"Myself At Work" (1933)
I love practically all things Harlem (or er, Chicago, in Motley’s case) Renaissance, so much so that I themed my wedding after the movement/time period. In case you’re wondering why, it’s the vast production of “quality” art and the emphasis on self-definition of what it means to be a “Negro”. Motely was on the forefront of the movement producing work that explored and challenged stereotypes about Blacks, and also celebrated Black culture.
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Say "hi" to Kareem on Instagram.
Meet Kareem.
He’s always eating at amazing-looking places I usually haven’t heard of, which is crazy, seeing as how, you know, I'm out a lot and I actively research where to go and what to do, especially in my home city, NYC, for a living. Everytime he posts from a restaurant, I screenshot his pics for further investigation.
Instead of continuing to e-stalk Kareem to find out where I should be eating next, I decided to stop being weird and ask. LOL. He came through with his top 10 Must Eats in NYC.
Enjoy.
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Most people have the idea that you have to wander around the Deep South to see an actual plantation. Ok. Let me speak for myself. I thought that. And I once made a point to drive an hour from New Orleans to see Plantation Row in Edgard, Louisiana. Another time, I drove 4.5 hours from Atlanta to Low Country, South Carolina to see Magnolia Plantation.
Turns out, I could have driven 45 minutes from where I grew up and BOOM: Hampton Estate. In its heyday the owners, the Ridgelys, had 25k acres of Baltimore's finest land— for the locals, that includes Lutherville, White Marsh, and parts of Baltimore City— and 300+ enslaved men and women, white and black, to work their grounds.
Who knew?
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