The Culture LP

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The Culture LP is an arts consultancy dedicated to empowering artists of color and beautifying spaces.

Do what you need to do today to step into your power peacefully and authentically. Our team is looking forward to seeing your beautiful faces at the closing celebration of #IAMSHE Wednesday March 27th at the @weeksvilleheritagecenter. #Swipeleft to see the phenomenal womxn who are participating 💜🖤❤️

Still riding the high from Imani Shanklin Roberts’ opening reception of #IAMSHE2019 | please mark your calendars for March 27th for the closing celebration at @weeksvilleheritagecenter featuring music by Cam Wink, Tru Viiolet, and @shyyvonne. As well as a panel sponsored by @womanlymag @thebrowncrayonproject @lakoucafe and @essentiawater 🖤🎨✨. RSVP: IAMSHE.theCultureLP.com

🌍💜✨ This month we unveiled Imani Shanklin Roberts’ love letter to Black Womxn. “I AM SHE” explores archetypal expressions of femininity in collaboration with set designer Alicia DeLarge. It was an honor and privilege to host 200 beautiful spirits at the @weeksvilleheritagecenter to celebrate the opening. Before the reception a couple of dozen femme identifying humans paid homage to each other and themselves through a private ceremony with @sensetheexperience and @cantfightthefro #iamshe2019 #iamshe #womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday 📸: @natiahjones ✨💜🌍

Much love to Michael K. Williams for kicking it at the opening celebration 🖤🎨💫 | #IAMSHE2019 is on view Tue-Sat 10am to 5pm, call or visit @weeksvilleheritagecenter and see it for yourself 📸: @natiahjones | contact @mikey718_ for inquiries 📨🎨 michael@thecultureLP.com

It’s a beautiful day to be black and creative y’all. 🌞❤️🕊, count your blessings and be sure to put Wednesday, March 27th on your calendar. We’ll be closing #IAMSHE with a celebration of women through music x @womanlymag. featuring a conversation with @syreetagates , @itstracyg, @yogasihnuu , and @imaniniasr. Alongside performances by @shyyvonne music by @thee.gypsy and Cam Wink - link in Bio #IAMSHE2019 📸: @natiahjones

👑 Imani Shanklin Roberts has a story to tell, and its inside of you. Come to @weeksvilleheritagecenter and experience #IAMSHE to pay homage and acknowledge the spectrum of femininity that dwells in your being. Photo by @natiahjones | contact @mikey718_ for art sales and interviews | installations by Alicia DeLarge @distant_drummerrr 💜🙌🏾

Bianca Kea, founder of Yo Soy AfroLatina

21 Questions With Bianca Kea: The Mind Behind Yo Soy AfroLatina

Michael Tonge January 6, 2019

The Culture LP interviews Bianca Kea, founder of Yo Soy AfroLatina to shed light on her transition to New York City and how she’s built a lifestyle brand that echoes what it means to be Black and Latina.

Photo Credit: Henry Danner, 2018

Bianca Romero: Around the World in 60 Days

Michael Tonge November 14, 2018

To celebrate Bianca Romero’s largest work to date, The Culture LP sat down with the New York based mixed-media artist to learn more about her process, challenges, and goals for future projects.

From left: Tamron Hall, Kate Novack, and André Leon Talley at the Schomburg Center on Tuesday night. Photo: Kristina Bumphrey from Starpix.

André in Harlem

Michael Tonge October 14, 2018

André Leon Talley has an icy relationship with the fashion industry, but at a screening of his new documentary in Harlem, he felt the love.

“Rise” by Patrick Martinez for We Buy Gold in NYC.

Artist Patrick Martinez on “Less Drake, More Tupac,” Police Brutality, and the New American Dream

Michael Tonge October 14, 2018

This is America: police brutality and pop culture. Immigration and the NFL. Gentrification and…Drake. These are all themes explored by artist Patrick Martinez, who was born and raised in Los Angeles to a Native American and Mexican father and a Filipino mother, and uses neon, ceramic, and mixed media installations to unpack the idea of the American Dream.