theHotness » “Tamika Sur Une Chaise Longue http://thehotness.com spirit.fire.she Fri, 17 May 2013 15:38:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 FLYASPORA: QUEENS http://thehotness.com/2012/05/04/flyaspora-queens/ http://thehotness.com/2012/05/04/flyaspora-queens/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 21:30:50 +0000 theHotness http://thehotness.com/?p=3392 Bawse. Sharp. Foine. Smart. Mahogany. Awkward. Classy. Regal. Erotic. Heard. Loud & Clear. Honey. Sho Nuff. Soft. Sexy. Hard. Foxy. Brown. These are Mickalene’s queens. Shoot, let’s keep it real, these are OUR Queens. Our mamas, our aunties, our sisters, our homegirls, our teachers, our grandmas. us. Crown high. Roots–deep & low. Bout it.

“Rumble” (from the “Brawling Spitfire Wrestling” series); 2005

Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas is best known for her photographs and her elaborate Read more...

]]> http://thehotness.com/2012/05/04/flyaspora-queens/feed/ 3