning." Huxtable is a published author of two books and a member of the New York City-based collective House of Ladosha. She is on the roster of the talent agency Discwoman, a New York based collective and talent agency that books DJs for parties and events around the world. She previously lived and worked in New York City, and has been based in Berlin since 2020. Early life and education Huxtable was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuwaubian Nation
The Nuwaubian Nation, Nuwaubian movement, or United Nuwaubian Nation () is an American new religious movement founded and led by Dwight York, also known as Malachi Z. York. York began founding several black Muslim groups in New York in 1967. He changed his teachings and the names of his groups many times, incorporating concepts from Judaism, Christianity, UFO religions, New Age, and many esoteric beliefs. In the late 1980s, he abandoned the black Muslim theology of his movement in favor of Kemetism and UFO religion. In 1991, he took his community to settle in Upstate New York, then they moved near to Eatonton, the county seat of Putnam County in Georgia. His followers built an ancient Egypt-themed compound called "Tama-Re" and changed their name to the "United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors." By 2000, the "United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors" had some 500 adherents. They drew thousands of visitors for "Savior's Day" (York's birthday, June 26). Adherence declined steeply after York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for ''Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word'', making her the first trans woman to win the award. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on U.S. broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on CBSs ''Doubt''. Cox appeared as a contestant on the first season of VH1's reality show ''I Want to Work for Diddy'', and co-produced and co-hosted the VH1 makeover television series '' TRANSform Me''. In April 2014, Cox was honored by GLAAD with its Stephen F. Kolzak Award for her work as an advocate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmine Petty
Yasmine Petty is an American model. Petty mostly works as a runway and editorial fashion model in addition to having worked as an actress and photographer. Petty has modeled at international events such as New York Fashion Week, Italian Vogue, and Life Ball. In 2014, Petty was featured on the fifth anniversary cover of ''C☆NDY'' magazine along with 13 other transgender women – Janet Mock, Carmen Carrera, Geena Rocero, Isis King, Gisele Alicea (Gisele Xtravaganza), Leyna Bloom, Dina Marie, Nina Poon, Juliana Huxtable, Niki M'nray, Pêche Di, Carmen Xtravaganza, and Laverne Cox. Petty studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City and fashion design at De Anza College in Cupertino, California Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 57,82 .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyna Ramous
Leyna Bloom is an American actress, model, dancer, and activist. She has attracted press as a trailblazer for transgender women in the entertainment and fashion industries. In 2019, Bloom made her feature film acting debut in '' Port Authority'', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She has modeled for several brands and fashion designers, including Jeremy Scott, and has appeared in magazines such as ''Vogue India'' and ''Sports Illustrated.'' Early life Bloom was born in Chicago, Illinois to a Filipina mother and an African-American father. Bloom's father later supported her decision to transition. Career Acting In October 2018, ''Deadline Hollywood'' announced that Bloom would star opposite Fionn Whitehead in Danielle Lessovitz's first feature film, '' Port Authority'', which is backed by executive producer Martin Scorsese. In 2019, Bloom made her feature film acting debut in '' Port Authority'', directed by Danielle Lessovitz, which premiered at the Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isis King
Isis King (born October 1, 1985) is an American model, actress, and fashion designer. Most widely known for her role on both the eleventh cycle and the seventeenth cycle of the reality television show ''America's Next Top Model'', she was the first trans woman to compete on the show, and became one of the most visible transgender people on television. Biography King was assigned male at birth but has stated that "mentally and everything else" she was "born female." She has stated that people might refer to her as "transgender" or "transsexual", but she prefers the phrase "born in the wrong body". While in high school, King came out as "gay" but later felt that it was not an accurate label for her. King has an associate degree in design and illustration from the Art Institute of Philadelphia. King moved to New York to begin her transition from male to female, but didn’t earn enough money to afford rent and because her family opposed her transition. As a result, she moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geena Rocero
Geena Rocero (born 1983) is a Filipino-born American model, TED speaker, and transgender advocate based in New York City. Rocero is the founder of Gender Proud, a media production company that tells stories of the transgender community worldwide to elevate justice and equality. Rocero has spoken about transgender rights at the United Nations Headquarters, the World Economic Forum, and the White House. Early life Geena Rocero was born in Manila to a working-class family. She started competing in beauty pageants at age 15. Rocero immigrated to San Francisco, California, at age 17. In 2005, she moved to New York City, and she became a U.S. citizen in 2006. Career Rocero was discovered by a fashion photographer in a restaurant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan when she was 21 years old. She was then signed to NEXT Model Management and spent 12 years modeling for international swimsuit and beauty editorials, earning herself a large fan base. She has been modeling for twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Carrera
Carmen Carrera (born April 13, 1985) is an American reality television personality, model, burlesque performer, and actress, known for appearing on the third season of the Logo reality television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', as well as its spin-off series ''RuPaul's Drag U''. Carrera is a transgender woman and a transgender rights activist. Life and career Carrera was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.New Jersey's own Carmen Carrera brings the heat to Season 3 of "RuPaul's Drag Race"! , Out in Jersey . Retrieved November 2, 2011. In 2011, she appeared in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Mock
Janet Mock (born March 10, 1983) is an American writer, television host, director, producer and transgender rights activist. Her debut book, the memoir '' Redefining Realness'', became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. She is a contributing editor for ''Marie Claire'' and a former staff editor of ''People'' magazine's website. Early life and education Mock was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the second child in the family. Her father, Charlie Mock III, is African-American, and her mother, Elizabeth ( Barrett), is of half Portuguese descent, part Asian descent and part Native Hawaiian (kānaka maoli) descent.Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', October 24, 2017. Mock lived for most of her youth in her native Hawaii, with some time spent in Oakland, California and Dallas. Assigned male at birth, Mock began her transition as a freshwoman in high school, and funded her medical transition by earning money as a sex worker in her teens. At the age of fifteen, Mock was introduced to the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Freedom (DJ)
''Total Freedom'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. It was released by Dualtone Records on August 14, 2020. Background and recording In 2014, two years after the success of her album ''Voyageur'', Edwards decided to quit music and open a coffee shop in Stittsville called Quitters. Edwards returned to music in 2017 after Maren Morris invited her to write a song for her album, ''Girl''. As a result, Edwards began writing and recording songs for her own album. The album was recorded at studios in Stittsville, Nashville, and Kingston. The album was produced by Edwards alongside co-producers Jim Bryson and Ian Fitchuk. Critical reception ''Total Freedom'' received positive reviews from music critics, who lauded the album as a fitting return for Edwards. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hood By Air
Hood By Air is a high fashion brand based in New York City first launched in 2006 and active to the present day, with the exception of a hiatus between early 2017 – 2019. The brand was co-founded by designers, Shayne Oliver and Raul Lopez (designer), Raul Lopez. The designer is Shayne Oliver, a former student at Fashion Institute of Technology and New York University who described his design aesthetic as "ghetto gothic" and banjee. Oliver was named among The 25 Greatest Black Fashion Designers by ''Complex (magazine), Complex''. Oliver brought in the conceptual artist and filmmaker Leilah Weinraub as CEO and cofounder in 2012. Weinraub was openly skeptical of the brand's celebrity endorsements. The company was notable for refusing outside investment. In the past, Hood By Air, also known by the acronym HBA, has identified as a "luxury streetwear brand," a term coined by Oliver and now “synonymous with HBA's subversive use of logos, high-end production values and an ingenious onli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree House (Le1f Mixtape)
''Tree House'' is the third mixtape by American rapper and producer Le1f. It was released on Camp & Street on September 18, 2013. Critical reception Robert Whitfield of '' The 405'' said, "On ''Tree House'', and Le1f's other releases, he's consistently shown himself to be ahead of the rest of the rap scene musically and lyrically." Sean Delanty of ''Tiny Mix Tapes ''Tiny Mix Tapes'' (also ''TMT'' or ''tinymixtapes'') is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, ...'' called the mixtape "an undeniably impressive statement by an increasingly vital voice in the independent hip-hop world." Accolades Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2013 mixtape albums Leif (rapper) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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