Eye see yβall.π
Happy New Year!
Love you.π
(emoji tryna take credit for my eyebrow)
#Lorrell π
#Dreamgirls
#HappyNewYear
***UPDATE***
It is FEBRUARY 9th and I cannot beLIEVE yβall are still liking this post and laughing with me! Keep laughing and loving! Love you.π
Happy Birthday to the most beauitful spirit. May this year bring you happiness, moments of unexpected joy and an abundance of fruit from the seeds I’ve watched you sew. Love you, gul! β€οΈπΉ
My friend. My brother. Colman.
I couldnβt decide which photos to post, so I went to his page
This first picture because he is never afraid to jump in. To the deep end. He may not know how to swim yet, but heβll figure it out. Because Iβve seen life try to dunk him over and over, and he rises to the surface each time. Because he doesnβt fight the tide, he knows how to move with it. Because heβs been baptized in the love of Edie and Clarence, and the light. The light that shows you the way and warms you when itβs cold.
This second picture, because thatβs how he greets the world. Thatβs the face he steps forward with. And thus, the universe shines back at him.
I have loved this man for so long. Through so many moves, movements, mistakes, mischiefs, memories, missions. I couldnβt be more proud. It doesnβt seem big enough a word.
Congratulations, Oscar nominee, Colman Domingo. Not a minute too late, not a minute too soon.
#OscarNominee #ColmanDomingo #Edie #BayardRustin #Rustin #Oscars
@kingofbingo
πΈ@thetylershields
My friend. My brother. Colman.
I couldnβt decide which photos to post, so I went to his page
This first picture because he is never afraid to jump in. To the deep end. He may not know how to swim yet, but heβll figure it out. Because Iβve seen life try to dunk him over and over, and he rises to the surface each time. Because he doesnβt fight the tide, he knows how to move with it. Because heβs been baptized in the love of Edie and Clarence, and the light. The light that shows you the way and warms you when itβs cold.
This second picture, because thatβs how he greets the world. Thatβs the face he steps forward with. And thus, the universe shines back at him.
I have loved this man for so long. Through so many moves, movements, mistakes, mischiefs, memories, missions. I couldnβt be more proud. It doesnβt seem big enough a word.
Congratulations, Oscar nominee, Colman Domingo. Not a minute too late, not a minute too soon.
#OscarNominee #ColmanDomingo #Edie #BayardRustin #Rustin #Oscars
@kingofbingo
πΈ@thetylershields
Last Saturday I was honored by @bronzelens in a lovely ceremony in Atlanta. I know Iβve posted about it already, but I want to spend a lil time on this gown!π
My designer friend @ShariHenry built this for me in two days. She drove hours to measure me, and bring me swatches in the @pantone peach i was hoping for, and more hours to bring this peach confection to me on time.
I’ve been watching her build her brand for some time,
and it made me so happy to be able to be this small part of her fashion journey. She is kind and smart, and creative and giving, and gifted.
This creation couldn’t have given me more joy!
I have more pics coming, but rehearsal has had me in a stronghold.
Thank you, my sweet friend, for making me your priority!
And thank you to my Atlanta OG’s:
@caprice01 (Caprice Green)on hair
and #EssieCha on makeup.
You always do me right! I’ve missed y’all!
Shoes: @stevemadden
And more fab pics (with some very special details) to come later in the week.π
#Friends #Fashion #BronzeLens #AwardsSeason
#PantoneColorOfTheYear #PantonePeach #Pantone2024 #CapriceGreen #EssieCha #InternationalWomensDay #Candlerhotel #Atlanta #ShariHenryBrand #ShariHenry #Peach
ShariHenry.com
Last Saturday I was honored by @bronzelens in a lovely ceremony in Atlanta. I know Iβve posted about it already, but I want to spend a lil time on this gown!π
My designer friend @ShariHenry built this for me in two days. She drove hours to measure me, and bring me swatches in the @pantone peach i was hoping for, and more hours to bring this peach confection to me on time.
I’ve been watching her build her brand for some time,
and it made me so happy to be able to be this small part of her fashion journey. She is kind and smart, and creative and giving, and gifted.
This creation couldn’t have given me more joy!
I have more pics coming, but rehearsal has had me in a stronghold.
Thank you, my sweet friend, for making me your priority!
And thank you to my Atlanta OG’s:
@caprice01 (Caprice Green)on hair
and #EssieCha on makeup.
You always do me right! I’ve missed y’all!
Shoes: @stevemadden
And more fab pics (with some very special details) to come later in the week.π
#Friends #Fashion #BronzeLens #AwardsSeason
#PantoneColorOfTheYear #PantonePeach #Pantone2024 #CapriceGreen #EssieCha #InternationalWomensDay #Candlerhotel #Atlanta #ShariHenryBrand #ShariHenry #Peach
ShariHenry.com
Time to go home.
So excited to be bringing Uncle Vanya to Broadway, at the beautiful @lincolncenter, with these amazing artists! #SteveCarell, @williamjacksonharper, #JayneHoudyshell, #AlfredMolina, @msalisonpill.
Directed by #LilaNeugebauerr and translated by @heidischreck!
#Chekov #UncleVanya #Yelena #LincolnCenter #SteveCarell #WilliamJacksonHarper #JayneHoudyshell
#AlfredMolina
#AlisonPill #VanyaBway
Time to go home.
So excited to be bringing Uncle Vanya to Broadway, at the beautiful @lincolncenter, with these amazing artists! #SteveCarell, @williamjacksonharper, #JayneHoudyshell, #AlfredMolina, @msalisonpill.
Directed by #LilaNeugebauerr and translated by @heidischreck!
#Chekov #UncleVanya #Yelena #LincolnCenter #SteveCarell #WilliamJacksonHarper #JayneHoudyshell
#AlfredMolina
#AlisonPill #VanyaBway
Welp. I guess itβs real, now. π±π€π
#UncleVanya #SteveCarell #AlfredMolina #AlisonPill #JayneHoudeyshell #JonathonHadary #WilliamJacksonHarper #MiaKatigbak #VanyaBway
#Repost @lctheater
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βThe message is that you have to actively accept your circumstances at every point and not just resign yourself to them.β – Alison Pill
Mia Katigbak, Alison Pill, and Anika Noni Rose share the stage with an all-star cast in Heidi Schrekβs new version of UNCLE VANYA at LCT. Read more in @voguemagazine at the link in our bio.
Writer: Adrienne Miller // @adriennemillernyc
Photographer: Norman Jean Roy // @normanjeanroy
Fashion Editor: Edward Bowleg III // @edward.bowleg
Hair: Lacy Redway // @lacyredway
Makeup: Fulvia Farolfi // @fulviafarolfi
Talent Director: Sergio Kletnoy // @sergiokletnoy
#vanyabway
Welp. I guess itβs real, now. π±π€π
#UncleVanya #SteveCarell #AlfredMolina #AlisonPill #JayneHoudeyshell #JonathonHadary #WilliamJacksonHarper #MiaKatigbak #VanyaBway
#Repost @lctheater
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βThe message is that you have to actively accept your circumstances at every point and not just resign yourself to them.β – Alison Pill
Mia Katigbak, Alison Pill, and Anika Noni Rose share the stage with an all-star cast in Heidi Schrekβs new version of UNCLE VANYA at LCT. Read more in @voguemagazine at the link in our bio.
Writer: Adrienne Miller // @adriennemillernyc
Photographer: Norman Jean Roy // @normanjeanroy
Fashion Editor: Edward Bowleg III // @edward.bowleg
Hair: Lacy Redway // @lacyredway
Makeup: Fulvia Farolfi // @fulviafarolfi
Talent Director: Sergio Kletnoy // @sergiokletnoy
#vanyabway
This woman right here. The mouth of a sailor and the soul of an angel. A thespian. A teacher. A fighter. A survivor. A tender heart. A lover of cats (one sweetly named for me). A shining light on the stage. If you saw her in the off-Broadway production of Skeleton Crew, what a gift you received.
I will miss you, Linda GravΓ‘tt. We will miss you.
#RIPLyndaGravatt #Broadway
Thank you 2023 for surrounding me with love in a tough year for so many.
Thank you to all who poured into my cup and allowed me to pour into them.
I love you.
Ps- I donβt know how to make iMovie do a vertical situation. I tried. I got tired. Lifeβs too short. π
Had a wonderful time with the folks of @BoxLunchgifts and @FeedingAmerica at their holiday gala.
No one should be hungry, so why not have some fun while helping make a change!
Stop by their pages to Check their websites and see where you can make a difference this holiday season!
Hair: @tiffdoeshair
Face: @meccadickerson
Earrings:β¦@target, yβall!
@boxlunchgifts @feedingamerica #BoxLunchHolidayGala #FeedingAmerica #BoxlunchGifts #LiloAndStitch
Had a wonderful time with the folks of @BoxLunchgifts and @FeedingAmerica at their holiday gala.
No one should be hungry, so why not have some fun while helping make a change!
Stop by their pages to Check their websites and see where you can make a difference this holiday season!
Hair: @tiffdoeshair
Face: @meccadickerson
Earrings:β¦@target, yβall!
@boxlunchgifts @feedingamerica #BoxLunchHolidayGala #FeedingAmerica #BoxlunchGifts #LiloAndStitch
Had a wonderful time with the folks of @BoxLunchgifts and @FeedingAmerica at their holiday gala.
No one should be hungry, so why not have some fun while helping make a change!
Stop by their pages to Check their websites and see where you can make a difference this holiday season!
Hair: @tiffdoeshair
Face: @meccadickerson
Earrings:β¦@target, yβall!
@boxlunchgifts @feedingamerica #BoxLunchHolidayGala #FeedingAmerica #BoxlunchGifts #LiloAndStitch
Had a wonderful time with the folks of @BoxLunchgifts and @FeedingAmerica at their holiday gala.
No one should be hungry, so why not have some fun while helping make a change!
Stop by their pages to Check their websites and see where you can make a difference this holiday season!
Hair: @tiffdoeshair
Face: @meccadickerson
Earrings:β¦@target, yβall!
@boxlunchgifts @feedingamerica #BoxLunchHolidayGala #FeedingAmerica #BoxlunchGifts #LiloAndStitch
Had a wonderful time with the folks of @BoxLunchgifts and @FeedingAmerica at their holiday gala.
No one should be hungry, so why not have some fun while helping make a change!
Stop by their pages to Check their websites and see where you can make a difference this holiday season!
Hair: @tiffdoeshair
Face: @meccadickerson
Earrings:β¦@target, yβall!
@boxlunchgifts @feedingamerica #BoxLunchHolidayGala #FeedingAmerica #BoxlunchGifts #LiloAndStitch
Had a wonderful time with the folks of @BoxLunchgifts and @FeedingAmerica at their holiday gala.
No one should be hungry, so why not have some fun while helping make a change!
Stop by their pages to Check their websites and see where you can make a difference this holiday season!
Hair: @tiffdoeshair
Face: @meccadickerson
Earrings:β¦@target, yβall!
@boxlunchgifts @feedingamerica #BoxLunchHolidayGala #FeedingAmerica #BoxlunchGifts #LiloAndStitch
First day of school and it was so much funnnnn!
#VanyaBway #SteveCarrell #JonathonHadary #WilliamJacksonHarper #JayneHoudyshell #AlfredMolina #AlisonPill #UncleVanya #Yelena
Well said, my ACTOR friend. @yvettenicolebrown .
#FactsNotFeelings
#Repost @yvettenicolebrown
Why? Because itβs a great deal. Is it perfect & did we each get everything we personally wanted? No. How could we? Thereβs 160,000 of us. But Iβm adult enough to realize that sometimes you donβt get everything your heart desires but huge steps in the right direction are good enough for me. I feel that way every Presidential election too. Iβm a Black woman, I canβt vote based on feelings EVER.
In a nutshell, I refuse to let perfection be the enemy of great.
We have more protections now than we had when our 118 day strike began. And if we donβt ratify this great deal β at a time when the producers are anxious to get shows and movies back in production β we lose all the leverage we had to push them to give us the gains they have.
Further, if this deal is not ratified it becomes a clean slate for the AMPTP. They can choose to refuse to negotiate further, causing an impasse which will lead to all of us having to continue to work under the 2020 contract which had ZERO Ai protections.
Donβt like what we have now? Youβll HATE what we had before.
Lastly, this hot strike summer &fall led to thousands of people βnot just us – to be out of work. I will not let my vote be the reason they continue to go without work & pay &shelter &food.
I believe in living to fight another day. This deal gets us there.
And as a legal secretary by trade, I know that every contract is just the jumping off point for your OWN negotiation every time you accept a job. As with every other @sagaftra contract, my agent and lawyer and I go above and beyond the basic contract the union negotiated for us to ask for the other things I need to be able to take the job. Thanks to this contract a hair and makeup consult is no longer one of them. We each have the right to do that. Sometimes I get the gains I want. Sometimes I donβt. Thatβs life. Thatβs negotiation.
Everybody gets to vote however they want. Do you, as I do me. Just do it based on facts not feelings, please.
Anyhoo, I just wanted to share my reasons for voting yes and wanted you all to know whatβs at stake if you choose to vote no.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
#BronzeLens
My friends. I canβt believe itβs been another year. And for so many of us, a really tough one. Iβm so grateful to have made it though, and so glad youβre here with me.
If you know me at all, you know that Iβm very passionate about young people, about education, about the arts, and about young people with special needs.
My grandmother, Cora Lee Bentley Radcliffe, was a dedicated special education teacher, both at school, and at home with her own child (my uncle) William βBillyβ Radcliffe.
It is in honor of her never-ending love and passion as a teacher and mother, and her constant push for my uncleβs journey in a world that didnβt make much space for him that I founded the Cora Lee Bentley Radcliffe and William Radcliffe Memorial Fund.
Operated through the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the memorial fund supports arts programs & services benefiting mentally challenged & special needs children.
I wouldnβt ask, if it werenβt a necessity, but we need your help to keep this fund flourishing.
We are hoping to raise at least ten thousand dollars this year, and because I believe in putting my money where my mouth is (especially in this unprecedented year for those of us in the business) I will match the first donations up to $1000.00. As it is a non-profit, all your donations are tax deductible.
In a time when we all could use a bit extra, a time when need is so clear all around us, I know you have many options, and I thank you for sharing your gifts with our children.
Please share this post if you are so moved.
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Anika
#GivingTuesday #SpecialNeeds #Youth #Arts #Charity #Giving #HartfordFoundationForPublicGiving #Legacy
Thank you, @KathleenBertrand and @BronzeLens for this beautiful honor, and such a lovely weekend. You made my heart smile.
Congratulations to fellow award recipients @vanessabellcalloway, @drhollycarter & @kjsmithofficial. Iβm sorry I had to run off too quickly to hang out and squeeze on you all some more.
More pics to come!
Fabulous frock: @sharihenry
Face: #EssieCha
Hair: @caprice01
Shoes: @stevemadden