Contention

"This Filipino at work said to me Filipino women is the finest women yea if a black man drop his seeds in her I told that fool no race on this Earth finer than the black seeds of a soul brother or sister if drops your seeds in her this what comes out y'all here do y'all agreed what's so crazy if we drop our seeds into any other race of women on earth our kids come out fine ass hell if you ugly or not most of the time lol they don't know ever color you see comes from black we made ever races here y'all our kids black is not a color it a essence." - Larry Mays‎ 6.25.16



When I have to read something like this more than twice to understand first the gist of it and then the meaning I am not reading something to respect or admire because it is written so badly. There is nothing to take pride in or place considerable thought into if at this point in our history a Black man cannot speak with a clear command of language with depth. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6.25.16





 

from Mother's Milk

Jeneen Piccuirro to the left in long skirt with four friends making themselves into small people like the Borrowers!

(June 24, 2012). photo by Melanie Lesick Froemke

Jeneen Piccuirro, these special moments make and are the substance of bonding, the creation of the subtle things that need to take place within the formation of childhood long before the circles of innocence expand into adulthood.

Play.

It is always play that instructs and introduces children to the deep constructs of self, and purpose in life. Without it innocence takes a beating, and the heart struggles to keep ticking its rhythms in alignment with the 'why' of existence.

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

9.14.16

Jayne Mansfield and daughter Mariska Hargitay

dancing together !!!!

Natalia Vodianova breast feeding her baby.

Gigi Dowell and her daughter "changing the world through changing ourselves", she says.

Story of a Man: Jim Vance

Jim Vance, news anchor based in Washington DC.

One of the solid men of the city at the showing of the mural at

Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington DC, June 2017.

For a lot of Black men in Washington DC, Jim Vance has been looked up to for some unobvious reasons. He held his authority as a man, for starters! He is the direct descendent of the difference between being powerful, and having authority, and the how to be both was in his demeanor. 

A lot of cats stopped him in the streets to get a sense of how he overcame his addictions, and with a depth of feel to his way of assuring pain, he would easily probe with a story or two into what made the weak man before him wince with how truthful it is be a vulnerable in the public eye, and in private. 

He was respected during the controversy around Mayor Marion Barry's time period under fire in jail. Of all the journalists we watched Jim Vance. He never open his mouth to join the critiquing, and tearing down of the mayor-for-life! We looked in his eyes, probed deep into his demeanor and knew this man had substance worth talking about, and emulating. He modeled manhood for those who did not grow up with the examples; for men raised by women something drew their attention to the men around them raised by men, and saw the sharp contrasts without shame. Vance made something of himself, with his flaws, and shortcomings, to learn from himself, and share easily with others. 

In his presence, the lessons he learned he gave as Medicine gifts to the needy, those curious about themselves, and for those discovering ways around the deeper hindrances to fullness he made the impossibility of the odds against them surmountable! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6/23/17  

Evil Overcomed.

"Restoration of the soul is more important. Success is tangible evidence of triumph by the work of the hands. It is the spirit of a man detractors are closely looking at. They want to see the shards their words left within you. What they cannot feed upon, or refute is a restored soul once busted, a character strengthened by Spirit!

That defeats an enemy." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6/23/17

Might've.

"Frances Fisher with Clint Eastwood who directed her in his film Unforgiven met on that set in the early 1990's ending in 1995. It was my chance, but at the time the set of circumstances of mine hindered that from happening." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 5/15/17

On the Town in Fame



Heidi Klum arrives to her party "Do Some Lingerie Shopping With Heidi Klum:
Ice Cream, Bra Fittings, & More At Macy's" in New York City on June 23, 2016.



Heidi Klum is seen leaving the Greenwich Hotel in New York City on June 24, 2016
 photo by Robert O'Neil

 

CALL: a Challenge to a Standard.

If your ready for your true colors to shine through and aren't afraid to let them show... Let us know...

For Your Eyes Boudoir Photography is searching for women to "Bare It All"

If you are interested in being considered to be part of an empowering experience and the "BARE IT ALL: SKIN" project, please answer this short questionnaire - https://www.foryoureyesphoto.com/bare-it-all-about...

black woman embraced by white woman. photograph by For Your Eyes Boudoir. June 2017.

from the BARE IT ALL SKIN project.

"BARE IT ALL: SKIN" - Project Shoot Date - July 23

Beauty is diverse and more than skin deep. Do you feel the color of skin has made you stand out? Do you have a story to tell?
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We are looking for women with all skin types, all colors and all nationalities. Women with pale skin to dark skin. Women with freckles for days or a large birthmark, even women with rare skin features like Vitiligo and Albinis.

**Photo shared as an example of the type of poses/images that might inspire the project. Not the work of For Your Eyes Boudoir Photography.

Joy to behold, understood and cherished!

White outfit a happy woman is wearing changes the dimensions of the cloth and the style becomes its own, not by design, but force of an essence unique to women. How this works is within the essence of feminine energies.

- Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 8.22.16

elegance of a woman wearing a Halter Top Mermaid Wedding Dress.