I’m proud of my work at the end of the day. I even gave lectures sharing my expertise and experiences, along with formatting a mentorship program here at Fashion On The Beat. Nobody sees the sleepless nights, the fast typing done in cafes, the calls and homework I do between hopping on one train and another. There’s a lot going on behind everything I do, with the intention of setting people, especially young women of color, up to success.

Yes, I’m looking forward to keeping learning and flourishing into the woman I’m destined to be: a scholar, an educator, a mentor, a journalist, a writer, and the founder of a socially sustainable platform like Fashion On The Beat.

Every single day I wake up and face the fact that since I started this editorial project, the fruits of the labor I poured into my writing and leadership skills are part of this new reality that not even a year ago I thought could be possible: beyond blessed to have and be part of this all.

I couldn’t think of a more complex, yet captivating figure like Josephine Baker, in order to analyze the representation in media, specifically in the press, of Black women in the entertainment industry.

Alessandra Mai Vinh is an Italian-Vietnamese actress, dancer, and creative based in Los Angeles. We’ve interviewed her and discovered bits of her journey on how is it like to be an immigrant and a creative in the USA: a rewarding blessing.

Photographers, videographers, electricians, journalists, reporters, publicists, managers, waiters, waitresses, security guards, make-up arts, nail techs, and all of their assistants deserve to see more consistent sparkles and gold in their paychecks.

This region of the USA, the Southwestern part, has been restoring a lot of good feelings in my well-being.

Passing retains the idea that social constructs play a great role in our lives. Having Black or White skin is a natural condition dictated by chemistry, genetics, and biology. Have things changed since the 1920a in the way we see and act toward colorism or code-switching among Black people?