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Denver love
AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH to keep me from

 Ant and his Denver peeps! WHAT A GREAT LABOR

DAY WEEKEND that included the stunning wedding of 

Ant’s high school friend Vanessa and her husband

 Will in Keystone, CO – a beautiful, two-hour

 drive from Denver. 

Some of Will’s fam came from Germany and they

 were lots of fun! 


Our Denver host with the most – as always – is Jean 
Nicholson who let me tour her FAB consignment shop

 "re: for your home":
 http://www.re-foryourhome.com/ and
 https://www.facebook.com/re.foryourhome.

 Of course, Ant’s blood 
fam pulled out ALL THE STOPS for BBQ – including 

some of the best potato salad known to man

 and made by Ant’s awesome mom “Jackie Washington”.
 And I – of course – had to see my babies: Sabrina and

 Brina. And what a bonus that Sabrina’s business partner,

 friend Victor E. Lewis, was also in town and joined

 Ant’s sister Chanel, he, Sabrina, and I for 

HILLSTONE – my favorite, though known to many as 
HOUSTON’S. 
HEY DENVER! SEE YOU AROUND! #laborday2014
Roache and FORBES
Special shout out to my little brother in the industry, 

international model Bobby Roaché, who was just

 interviewed by Forbes about his modeling career 

and sunglasses collection and the interview is out.
 Here is the video link of Bobby Roaché's 

interview: http://www.forbes.com/video/3755958950001/.
 Kehinde Wiley
 Has been great to work with my friend Lamar Johnson - the Executive Producer of 

Kehinde Wiley’s documentary - which – inclusive my 

finite consultation – has gotten lots of good press: 
http://www.vogue.com/1062811/kehinde-wiley-riccardo-tisci-collaboration/

Well, it’s showtime…and the documentary premieres 

this Friday, September 5 on PBS! 
The movie "Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace" follows

 the artist as he steps out of his comfort zone to create a 

series of paintings of women for the first time. 

Kehinde casts his models on the streets of New York and then
enlists Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy to create couture gowns

for each woman.

 The film traces the artist's process from concept to 

canvas as he reveals to us another side of black femininity.

 Lamar notes it is a celebration of art, style and African-American 

beauty and has been very well-received, garnering several

 festival awards including @SXSW 2014. The film is also an official

selection in the "Run & Shoot” Martha’s Vineyard African-American

 Film Fest. For more info, you can go to www.PBS.org/pressroom 
or www.pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/k/KEHINDE-WILEY-AN-ECONOMY-OF-GRACE.aspx.
Kathy Sledge
This says it all! KATHY SLEDGE ~ NYC ~ SATURDAY ~ SEPTEMBER
 6TH The Brighter Side of Day. A musical journey of the

 life of the American icon Billie Holiday.
 www.metropolitanroom.com ~ www.randblive.com
ARISE ENTERTAINMENT 360
 The full episodes for my last two guest co-hosting stints on ARISE 

ENTERTAINMENT 360 are here:
http://www.arise.tv/entertainment/arise-360-25-08-8038
and
 http://www.arise.tv/entertainment/arise-360-26-08-8017
 ALWAYS A BLAST to GUEST CO-HOST on Arise Entertainment 360

 with Lola Ogunnaike and Shannon Lanier:
http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/tag/arise-entertainment-360

Arise News is on TV now in NYC/NJ area - 18 million homes Mon-Fri 2pm on

 Time Warner Cable #92 & Verizon FiOS #481 plus still on millions of TVs

 overseas. And it's coming this FALL 2014 to CentricTV - BET Networks. 
As always, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! XO #ARISE360

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