- Nov 22, 2015
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"Conceived by Harlem based Marquelle Turner-Gilchrist, who is an assistant buyer for a luxury fashion company, he says that he came up with the idea for the series to “show the diversity and strength of black males”."
Great idea! I would love to see this happen and become nationally widespread. The image shift would verify and validate the diversity of black males who are not part of the silly-sagging-juvenile-thug-culture image that is so pervasive. This tragic image has become the expected (and for good reasons since it's in front of your eyes) norm and seen as a part of the young black male DNA (and no...they are not the only ones doing it!). I think this brother is on to something that is much needed. The diversity of the black male image is desperately needed.....
Great idea! I would love to see this happen and become nationally widespread. The image shift would verify and validate the diversity of black males who are not part of the silly-sagging-juvenile-thug-culture image that is so pervasive. This tragic image has become the expected (and for good reasons since it's in front of your eyes) norm and seen as a part of the young black male DNA (and no...they are not the only ones doing it!). I think this brother is on to something that is much needed. The diversity of the black male image is desperately needed.....
