by earthSista Kire Na RepJA could not have chosen a better set of models. The ladies and gentlemen of Pangea’s Garden were up early that Sunday morning in June to grace the internationally expressed fashions of RepJA! This vibrant and colorfully cultivated and edgy clothing line blends into its style the language, music, and dances of Jamaica with an American twist.  The models were up for the task of showcasing the Pangea’s Garden natural essence, while accentuating RepJA’s Caribbean flair in fashion. RepJA is young, hip, and up-to-date, yet speaks to the tastes of fashion lovers. Spanning...

The Sol ex-PEER-ience sol (sōl) n. 1) Roman Mythology the sun god 2) the sun personified experience  (ek spirˈē əns) n. 1) the act of living through an event  2) anything observed or lived through 3) a) training and personal participation b) knowledge, skill, etc. resulting from this -from Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus Hello and welcome to the Sol Expeerience.  This is an exploration into my world where art forms collide and take you on a physical journey through spiritual spaces and intergalactic travels through mental stimulation. Sorry if I go too deep.  This is just...

The earthSistas have caught the attention of Zora&Alice. Zora&Alice is an online community that provides a fresh, smart voice for young black women. The site covers a range of topics, with special focus on career, culture, sexuality and women’s issues. Recently they contacted Tafakari, Pangea’s Content Director and interviewed her, mostly asking questions about the earthSistas. Check it out!

Cultivating the Garden for you… A couple weeks ago, I said that we-the-people at Pangea’s Garden were hard at work making the site better for you in creative ways.  Thanks for all your helpful suggestions! We really want The Garden to grow into a fully collaborative effort, so keep sending us your comments and requests for discussion topics. I’m excited to announce that, over the next few weeks, we will start rolling out regular blogs by our new contributor panel! Without further ado, let me give you a sneak peak of the awesomeness coming up: What’s Going On? by tafakari. ...

by vincent & tafakari (WHAT ?! I wasn’t even there!) It all started when we did the T-shirt shoot for RepJa.  It was a fun Sunday afternoon and my girl Tara showed up to film the behind-the-scenes (she thinks she’s an auteur or something).  We were having so much fun that, on an impulse, we decided to have a get-together at her shop, The Crochet Fashion Gallery.  Tara and I didn’t know what we were going to do or what it was going to be about, but we knew we were going to do it in a week (because it was the last week of free parking).  Finally, we decided to go with The...

Out in Pangea’s Garden, everything looks beautiful, but nothing comes to fruition without seeds of thought and vision.  A couple of weeks ago, the Pangea’s Garden team had a “drive-by” meeting of the minds at Octane…and by “drive-by,” I really do mean drive by, meet the minds, chat, hug, share a bit, and go home happy.   You can catch us at Octane every few weeks or so; it’s like our boardroom, but without the swivel chairs and stiff table rectangular table.   We really envision the Garden as a community of artists sharing and participating in...

This a revisit of an old friend in the Garden Shakazz of AFROCHIC. Shakazz is an African born photographer who is now based in Paris. According to Shakazz, “My concept is called AFROCHIC and it’s all about Ebony photography, entirely dedicated to my people because KINGS and QUEENS are what we are. It’s black-owned business. I work with models, artists, singers and ordinary people. “Check out my work on www.afrochic.book.fr and if you wanna get in touch, hit me on facebook at AFROCHIC. If ever you decide to come to Paris and if you like my style, feel free to contact me for...

The following is a story I was fortunate to read by Surya Devi Shofar on blog The Sex-Sensual Griot. As I read it, I was intrigued and thought that I should do a write up of my own but the more I read, the more I realized that Surya’s story says it all. So here it is. Naked Expressions of Leading Black Women! The naked unveiling of her body in her video, “Window Seat”, was Erica’s way of showing the world that she has climbed higher dimensions of her spiritual journey while making a fierce political statement that inter weaved the past and brought us a flash into the...

A stroll through nature… Its a moment of sun and wind and clouds next to the lakeside. We were talking and creating images. We conversed about a lot of things. We talked about hair; she styles natural hair beautifully. Talked a little about aspirations. The young sista dreams of publishing a natural hair magazine; I suggested that she blog about it here. And suddenly, in a moment of clarity, the sista formally known as Antiquity Lashay imparts a revelation. She takes on the alias of ISIS. ISIS, the Egyptian goddess of rebirth remains one of the most familiar images of empowered and utter...

Click. As Nobella painted earthSista Aya in preparation for our photoshoot, I captured the process and thought about what I could say about the origins of these images we were about to create. I wondered what you would want to know. Click. Sometime ago I approached Aya joining us in the Garden. Her extraordinary naptual beauty had caught my eye and her vegan lifestyle had piqued my curiosity. I would come to find out that she is one of the Raw Revolutionaries whose “mission is to provide informative delicacies that promote a healthy raw vegan lifestyle in assisting people with their journeys...