On October 16th, I attended Howard University's Empress: A Global Excursion Fashion Show for NXUP Magazine. To be honest I have been asked to attend fashion shows, but I have always said no because it was always low budget. Yea, I want to see the lights and hear the music thumping. That entertains me. I don't want to sit on a metal seat and you roll out a red blanket for the models to walk on in a gymnasium.

It was truly wonderful seeing my fellow African Americans doing something positive and doing it with art and creativity. Sometimes the media makes it seem like we have no formal education or we can't create great and amazing pieces of art. These young students in my opinion shattered that pre-conceived idea with this show. NXUP will be using the images and video from the show I record/shot soon. But here are some pictures...