GHERBO + TAINA

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This is to all the women in my

life, for you are my

“Village”









This is to all the women in my life, for you Said, “Give from the heart, and God will
are my “Village”. bless you for it”

Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am

My past, present and future has been in Respect for your elders
your hands to mold and make, to polish
and shine. No profanity have they ever heard from my
lips
You have been my strength, my anchor
when I became weak My Village, My Village
Guided me in the right path when I couldn’t Some of the residents have earned their
see the forest for the trees wings, gone home to be with the King

My tools of the trade was your shared Their perception and my reflection of me
experiences and wisdom is on the same sheet of music, playing the

God is Great, God is Good, same song
You betta’ pray before you eat that food In the key of G

Clean your plate, wash your hands On the days when I am ‘Kicking, but not too
Brush your teeth and bathe regularly high”, and “ugly has met me and stayed”

On my knees before bed, eyes closed, little I feel their presence and I still hear them
hands together praying with us
Lord lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord My Village, My Village
my soul to keep
Did not and do not wear fancy costumes
Peace and blessings for the whole world, and fly
God…Please and Thank You
No super powers or fight crime
I learned morals and values from the best
of em’ They gave me what money could never buy

However, when I deviated Time, Strength, Wisdom, Friendship,
Courage and Unconditional Love
You chastised and whipped me when I
needed my “hind parts tore’ out da frame” My Village

You taught me about God and his Son My Super shero’s in my life





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Instagram: @kalliminor
Photographer: @davarstephen
Campaign: @nike






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Model- Sonyae Blu | @sonyae
Photographer: @brianchristopher__
Stylist: @eburnsprepjerks
Hair: @shorthairxpress
MUA: @heflawless

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Sophie Chandauka





















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Model - Meagan Good | @meagangood
Stylist/ Creative Director - @hollylarry_
Photographer - @shannonlaurine




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Model - Lamiyia Good | @lamyiagood
Stylist/ Creative Director - @hollylarry_
Photographer - @shannonlaurine




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Sendi commodit voluptatest quis


eum eationsequi quossequis


escia eat idebist, int post omnihilla

volupis tiassitis es quibusci ute


dolupta temperu mquae.


Alpha Model - KHALÍ @khalicarela
Photographer @joyannepanton





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If I had a dime for everytime I heard my
SISTA SPEAK..








The war cry of the masses Feel pretty and appreciated
The female Be the envy of her few friends
Made in God’s image Cuz

A mother She knows and feels she is the queen to her king
A wife Respected to the fullest
A sister On a pedestal
An Auntie Praised for her presence on this earth
A niece She so wishes
She is an equal The reality of this fable

Her brain works the same as any man Is not a Cinderella tale
She is the glue in any type of situation The shoe she left on stairs
SHE Has the same velocity when fired as a sawed shotgun
Holding it down, the best way she know how blast
Making a way out of no way BANG!
Point blank range to her head
A magician with hardly any recognition, no Penn & Teller
Man from her view of life
BUT IF YOU
Its easier to just die…DEAD!
Give her five kids,
If I had a dime for every time I heard my Brotha Speak…
A part- time job making minimum wage and a
sometimey mate, Halleluiah and Amen
Who BY THE WAY From birth to eighteen
Claim to fame is making a high score on the kid’s video On a sacred path
game In search of answers of what does it mean to really live?

She will return a meal His past is threatening his future
Shelter He was privileged,
Be Momma to a chronologically grown individual Born with a rusty spoon in his mouth
And still somehow Cars, clothes, money, rats and roaches
Make a dollar outta 15 cent Five siblings plus self in one bedroom
If I had a dime for every time I heard my Sista Speak… Sharing one King sized mattress

Beat down for thinking, dreaming, and reading Two blankets and one pillow
Domestic violence at an all-time high Once you got up to go pee
She suffers from PTSD Lost your space
All her life she had to fight Come back to
Just once she wants to relax relate release Sleep next the one that is not potty trained
Dress up, Baby Soggy Bottoms
Get her hair “did” Nicknamed stuck till he was struck down in his prime


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Cars, clothes, money, rats and roaches A college degree
Five siblings plus self in one bedroom
Sharing one King sized mattress A celebrity in his hood
Two blankets and one pillow
Once you got up to go pee A legend in his own mind

Lost your space
Come back to As it flashes before his eyes
Sleep next the one that is not potty trained
Tears form as his breathing becomes shallow
Baby Soggy Bottoms
Nicknamed stuck till he was struck down in his prime
Hands up
Aged 9
Outside playing tag Please don’t shoot officer
Shot by a bullet, no name attached
Police said they were sorry, A late night run on the riverfront
Uncle Stepdaddy was the target

I guess Soggy Bottoms prayers were answered that day Making plans for the last day of class at the university
He got to escape the sexual abuse he prayed to end
Go home to God Hush little baby
Uncle Stepdaddy
His fate for rape Don’t say a word
Two years house arrest in his elderly momma’s base-
ment… Another statistic
If I had a dime for every time I heard my Brotha Speak…
Meditating and praying for Ms. Right instead of Ms. Right First one graduated with honors
Now
Good guys always seem to finish last Valedictorian
Chivalry is wrong

Respect is not respected Promised Momma
Get mad love
If he a gun-toting, no job having thug 15 cents times infinity
Romancing is writing poetry
Roses are Red All she is left with is a penny wit a hole in it….
Violets are Blue
If I had a dime for every time I heard my Sista Speak..
You my main B*tch

And ya’ Momma is too
Just once he would like to
Dress up ©2015 Tina M Campbell
Get a nice fade, beard shaped
Feel like a million bucks Instagram:@IAmAPoetDammit
Be legit,
No criminal past [email protected]
No even a parking ticket
A-1 credit


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Model - Chanel Westcost
Makeup - @mugopus
Hair - @pelos_de_eloteee
Wig installment- @pelos_de_eloteee
Creative Director/ Stylist- @hollylarry_
Photographer: @shannonlaurine
Alpha Chef - @eat310

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Model- Fabiola Quintana -
@fabiola24quintana
Photographer- @joyannepanton
Makeup @thenatalieblackexperience





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ALPHA BEAUTY





WE ASKED OUR BEAUTY EXPERT-
AUTHOR
AND CELEBRITY MAKEUP ARTIST,
KYM NICOLE OUBRE TO ANSWER


Q: I have combination skin and my makeup tends
to make me look like a ball of grease by the
end of the day. What is the best foundation for me
to use? -Tiffanee S.

A: Combination skin is skin that has oily and dry
areas. It is usually oily in the “T-zone” and dry

around the eyes and perimeter of the face. The
best foundations to use are those formulated
for combination/oily skin. Look for products that
say longwear, or 16+ hour stay. A lot of drug
store brands like Revlon, will specify skin type on
the packaging. One of my favorite

foundations for combination/ oily skin is MACs
Pro Longwear Nourishing Waterproof
foundation. It helps control the oils in the center
of the face and nourishes enough to keep the
dry areas moisturized.

Q: My dark under eye circles drive me crazy. I find
myself constantly applying concealer
throughout the day to to cover them and it ends
up looking heavy and grey. Help! How can I
cover these dark circles? -Shannon P.

A: Great question! The first step is to hydrate and
moisturize. Make sure your under eye area is
well hydrated. Eye creams should be implemented
into your skincare routine.

Chose a color corrector.


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Alpha Female -Angelica Nwandu
(@theshaderoom)
@beautybytayrivera (makeup )
@candy4hair (hair)
@thetaylorjanet (stylist)
@aarondsmallsphoto ( Retouch/Editor )
@modernlalaland ( Photographer)


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KAREN


CIVIL










































































Model - Karen Civil | @karencivil
Photographer- @aarondsmallsphoto
Makeup - @beautybytayrivera
Hair @candyforhair1
Creative Director / Stylist @otheezystyledit




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Karen Civil... you likely already know the name. This Alpha Female is a force to be
reckoned with in the entertainment industry. She is an entrepreneur, a brilliant speaker
and a philanthropist. Karen’s success in global marketing and content creation has
provided this queen with commanding influence in culture and has bridged the gap
between brand powerhouses and mainstream artists.

Karen Civil first developed an interest in the impact of social media when she began
bolstering online communities via a fan site for the best selling boy band of all time, The
Backstreet Boys. This passion would soon evolve into a profession when she landed an
internship with HOT 97’s DJ Funkmaster Flex. Karen’s expertise allowed Flex’s online
presence to explode, and she continued to successfully unite hip-hop with digital media
by shaping artists brands. Karen established herself as a reputable and necessary
player in the entertainment world and gained momentum to launch KarenCivil.com
along with @AlwaysCivil Enterprise. This “Civilized” foundation provided a digital
platform for exclusive interviews, entertainment and music news and artist growth. She
was named Digital Marketing Director for Beats by Dre, and later used her marketing
skills to cultivated unprecedented branding partnerships with giants like Nike, Louis
Vuitton, AT&T, Verizon, Fashion Nova, Toyota, and many more. Her achievements have
been publicly recognized with awards from The National Black Public Relations Society,
the Next Innovator Award, Black Enterprise Social Influencer Award, MTV’s HipHop
MVP Award, and more.

Far greater than any of her titles or awards, Karen Civil is a humanitarian. The @LiveCivil
outreach specifically seeks to benefit children, women of color and Haiti. Karen is of
Haitian descent, and Haiti is very special to her. She founded the Live Civil school and
playground there in 2015. But her desire to uplift others did not end there. In true Alpha
Female fashion, Karen self-published her first book, “Be You & Live Civil: Tools for
Unlocking Your Potential & Living Your Purpose.” The book is meant to build awareness
of the Live Civil brand and to provide the reader with the necessary tools for
empowerment and entrepreneurship. For these reasons and so many more, Karen Civil
truly embodies all that it means to be an Alpha Female.




























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Model - Candy 4 Hair




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Model - Lamiyia Good | @lamyiagood
Stylist/ Creative Director - @hollylarry_
Photographer - @shannonlaurine




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GHERBO + TAINA




















































Talent: GHerbo @nolimitherbo Taina @latainax3 3rd Look:
Photographer: Sheri Angeles @sheriangeles Suit: Boohoo Man @boohoomanofficial
Hair: Ray Christopher @hair4kicks Shoes: Nike @nike
MUA: Haley Andrews @haleymariemakeup Taina Wardrobe:
Stylist: Stelly @thestellynation 1st Look:
Tailor: Kelvin Small @klvn.s Dress: Michael Depaulo @michaeldepaulo
Video: Luke Strege @lukestrege 2nd Look:
MAGAZINE: @alphamagazines Dress: Michael Costello @michaelcostello
Wardrobe: Shoes: Tom Ford @tomford
1st Look for Herb Earrings: East + Eighties @eastandeighties
Jacket: Verde 3rd Look:
Shoes: Suit: DKNY @dkny
Prada Shoes: Christian Loubutin @louboutinworld
2nd Look: Pearl Necklace: East + Eighties @eastandeighti
Jacket: Charles and Ron @charlesandron
Pants: Kit
Shoes: Nike @nike




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Model: Moon Claudia
@moonclaudia_
Stylist Darian: Smith
@di_styles_u
Photographer :Yonata Solomon
@weupnexxt


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Alpha Female - AMARA “LA NEGRA”
@amaralanegraaln
PHOTOGRAPHER: @joyannepanton
Makeup: @thefashionistis
Hair : @ronnieslocs / @dramaticgroupllc
Nails : @ivaniasnails_miami
Styled by: @styledbybnicole
Location : @rcrstudio




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