“…fantasies of my softness meeting his hardness as the moon aglow high in the sky…” his strong, gorgeous body was bathed in midnight blue mixed with the illuminating glow of the full moon his eyes shined brightly like a starry sky his sensuality was such a surprise to my eyes– he captivated me with his masculinity fantasies of my softness meeting his hardness as the moon aglow high in the sky gentle squeezes and sweet whispers grinding hips and deep moans songs of passionate bliss filling the room i sighed deeply from my daydream and allowed it to burn my memory as...

On a Tuesday evening in May, I met earthSista Nubién at the 5-Points MARTA Train station in downtown Atlanta, (if you are an ATLien, you know what I am talking about.) Nobella was with me and we’d scheduled her to participate in the Atlanta Photographers Guild weekly group photoshoot. While en route I thought I saw earthBrotha SkyHy swaggering down Peachtree St. like he owned it. We yelled at him but he didn’t hear us. So after we swooped in and grabbed Nubién, we called SkyHy on his cel and asked him if wanted to crash the group photoshoot with Nubién and in a moment of impulse,...

Reflected light shimmered across earthSista Chadoe’s beautiful dark skin casting dramatic shadows against the green wood of the long abandoned country club for an old overgrown, forgotten golf course. The location sat next to the beautiful lake where the young goddess had posed for her images for Pangea’s Nature Stroll Series. After that photoshoot we decided to check out the surroundings and found this testament to man’s crumbling foundations giving way to Mother Nature reclaiming her own. The sun, high in the sky, was to the back of the green wall and this momentary interlude...

… toiling the garden for greatness: a journey from emancipation to redemption “Yearnings of success & acheivement haunt me in my sleep, startle me awake, inspire journeys of sensual exploration & at times suffocate my breath; these yearnings come in many visual manifestations & demand to be inhaled, explored & conquered; these yearnings beckon & insist on being shared with the universe so it’s creative principles live eternal like my soul. I toil in the creative garden as commanded by God & I dare not eat from the tree of good & evil, because only greatness...

Back in 2010, photographer James Petrozzello paid homage to the original Queens of the Kalakuta Republic by photographing the FELA! dancers representing each queen. Fela Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. The musical style of Felá is called Afrobeat, a style he largely created, is an innovative and complex fusion of  Jazz, Funk, Ghanaian/Nigerian High-life, psychedelic rock, and traditional West African chants and rhythms. Fela was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often...

On May 3, 2013, former Black Panther and Black Liberation Party member, Assata Shakur became the first woman in history to make to the FBI’s Most Wanted List. HJFoley of Misebogland wrote In May of 1973, Shakur was in a car that was pulled over by police on the New Jersey highway. A shootout occurred, resulting in the deaths of her companion and fellow activist Zayd Malik Shakur and State Trooper Werner Foerster. Assata Shakur was wounded in the gunfight, having been shot twice. Accounts of what happened that night differ greatly — surviving Trooper James Harper (also wounded) claimed...

The UdoU Series was always intended to be in two parts 1) women creating captures of their own Afrocentric beauty and sensuality and 2) photographers creating an image collection with these women that is inspired and informed by how the sistas see themselves. It’s that opportunity for us to own our beauty, proudly, without objectification. earthSista NikkiVonNu and photographer Bobby Williams were the first to explore this pioneering concept. But there are many sets out there that are still in stage one. Are there any photographers willing to pick up the baton and carry it to stage two?

Moments impulsive and raw. No glamour or drama either. Just the real. And that was Sindel. She is edgy and quick to say that she is not the typical afrocentric earthSista. Loud, vulgar (in a very good way), gritty and offbeat. She is an Urbanista for sure. There is this ‘emo’ edge about her. And she is quick to tell you how bleak the world is, and how grim she feels because she is ‘disgusted with people.’ And while she does actually feel that, the bleakness just doesn’t hold up. Her spirit is too strong and its as if it cradles her hopes… waiting for the opportunity...

TO CLEANSE: to rid of impurities by or as if by washing. TO PURIFY: to clear from material defilement or imperfection: to free from guilt or moral or ceremonial blemish: to free from undesirable elements: to grow or become pure. ♥ NISHDana MistressofMayhem Major and James Brewer Photography Tanisha Lynn Pyron aka (PRETTYFIRE) is an artist and a visual storyteller, currently working on her MFA in acting at the University of Illinois. The young artist considers herself to be a modern day...

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” –Rajneesh We take a moment, to look back. When earthSista Hershey was on her path to become earthMama Henna. A moment of captures by earthSista NikkiVonNu. Pangea’s Garden continues to grow. We are actively striving to be your Afrosensual nexus of ideas, images, commentary, participation and events that inspire, provoke, entertain and...

Its called the Taliah Waajid World Natural Hair Health & Beauty Show. Can you say the whole name right? Nobella of Nobella’s Lookbook fame attended the 16th Annual Taliah Waajid World Natural Hair Health & Beauty Show for the her very first time. And, not only did she have a blast, the attendees (more than 30,000 this year according to the show’s event coordinator, Pat Chapman) were thrilled to see her. As she entered the large showroom floor, heads turned, marveling at her own personal style, charisma and glamour. In fact she did not walk more than ten steps before she was...

To The Senses I want to tell gorgeous stories naturally enchanting narratives I want to create sensual beauty beauty that you can touch with your eyes follow the lines and hug the curves as the light does. let your gaze dance on her flesh as the shadows do. embrace the texture of beauty and realize that her “flaws” are gorgeous too. let me stimulate you with the contrast of soft brown flesh and hard grey floors warm pressed against cool youthful skin smooth surrounded by age and distress. i want to stimulate your sense of sight with curves and angles, lights and darks lines and tension and...

a momentary preview of a curious and sensuous stroll… look for earthSista Nambi to make her debut… soon! Pangea’s Garden continues to grow. We are actively striving to be your Afrosensual nexus of ideas, images, commentary, participation and events that inspire, provoke, entertain and actively engage you. If you love what you see here and desire to see more, please consider signing up for a premium membership. It grants you access to ALL...

A momentary respite to remind ourselves that the glamour of afrosensual beauty is ubiquitous. From underground caverns of New York to the fashion newsstands of Tokyo, you will find it. Proud and adorned. Enough said. These images are featured in the April 2013 issue of VOGUE Japan. Models: Liya Kebede & David Agbodji Photographer: Mikael Jansson Fashion Editor: George Cortina Hair: Anthony Turner Make-up: Hannah Murray Nails: Gina Edwards Pangea’s Garden continues to grow. We are actively striving to be your Afrosensual nexus of ideas, images, commentary, participation and events...

“When I first modeled for the Garden, everything about me said, awkward. “My face, my body structure, my vibe. If anything, my best friend was there giving me pointers,and Vincent worked hard to make me feel more comfortable. Its a big difference when you’re taking pictures of yourself versus a professional photographer getting something out of you. I think the shoot just got better when the clothes started to come off. My face was nothing but all smiles. I fear that I only look better when I am smiling more. It can get old…but it s a flaw I’m sure Vincent can...