Take a Look

I want to thank innovative photographer Vincent L. Smith for his strong and kind encouragement of my work.

Vincent's Urban Nudes and African Women in America are two of my favorite galleries. This is a photographer who, like me, finds beauty in difference.

Have a look, and tell him I sent you over to say hello *s

~Emmanuela

Shouts Out

My gratitude to Angela D. Odom of Femme Noir: A Web Portal for Women of Color, for the article on the Claiming Masculinity project and the special focus on poet and Myn Myc host Renair Amin. It comes as a tremendous compliment to be included in the voices and faces of this fine site.

And let's face it: who doesn't love Renair? *s

I'd also like to give attention and props to author TJ Fleming, a fierce and beautiful soul whose collaboration with fantastic photographer Derek Mayo is creating the groundbreaking photo essay on lives of lesbians of African descent, Just As We Are. Check it out.


~Emmanuela