Today we mourn the passing of “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius. His smooth baritone seduced millions for years while celebrating black music and its artists. He bestowed “love, peace and SOUL!” upon so many of us; it is so unfortunate that such happiness had escaped his grasp in recent years. Plagued with marital issues and ill-health, [...]

By chance I came across this on YouTube and it took me back. Actually, I found it on Brother Manifest’s  tumblr page. Brother Manifest is one of the organizers and promoters Happily Natural Day. He’s an artist and designer and apparently we share a similar taste in humor. I don’t want to go to deep on [...]

We did a couple of Pangea’s Meet & Greets last year and they were geared towards a few of us getting to know each other better with the hopes and intentions of creating works together. I don’t think I say it enough but Pangea’s Garden is not an online magazine whose focus is a single perspective [...]

BlackGirlsKillingIt (BGKI) is the brainchild of Neil Alvin. Its an extraordinary Tumblr blog featuring images of well-dressed, impeccably-styled black women. Periodically, BGKI features an interview with a sista whose personal style is unique and fabulous. In this post, BGKI interviews Folake Kuye Huntoon, editor of StylePantry.com, the “fashion and lifestyle stockiest.” How would you define your personal [...]

Pangea’s Meet & Greets were two gatherings last year that were geared towards a few of us getting to know each other better with the hopes and intentions of creating works together. After all, Pangea’s Garden is a network of individuals with an appreciation for afrosensual culture and beauty. And all of us, with our varying [...]

From The Trove on Henry Adebonojo: With the same great love for capturing the moment through the moving image as for distilling the essence in a single frame, cinematographer/ photographer Henry Adebonojo is “happiest when I am making pictures.”… Shooting the likes of the late Gordon Parks, (for his Emmy-nominated work on Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks ) George [...]

You asked, “I used to have feelings for a guy that was way shorter than myself. Whenever I was around him I couldn’t help wonder if his package was small because he is. It’s just awkward…Small packages ruin the mood. I care more about the snake than oral or 4play.” Ask Arielle Loren is an interactive [...]

BleuRose kept saying how cold it was! Grinning from ear to ear, playfully strutting like a peacock, she appeared to be basking in the sun but she was not kidding. It was really cool out. Although the sun shined brightly, it was early in the day, air was dry and while the wind was comforting, the [...]

“The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” is the online tv show that follows the title character and friends as she navigates through life, love and awkward situations. ABG is also universal. It’s a series with a black female character in the lead role, but at its core, it’s about being “awkward,” which is a unifying and [...]

It is the end of  the 7th, and final, day of KWANZAA. Today we celebrated IMANI (Faith). Today we renew our BELIEF in God, our people, our teachers and our leaders, and the virtue and victory of our struggle  - IMANI! When we speak of faith as it relates to the principles of the Nguzo Saba , one way [...]

2011 was a tumultuous year in the Garden. We have gone thru a lot of changes, growing chaotically, organically along the way. Some folks have moved on while others have joined us followers and cultivators and we were fortunate to share some exciting times and provocative adventures along the way. One of these exciting experiences was Yemi [...]

Cooling winds of winter are approaching in these days before the holiday and I looked back and remember the blistering heat of a summer past. It was a long stroll with earthSista Chadoe in the early days of the Garden as an online community and she was one of the its rebel cultivators. Curious and liberated, [...]

EXCERPT ”How to Build A People’s Army” by Kalonji Changa (www.ftpmovement.ning.com) : Everything that exists within the universe has an order and anything that doesn’t have an order is chaotic. Whether we are dealing with reproduction, how we breathe, how we eat or how we walk, there is an order as to how things work. Taking on the task [...]

Signature: The Dandettes One of the most important accomplishments you can make as an artist is to establish a fingerprint for your work that is signature to you. SirReal Photography debuts photography series  Signature. Signature is an organized display of some of Dex R. Jones’ most signature past and upcoming pieces that is unmistakably signature to SirReal Photography. Originally shot as [...]

It’s not unusual for people to express an interest in cultivating the Garden nor is it atypical for those of here to reach out. We want everyone interested to join us and we actively seek out folks whose works and activities would be great features here. In the Atlanta, we had a couple of informal get-togethers. [...]

Stress Reducers Increase Quality of Life … This is a personal favorite of mine. Scottie has always been that sista who pushes the envelope to make think about how we view ourselves and our sexuality. However, I have always seen a philosophy of living as an authentic individual unencumbered by the societal stereotypes and inhibitions that, in the [...]

Makeda has contributed to the cultivation of Pangea since the beginning. She has always been a favored muse. She is inspiration in body and mind. I’ve wanted to create captures with her since her first commentary here in the Garden . But I am in Atlanta and while this New York resident travels frequently, the sensual strength guru [...]