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The North Paran Book Buzzlist is a weekly feature produced by NorthParan.com that gives readers an entertaining digest of the most fascinating books that are being talked about by the black community today.
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1. Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present
By Deborah Willis
As a student in the 1970s, Deborah Willis came to the realization that images of black beauty, female and male, simply did not exist in the larger culture. Determined to redress this imbalance, Willis examined everything from vintage ladies’ journals to black newspapers, and started what would become a lifelong quest. With more than two hundred arresting images, many previously unpublished, Posing Beauty recovers a world many never knew existed.
2. Alek: My Life from Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel
By Alek Wek
Alek Wek has been the face of ad campaigns for companies ranging from Coach to Michael Kors to Nars and has worked the runways on behalf of designers such as Diane von Furstenberg and Christian Dior. Yet her defining moments extend beyond the runways of New York, Milan, Paris, and London.
3. The Beauty of Color: The Ultimate Beauty Guide for Skin of Color
By Iman
The first beauty and make-up book to address skin tones from across the spectrum-including Latina, black, Asian, Indian, Native American, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern, as well as multiple ethnicities, The Beauty of Color features: Skin care basics with specialized beauty regimens for skin of color; Makeup 101, what you really need for every skin tone; How to create ten amazing make-up looks with easy step-by-step instructions and photos.
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The NorthParan.com Book Buzzlist: Beauty books for black women