Beautiful Gowns, Beautiful Black-Ass Gowns
Welcome to This Black-Ass Life! We REFUSE to talk about last Sunday and we choose instead to list pretty dresses. Are we the only audience for this? Maybe! Did we “research” by talking on the phone about pretty dresses we love for 3 hours? Sure! This is our newsletter, okay?!
I. The Facts
A non-exhaustive, stream of conscious list of Black women being fine as all get out.
Chloe x Halle has had several legendary looks but we cannot get this 2018 VMA fit out of our heads.
We LOVE when Bey goes out of her usual silhouettes. This 2015 Met Gala look is dreamy.
Lupita’s 2014 award show dresses were each legendary. This red Golden Globes 2014 number? SWOON.
Name a durag more powerful than Rihanna’s at the 2014 CFDAs.
Queen Latifah is maybe the only person who can say she has NEVER had a bad hair day. When will your fav ever?! Here she is at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards.
If Kerry Washington's 2016 Emmys dress, cutout, baby bump and hair did not stop you in your tracks, then what are you doing?
We MAINTAIN Niecy Nash IS the body-ody-ody of Hollywood. Here she is at the 2019 Emmys.
Gabrielle Union has literally never looked bad. Here she is, leg SHINING, at the 2018 Met Gala.
Mj Rodriguez proving she is fine enough to pull off an outfit made of belts at the POSE season 3 New York premiere.
Zendaya owns the red carpet, and this Dune look at the 2021 Venice Film Festival is no exception.
Nicole Byer has been runnnnning red carpets as of late. Here she is at the 2021 Emmys.
Not enough people talked about Ciara bringing the strongest Americana look to the 2021 Met Gala, even wearing her husband’s super bowl ring. Special shout out to her 2019 Met Gala, too.
Tracee Ellis Ross stunned at the 2018 Golden Globes with this look that works for any occasion.
This is the only memory we’re willing to hold from Sunday - Jada’s gorgeous Vanity Fair afterparty look.
Kiki Layne is a severely underrated red carpet star. Here she is at the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala.
We know you cannot even a little bit handle Viola Davis in this pink number at the 2018 Oscars. ALSO BLACK WOMEN RULE THE MIDDLE PART!
Everyone, look at Regina King at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards.
Missy Elliot invented tracksuits. Here she is at the 2003 Grammy Awards.
A throwback of Halle Berry at the 2003 Oscars. The DETAILS on this dress!
A throwback to Lil’ Kim’s ICONIC 1999 VMA fit.
II. Other Things
Black-ass happenings
Let us know what you think of these 2022 Grammy red carpet looks.
Solidarity and PRIDE with the workers who organized Amazon’s first union.
Nobody Supposed to be Here! Except Deborah Cox in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame!
Shout out to Jazmine Sullivan for winning her first ever Grammy.
Y’all see Monique, Netflix and Lee Daniels buried their feud? HM!
There is no impression better than Sheryl Lee Ralph recalling Jenifer Lewis at her wedding.
Our Black-Ass song(s) of the week (Jumoke):
Things we look forward to / don't look forward to:
I (Jumoke) look forward to another season of A Black Lady Sketch Show.
I (Mitu) look forward to more of the FANTASTIC Toni Braxton Lifetime vehicle, Fallen Angels Murders Club which has a sequel coming out next week: Heroes and Felons.
lll. Text from a Black-Ass Baby
Parents you are ON NOTICE!
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