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October 2019
👉🏾 http://www.republikasf.com 👈🏾 Support the Indiegogo campaign for the final build-out of a Filipino retail space and small business incubator in SF's SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District from the non-profit team that brought you Undiscovered SF Creative Night Market
September 2019
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas. Available now. Buy it immediately.
April 22, 2019
See how Nike celebrates Earth Day everyday through their sustainability practices and programs!
“Today, many Nike Air-Soles are made from recycled material — some as much as 75-percent recycled material. All Nike Air-Soles designed since 2008 contain at least 50-percent recycled materials and Nike intends to make them with 100-percent renewable electricity by the end of 2019.”
April 8, 2019
If Beyonce’s Homecoming hasn’t taken over your life by now… wow.
March 30, 2019
Old article but a good read. Yoon is the TRUTH!
“FROM WEST COAST GRUNGE TO SHIBUYA TO DIOR: YOON AHN’S WORLD TAKEOVER”
February 13, 2019
AOC will be on Desus & Mero for a Bronx takeover. She’s rep’pin hard! Makes me wanna run for office just to say “ YEE ! “ as a congresswoman. 🤟🏽☹️🤟🏽
Desus & Mero premieres Thursday, February 21 on SHOWTIME.
December 18, 2018
“Since placing the bet on himself and stepping into the industry, Tavares has paved an impressive path independently.”
Tevin Tavares from Oakland, CA has been betting on himself his whole life and grinding until he turned all his dreams into realities. This is the true spirit of the Bay Area: betting on yourself when odds are against you. The Bay is a tight knit community and we root for one another strong, making the bet on yourself a solid one.
This Forbes article includes a wonderful interview where Tevin talks about what he’s worked on and what has inspired him to keep moving up. From seeing Lebron’s The Ringmaker commercial, to leaving his internship with the Warriors and moving to Oregon… read up on Tevin’s journey here: 24-Year-Old Filmmaker Tevin Tavares Is Following In Ryan Coogler's Footsteps
October 16, 2018
FRASER COOKE IS NIKE’S GATEKEEPER OF HYPE - fantastic editorial from SSENSE: a Coveted Meeting with the Brand's Special Projects Senior Director, the Man Behind Every Fashionable Nike Collaboration From the Past Decade
AUGUST 23, 2019
MELODY X ALEALI : On the second episode of Get it Together, Aleali May meets up with designer Melody Ehsani at her store in Los Angeles. They speak about Ehsani bringing women to Fairfax, going against her Persian culture's expectations, and her future collaboration with Jordan Brand. They end things with a trip to the Slauson Swap Meet and visit L.A.
May 6, 2019
Since Sacai and Nike finally gave us a (hopeful!) release date for their collab… wanted to run this piece back from Gentlewoman on Chitose Abe.
April 18, 2019
BIG ENERGY IN TOKYO! New Nike Just Do It: Tokyo film
APRIL 4, 2019
BEYONCÉ x IVY PARK x ADIDAS … This is huge. for women. for sports. for black women. for young girls in sports.
March 27, 2019
Dove x Getty x GirlGaze launch #ShowUs - a really real collection of stock photos of women, by women.
March 11, 2019
“Nike gathered more than 40 of the world's top female athletes at Palais Brongniart in Paris to unveil 14 National Team Collections for this summer's football tournament in France and highlight new partnerships to champion women in sport.”
February 17, 2019
Cannot be more excited for ‘Cherry’, a film about growing up in Daly City in the 90s. Obviously Asian at its core, I hope we treat this like Crazy Rich Asians - especially for those that grew up in the Bay Area.
Directed by Eugene Kim — who put his filmmaking career on hold to help his parents achieve financial stability. Eugene also owns some dope spots in The Bay: Snowbird Coffee, The Richfield, and Neptune’s in Alameda.
Check out KQED’s ‘Behind the Lens’ episode with Eugene Kim.
December 13, 2018
FLARE’s 12 days of feminism: TRACEE ELLIS ROSS : “When she shares incredibly empowering messages for women, or encourages her followers to vote or simply reminds us that she too is relatable when it comes to putting on a *fire* outfit, she makes me feel heard and loved. She reminds women that we can be bosses, we can lift each other up and, yes, we can still care about selfies and fashion at the same time.”
December 12, 2018
FLARE’s 12 days of feminism: CONSTANCE WU : “The line where I say, ‘I know I’m enough’ is hard not just for Rachel,” she explained. “When you’re a woman, to assert your worth, in a declarative way without apologizing for it is scary, because you’ve been chastised before.”
October 15, 2018
Solange, the Polymathic Cultural Force “Solange. Two mellifluous syllables and her face springs to mind: the fierce, open gaze, those striking full eyebrows. Solange the singer, songwriter, choreographer, visual and performing artist”
May 1, 2019
SSENSE sits down with Mobolaji Dawodu, GQ’s Fashion Director, for an interview about his experiences in his role and travels.
April 28, 2019
Meet Marvel's Secret Weapon: Executive Producer Trinh Tran
“So me personally, I'm always striving to see how much more we can do for our female heroes so that they stand in balance with their male counterparts and sort of showcase them as strong, heroic role models that we can all have little girls look up to.”
March 21, 2019
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Directed by Joe Talbot and starring Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, and Danny Glover. Winner of the Sundance Best Director and Special Jury Awards. The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Summer 2019
February 24, 2019
Dream Crazier narrated by Serena. Show them what crazy dreams can do. #justdoit
January 8, 2019
“I want to sustain the Burberry heritage, but I also want to go with the times, with modernity. I want people to come to Burberry and buy a beautiful trench, a beautiful car coat, a beautiful suit, a beautiful evening dress, beautiful trainers. Not just one product; I want to make it more open, more democratic.” - Ricardo Tisci
January 3, 2019
WATCH OUT FOR THE WAVE. DEM GURLS for Vanity Fair.
December 21, 2018
SSENSE not only has the best selection in luxury streetwear, their editorial is also dope. Read what SSENSE editors think are the garments that defined the year: From Grateful Dead Tie-Dye to Serena Williams’ Banned Catsuit: Our 2018 Garment Retrospective
December 17, 2018
Mark Bustos in Nike’s latest AF1 campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M1PH-2-ppQ
"My job is to make people feel better than they did before they sat in my chair." Mark Bustos travels the world giving free haircuts to the homeless. Does he consider himself a hero? Nah. Just a person doing what he thinks everyone should be doing: caring."
Check out Mark’s initiative: https://beawesometosomebody.com/
December 14, 2018
As always, love what Nike is doing with their platform and reach. Read about these incredible unsung heroes highlighted in Nike's latest AF1 campaign.