The wandering mind of an academic living, writing, and playing in the Crescent City…Tumblr (3.0; @thecreoledandy)http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d202ef6e9ab81dea3f62ece0f308d32/tumblr_mjz8voV94a1qco1roo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45861968681http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45861968681Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:46:26 -0400graffitiartphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ea347f62b9e83bf1faeb87a5690aee0/tumblr_mjz95lmtOu1ru5ibjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45861872115http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45861872115Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:45:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02vebOEcI1qffx7go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://givemefashion-or-givemedeath.tumblr.com/post/18408002163/nyfw-dapper">givemefashion-or-givemedeath</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>NYFW - Dapper</p> </blockquote>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45816372817http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45816372817Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:45:57 -0400Menswearfashionstyle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e603750c952ad6bad80fa8cfdf355bb8/tumblr_mf96iboSQk1qgwi7to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thechanelmuse.tumblr.com/post/38266205065/dance-theatre-of-harlem-company-co-founder">thechanelmuse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span><strong>Dance Theatre of Harlem Company</strong>. (Co-Founder Arthur Mitchell in the center)</span></p> </blockquote>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45816199384http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45816199384Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:42:56 -0400Dance Theatre of HarlemBlack HistoryAmerican HistoryAmerican CultureDanceBallet<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9fe1ca21ce802df8c4f883dcd73a2ea4/tumblr_mjxjkcMAW21rn689po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://losmalditosmocasines.tumblr.com/post/45788832677/nappo-uomo">losmalditosmocasines</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Nappo Uomo</p> </blockquote> <p>#This pocket square.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45812812498http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45812812498Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:49:58 -0400fashionMenswearstyle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be57e2b9061287bd42bac4274e305154/tumblr_mjj2n9LJeq1r2lnnro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Solange is giving all sorts of life tonight! So glad I heard about this last minute. House of Blues, Nola.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45164435608http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45164435608Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:21:08 -0400solangesolange knowleshobnola<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/680393c43bf9652ed7b4fbdb92ced250/tumblr_mjj0b2PxbY1r2lnnro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This Sinkane guy is pretty darn amazing! House of Blues, Nola.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45160322259http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/45160322259Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:30:37 -0400sinkanemusicnolahob<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8g8ae0Ent1qb8pdro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/43020229085http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/43020229085Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:24:42 -0500<a href="http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/02/what-to-do-if-someone-asks-why-isnt-there-a-white-history-month/#comments">What to Do if Someone Asks: ‘Why Isn’t There a White History Month?’</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thechanelmuse.tumblr.com/post/42940207400/what-to-do-if-someone-asks-why-isnt-there-a-white">thechanelmuse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Three ways to respond:</p> <p>- <span>“History is white history. The ‘white’ is silent, like the ‘K’ in ‘Knowledge’”.</span></p> <p><span>- “</span><span>I agree, the celebration of white history should be confined to one month of the year.”</span></p> <p><span>- </span><span>“Every month is white history month”.</span></p> </blockquote>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42941004319http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42941004319Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:55:01 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n_ekfyGV_vs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Muhsinah-Goodbye (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_ekfyGV_vs">tanjahiphop</a>)</p> <p>…because it is one of those days/moments/hours.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42848544063http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42848544063Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:43:00 -0500muhsinahgoodbyemusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5g3d0MPF1r0lpsto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5g3d0MPF1r0lpsto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5g3d0MPF1r0lpsto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5g3d0MPF1r0lpsto4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://natural-magics.tumblr.com/post/34019098211/farewell-kingdom-ton-nolles-abdij">natural-magics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://farewell-kingdom.tumblr.com/post/33899261210/ton-nolles-abdij-villers-la-ville">farewell-kingdom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonnolles/sets/72157623888527747/">Ton Nolles</a></strong> - Abdij Villers-la-Ville</p> </blockquote> <p>wow.</p> </blockquote> <p>#THIS gothic #life.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42735969231http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42735969231Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:05:40 -0500ArchitectureGothicism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m931xiMqSF1rr7xz5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pro-life my ass.  The Right is pro-birth, because they can give five fucks about you after you arrive.  Cut education, cut healthcare, and expand gun availability are their mottos.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42735823542http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42735823542Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:02:45 -0500politicsAmerican politicsabortionpro-choicepro-lifeUSA<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea3dbd19dfdfffba838d49d9a37e7f78/tumblr_mgj1foq6WA1qce9rxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#THIS coat.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42735602148http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42735602148Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:58:27 -0500menswearfashionstyle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8cf076f81849b660539aab0bb9a6c74/tumblr_mf2qrwafuS1qj171uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Let’s call this “Domestic v. Foreign Policy.”</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42696123194http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42696123194Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:50:07 -0500WarMilitarismForeign PolicyPhotographyUnited States<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c81e27db8a2aef7ef72ff245262be737/tumblr_mgbhkzOcrC1qfdbago1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://epitomepgh.tumblr.com/post/40020611476/a-look-from-jonathan-saunders-new-and-eclectic">epitomepgh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A look from Jonathan Saunders’ new and eclectic aesthetic for the Fall 2013-2014 menswear season shown during London Fashion Week. Via <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2013MEN-JSAUNDERS" title="Style.com">Style.com</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>#THIS pant.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695971387http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695971387Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:48:11 -0500menswearfashionstyle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fde5c62a8d887b4c0081c238aabdd51a/tumblr_mh7btw4iTQ1rubozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://collectivehistory.tumblr.com/post/41467532905/a-man-was-lynched-yesterday-ca-1938-loc-in">collectivehistory</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>“A man was lynched yesterday” ca. 1938 (<a href="http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/naacp/newnegromovement/ExhibitObjects/TheNAACPFlag.aspx?Enlarge=true&ImageId=6369c94f-71f9-4d10-b75b-3cd13e4ac4ec%3aaf587318-8ba4-4085-ad4a-3df7b091a6f6%3a1&PersistentId=1%3a6369c94f-71f9-4d10-b75b-3cd13e4ac4ec%3a1&ReturnUrl=%2fExhibitions%2fnaacp%2fnewnegromovement%2fExhibitObjects%2fTheNAACPFlag.aspx">LOC</a>) </strong></p> <p>In conjunction with the anti-lynching campaign, in 1920 the NAACP began flying a flag from the windows of its headquarters at 69 Fifth Avenue when a lynching occurred.  <strong><em>The threat of losing its lease forced the NAACP to discontinue the practice in 1938. </em></strong></p> </blockquote>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695914168http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695914168Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:47:26 -0500NAACPLynchingAmerican historyAfrican American historyUrban photographyphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed6833605eb83ff404b7a4909813f766/tumblr_mfpaghTn4w1qzmh88o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://soulbrotherv2.tumblr.com/post/38961396944/social-critic-james-baldwins-hidden-side-surfaces">soulbrotherv2</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Social critic James Baldwin’s hidden side surfaces at NW African American Museum</strong><br/><span>By </span><a href="http://crosscut.com/account/RobinLindley/">Robin Lindley</a></p> <p>Turkish photographer Sedat Pakay became a part of Baldwin’s inner circle while he was living in Istanbul. Now, Pakay’s intimate collection of photographs is on display at the Northwest African American Museum… <strong>[<a href="http://crosscut.com/2012/12/26/arts/111910/james-baldwin-photographs-robin-lindley/">Read more and view slideshow</a>]</strong></p> </blockquote>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695842136http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695842136Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:46:30 -0500James Baldwin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m69f8vXG441r72go4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m69f8vXG441r72go4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m69f8vXG441r72go4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m69f8vXG441r72go4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://costumepartypolitics.tumblr.com/post/26105175911/is-anyone-else-tired-of-seeing-skinny-white-boys">costumepartypolitics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>is anyone else tired of seeing skinny white boys with beards in dresses?</p> </blockquote> <p>#THIS exaggerated tank-tunic.</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695799657http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/42695799657Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:45:57 -0500menswearfashionstyle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a211466288da1ed26e72f1349b1d195/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22b93e9655b19fe1544ace8dfdc3dbf6/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo2_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/64da142ca3931a67896321a4554e81ed/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bec3a98c322b15cd1cd32942e380f436/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo6_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2007170644a2af0fafb7a54091de511/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo5_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1eee2049fe52c98adbfaa4575167411b/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo4_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83117902d5ce2ff8df150cc35527fe93/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo8_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b9a38b5554fe63ab4b4cb241e513883e/tumblr_mhezs6msfA1rr35iyo7_250.png"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small>02.03.13. You ready?</small></p> </blockquote> <p>So yeah, I almost crashed my car this weekend when I noticed King B plastered in lights across the side of the New Orleans Arena!!!</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/41831446615http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/41831446615Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:01:59 -0500BeyoncéSuper BowlSuperbowlNOLANew OrleansKing B<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18a65550a8262a731f36a409ce497ac3/tumblr_mhcndgFG751r2lnnro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I am in absolute love with this Crystal Waters-inspired reworking of B.N.M.!!! (via <a href="http://aliciakeys.com/new-music-b-n-m-part-2/">Alicia Keys » New Music! B.N.M Part 2</a>)</p>http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/41715112004http://thecreoledandy.tumblr.com/post/41715112004Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:58:28 -0500Music Alicia Keys Crystal Waters