Drea

Lover of museums, music, sunshine, world travel and all of you beautiful interesting people out there :)

[Dēdric. @Dedric_Mandel]

We need a third.

[i make beats ✞ @DonDadaNYC]

The audacity to play in her face won’t go unnoticed

[𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖊𓂀 @_mainelane]

Philippians 4:6 is how I’m walking to the new year.

[Danyette @foulksd]

I have been out of work for 8 months. I am looking for a new #HR leadership role and would appreciate your support. I am open to opportunities in the #Cincinnati area or #remote opportunities elsewhere. Thank you! [email protected]. CashApp $foulksd #OpenToWork #hr #hrcommunity

[JFG @JoeFreshgoods]

“Under Blue Lights” interview by @MikeishaDache for JFG starring Taral Hicks.

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

@yoshikowakum It went by hella quick tho!

[ariely ☾ @sinadiemequiere]

denee benton you should know that we love you #TheGildedAge

[Geeks of Color @GeeksOfColor]

Happy birthday, Samuel L. Jackson! The legend turns 75 today.

[ESSENCE @Essence]

Before they became ‘American Fiction’s’ leading ladies on the big screen, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross and Erika Alexander were queens of the small screen who showed Black women just how powerful sisterhood can be.

It’s only right to give these women their flowers as the cover stars of our Jan/Feb Black love issue — because Black sisterhood is Black love.

‘American Fiction,’ out in select theaters now and directed by Cord Jefferson, is a story of America in all of its dysfunction.

“It is not easy as a Black actress to find roles where you are not written in the context of something else—where your identity is not because of something, or you’re just the setup for someone else. And what Cord Jefferson did in these moments that we appear on the screen, is ensure that we are whole people,” says Ross.

During the Jan/Feb cover shoot, ESSENCE helped the ladies realize the connection of Black sisterhood they share through their mega-hit shows ‘Girlfriends,’ ‘Insecure‘ and ‘Living Single.’

Maxine Shaw. Joan Clayton. Issa Dee. For many of us, these women have been some of our first “girlfriends.” They were honest about our insecurities, even as they made living single look like a damn good time.

Read the full Jan/Feb cover story on https://t.co/HJqw0ui0As now and on newsstands December 26! #ESSENCE

https://t.co/92mLnWoRbl

Credits:
Talent: @ealexthegreat, @issarae & @traceeellisross
Photographer: @micaiahcarter
Writer: @kimberlynatasha
Stylist: @solangefranklin
Creative Movement Director: @stephengalloway
Erika Alexander Hair & Makeup: @fred4face
Erika’s NRAY Locs by Debra Hare-Bey
Issa Hair: @felicialeatherwood
Issa Makeup: @joannasimkin
Tracee Hair: @marciahamilton
Tracee Makeup: @mollygreenwald
Nails: @nails_by_yoko
Set Design: @betteradams
Tailor: @costumer.shirlee
Retouching: @phtsdr
Location: @nyastudios
Visual Direction: @_mq______
Production: @themorrisongroup

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

@realChrisBrunet Oh please 🙄

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

@BillAckman @Harvard Who are you?

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

@TeddyMasked @RICKOWINNS @_KingArii Where were the adults she was addressing? It couldn’t be the people fighting in the crowd

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

Pandas living rent free! Let the kids like what they like…an available shoe.

[JFG @JoeFreshgoods]

meanwhile my daughter just want panda dunks 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

I hope I get this kind of entertainment from my future grankids

[k a r y. @itsKARY_]

The caption said “We got Tyla at home, Granny.”

LMFAO @ THIS CHOREO 💀💀💀

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

I guess??

[Dr. Neighborhood Publicist @nhoodpublicist]

Yall know one way I judge how far a woman is in her journey to unpack internalized misogyny? How she talks about and engages with the color pink. There’s a shade of pink for every woman’s vibe and I’m watching you if you don’t have one or speak about the color negatively

[Drea @Musee_d_Dre]

How about y’all mind your own pregnancies?

[Grip Skylark 💕✨ @talleyberrybaby]

I’m glad the rapper boys are doing SOMETHING. IKTR A FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT KICKBALL CHANGE PAS DE BOURREE

[Pharrell Williams @Pharrell]

PREPARE

[Boots Riley @BootsRiley]

Congratulations to Jharrel Jerome for winning the
INDIEWIRE HONORS PERFORMANCE AWARD last night!!!

He won it for his performance in I'm A Virgo.

[Boots Riley @BootsRiley]

I'm A Virgo made the LA Times list of Best Shows of 2023!!!

https://t.co/rD9jgwGczt