HI Heels!

Tracee Ellis Ross' pretty legs in red heels and a smile! 

Some sights are too hard to believe, even looking at it isn't the same as believing what you see!

When the unbelievable is before you the struggle is one with what is seen, what is believed, and what is incomprehensible to the senses, or one's understanding of what they thought they knew. Staying on the outskirts of a vision stops merging with the Unknown. It is an initial impulse to stay fixed with the body. Our tendency is to remain physical, but it is not natural. What is natural is to go home, and to stay where one is comfortable. This is the struggle of existence. Imagine what a moment will look like on the other side of the grave is an act of power! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (Jan. 18, 2019)

Skinny woman in pink heels by Arsen Lupen‎.

From the Dream, this Concept.

Elegance within Black American women is a refinement of elements men have no control over, but contribute to appreciating the complex value of the stories that made her defiant, a mysterious substance from within the creation story that defined ancient ways of living alive! There is more, but you have to live to see that deep trail. - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 12/1/18 

Old married couple's elegance and strength.

Elegant lady, Danielle Brooks. photo by Matt Sayles.

exceptional beauty of an African woman.

early morning on the beach in solitude. the quiet is its own prayer.

Elegant Substance.

An elegant Black woman is poetry in the name of becoming, and the power of her presence is to be studied by a man growing into the essence of what a man is to the balancing principles she embodies, and can pass on through her womb into their children. It is a right to be one's self, and it is a privilege to live out one's mystery beyond mere existence. The woman, or women, until you mature, you pick or chose talk to and about the character you act out in your living. Whomever you pick prepares you, and whomever you think you picked knew you first!

Elegance is to be known as substance, not pretense or aloofness... - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories

This DAY!

Eartha Kitt lived from January 17, 1927 until December 25, 2008. 

During that lifetime she spoke out against the Vietnam War 

and was blackballed for a decade in the States.

We Are Lady.

Elegant Black Lady by Mumaith Khan.

Eartha Kitt in 1962.

Elegant Black lady's projection into the spheres of existence is distinguished from a mere gesture. 

It is something that matured and became... - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories

"... Elegance within Black American women is a refinement of elements men have no control over, but contribute to appreciating the complex value of the stories that made her defiant, a mysterious substance from within the creation story that defined ancient ways of living alive! There is more, but you have to live to see that deep trail..." ~ Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 12/1/18

Older than 40, Shanterra Lester. 

"A woman is a lady because she is one, 

not because she poses as one. " 

- Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 

Aspects of non-white beauty.

Hat stylishly worn. photograph by Mi'Kaelah Yisrael Portrait photography.

"During slavery naked African women were desperate to find ways to hold on to their dignity..." 

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

Indian woman. Shampa by Rajib Chatterjee.

The complexity and depth to India's history and culture dwarfs Western life. Inside of every culture the women give the deepest insights into its contradictions and triumphs. To be honest I have always avoided visiting India, since my teenage years, out of respect for the intrigue I feel in front of the enormous energies the land and people have spun and created! Each time I see the women I feel their nuances the way heat is felt from the sun, and because of the complexity of their worldviews, and spirituality the women's unmistakable beauty pushes one towards divinity somehow.

It may sound like idolizing. I ain't. The study of culture is the analysis of self. There is more, but I am simply reacting to Rajib Chatterjee's photograph. It pulls so much out of the intellect and gives so much to the soul. The truth is it is the weight of the culture. Not every land is to be stepped upon in each lifetime.

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 10/06/18

Rajib Chatterjee  wrote: "Thanks Gregory E. Woods for your impromtue write up full of intellect. Its an honor to the culture of my country. I feel proud to be an Indian!" 

a Model of Excellence: Mrs. Obama

Michelle Obama in China doing Ta Chi !!!!

Michelle Obama

Peer into Essence.

Is there a way to balance crudeness within what is better than crudeness? ~ Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories [9/10/18] 

Brown skinned lady relaxed in this white crossover straps floral lace overlay Peplum dress. She is striking by the character she exudes. The clothes accentuate the powers she is imbued with..." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9/10/18 

Bondage clashes with the projections of freedom, and women clad in chains draws men to dim their light. It is never fun bondage. As a sex game its danger is its own design. - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories (I wish I knew, but I don't know the photographer's name. The immaturity, or insensitivity people have that keeps them not following the simple rules of literacy.)

the African Presence in She Woman.

African woman making assessments of her sense of being centered in this Ankara style of dress for a wedding...

face of Tyra Banks. 

African American women, like this one wearing an African print Dashiki maxi skirt with a high waist band, are fierce supporters of their men. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9/6/18 

Upper Class.

Mystique of an Asian woman kept an emotional distance from the rest...

Angie Dickinson, actress and my personal Goddess.

Elegant Black lady in white dress strolling ...

An elegant Black woman is poetry in the name of becoming, and the power of her presence is to be studied by a man growing into the essence of what a man is to balancing principles. - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories

Angie Dickinson in bed as I dreamt her. 

"Angie Dickinson has long been competition for Black American women! They just didn't know it because we (many Black men) were too afraid to say it out loud!..." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (9/5/18)

Eva Longoria, at 37, on cover of GQ magazine Mexico for the June 2009 issue!

Eva Mendes unleashed her curvaceous body to play the other woman, 

Crystal Allen, in the remake of the George Cukor's hit: "The Women" 

That was a fun and intelligent movie. I've watched a number of times from 

beginning to end! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 

Things my Parent's embodied and taught!

A Lady by definition, A Man by Development. 

In the folds of what it means to be a lady is the acceptance of being free as a way of being. A lady is a development from girl to woman, and woman to lady. It is an art; and it is an intangible substance one cannot touch, but be touched by nuance and substance. A lady can play with this substance fully understanding the role has responsibilities and is awe inspiring because it is a state of being crudeness has no access to...

I should stop here. My mother taught these things in her movements and the way she danced with the essential elements I just described! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 8/7/18 

Janice Payne at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, August 2018!!

Impossibly good looking dark skinned women are often intellectually and spiritually engaged in processes of development. It is daunting for men not so inclined merely wanting to get laid! When I was young my father's influences worked to my advantage. I wasn't a player. I built relationships, indifferent to getting laid. My father taught me when I was a teenager the integrity it takes to be a man and this was an early teaching he gave his first born. It is an untaught skill set boys do not get for selfish reasons. What those selfish reasons are and how selfishness has become a component of adulthood clustering in the corners of sound humanity is at the center of women's angst in their lifetimes! Selfishness, in a violent social climate, adds to the danger of citizenship in the States sharpening the point of rape.


Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories
August 10, 2018

Diplomacy, in a best example...

Michelle Obama made an appearance at the ESPY Awards

in this black Cushnie et Ochs dress and Giovanni Rossi shoes!

Michelle Obama is the pride of her people, and the example of the feminine essence... 

Better Knowledge.

Discretion is the better part of wisdom, an integral part of a woman's mystique and a sense of being reserved for something special. It is not false modesty. It is a way of being responsible for the integrity of what is a gift given by Creator at the beginning of adulthood. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

What 'They' Say is True!

Jazsmin Lewis attending premiere of Jackson 5 Dynasty.

Black women have to show up in excellent dress with impeccable manners and sharp intellects poised to engage. Traditionally, it is what Black American mother's taught daughters. This is the high end of expectation. Being poor, or rich has the same requirements of expectation in the Black American system of belief and social conduct. Being ghetto is a recent undevelopment!

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 4/16/18 

Jasmine Guy, actress, attending film premiere of 'Crazy As Hell'at the 10th Annual Pan African Film Festival, Feb. 6, 2002. photo by Frederick M. Brown.

Tamara Tunie attending Torch Ball. 

TWO Mirrors

Poise, as softness 

"Poised, as softness. In the poem of a woman is a sound, a song to pay attention to. In essence, within the memory of who you are is the substance of belief, the lightness of knowing and the certainty of identity." - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories

Intelligence has its way of settling disputes within bad intents and a prophetic quality concerning the soul of want! What do you do with yourself wanting a woman like her? - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 11/1/17 

Briana Brochu, a University of Hartford student who bragged

about her gross harassment of her Black roommate. 11/1/17

"Brianna Brochu, a white student who bragged about harassing her black roommate by rubbing used tampons on her bag, pouring moldy clam dip in her lotion and putting her toothbrush inside her rectum, has been arrested.

Brochu, a freshman at the University of Hartford, posted on Instagram about how she "finally got rid of her roommate," who she referred to as "Jamaican Barbie."

Tonight, the university confirmed they have arrested her, calling the reports "disturbing."

Chennel "Jazzy" Rowe, the freshman roommate of Brochu, revealed the shocking allegations in a Facebook video." - Michael Scipio

Posture as Story.

Posture speaks about the woman. Purpose emanates from the pores. Dress speaks of taste.

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

Posture speaks about the woman. Purpose emanates from the pores.

Dress speaks of taste. Eyes speak of power. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

Posture speaks about the woman. Purpose emanates from the pores.

Dress speaks of taste. Eyes speak of power. Body speaks of Mother.

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 

October 11, 2017 

For Girls to Look up To!

The fashionable black dress, this one from the 2013 Qristyl Frazier Designs, is another idea on a Black woman divine of form.

The poise is on purpose from a sense of being an essential. Learned during childhood, or after tragic consequences a woman's capacity to renew is the lesson of spring after winter. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 10/6/17 

Touches of Class.

Celine Dion's flawless way of being a lady, and feminine with inner strength,

as opposed to merely being 'strong'! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 2/21/18

"Cassandra Wilson's elegance is in her sound, her movement and within."

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 

"Céline Dion seated in the proper way of a Lady. elegantly!"

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 

Yasmina Rossi

Diana Ross, singer and focus of love and adoration...

the Eyes have It!

Unspeakably beautiful in a quiet way.

Vic Marie by Roland Dawson in my estimation is a body of working knowledge about herself discovering the components that make unique her place in a world hostile to what is strongest within her. - Dawn Wolf, Keeper of Stories 

Visually shattering is her elegance, the beauty of this woman, and

the perfect form of her legs is arresting! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories

9/7/17