“JANET: Ms. Jackson Talks About Her Sexuality, Estranged Husband, and Those Baby Rumors” | Janet Jackson photographed by Michael Thompson for the cover of Vibe Magazine, May 2001 | Article by Craig Seymour
#janet #janetjackson #vibemagazine #2001 #michaelthompson
EASTER SUNDAY IN 1970s HARLEM
No.1-4 | “Easter in Harlem” photographed by Chester Higgins Jr. for the New York Times (1977)
No.5 | “Easter Sunday in Harlem” photographed by Anthony Barboza (1974)
#easter #eastersunday #1970s #harlem #blackfashion
1940s EASTER SUNDAY FASHION
No. 1-3 | “Easter Sunday” photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson (Harlem, 1947)
No. 4 | Two women holding hands on their way to an evening Easter Sunday service in Harlem photographed by Weegee (Arthur Fellig) circa 1940 | “Rev. Ethelred Brown will speak on ‘An Easter Dream: The Birth of a New Harlem’. No more exploitation, no more mugging, no more police brutality.”
No.5 | “Crowds outside a fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service in Bronzeville, Chicago” photographed by Edwin Rosskam (April 1941)
No.6 | Easter Sunday in Harlem photographed by Arthur Fellig also known as Weegee (April 26, 1943)
No.7 | “Negro boys on Easter morning. Bronzeville, Chicago” photographed by Russell Lee (April 1941)
No.8 | “Mary Elizabeth and William Lewis holding Easter baskets” photographed by Charles “Teenie” Harris circa 1940-45
#easter #blackfashion #1940s #harlem #chicago
LADIES FIRST: WOMEN IN HIP-HOP REFERENCE & RAFFLE PRIZE DISPLAY
BOOK DISPLAY
• FIRST THINGS FIRST: HIP-HOP LADIES WHO CHAGED THE GAME BY NADIRAH SIMMONS
• GOD SAVE QUEENS: THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF
WOMEN IN HIP-HOP BY KATHY lANDOLI
• THE MOTHERLODE: 100+ WOMEN WHO MADE HIP-HOP BY CLOVER HOPE
• CHECK IT WHILE I WRECK IT: BLACK WOMANHOOD, HIP-HOP CULTURE , AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE BY GWENDOLYN D. POUGH
• VIBE HIP-HOP DIVAS
• UNITED STATES BY DANA LIXENBERG
• HIP-HOP AT THE END OF THE WORLD BY ERNIE PANICCIOLI
VINYL RECORDS DISPLAY CURATED BY KIA AYERS-GOSS
• LIL KIM- NOT TONIGHT FT. DA BRAT, LEFT EYE, MISSY ELLIOTT AND ANGIE MARTINEZ
• SALT N PEPA- A SALT WITH A DEADLY PEPA FEATURING SPINDERELLA
• ROXANNE SHANTÉ- BAD SISTER
RAFFLE PRIZES
• LIL KIM | JET MAGAZINE- AUGUST 21, 2000
•MARY J. BLIGE | SUN GODDESS PROSECCO BRUT ROSÉ
• FOXY BROWN | ILL NA NA (1996) LIMITED EDITION VINYL LP
#womeninhiphop #hiphop #archivealive #hiphopbooks #hiphopvinyl
Thank you so much to everyone who came out in support of @archivealive ’s first in-person event, “Ladies First: A Celebration of Women in Hip-Hop” at Saint James Libations!
Special thank you to:
My loved ones who always make sure I’m good and support my endeavors with no shadow of a doubt 🤞🏾
Kia @kiabia_813 | Research Intern
Thank you for believing in my vision and being down for the ride. I couldn’t have pulled this off without your tremendous help!!! 💞
Karena @soundsbykola | Sounds by Kola
Thank you for agreeing to create the soundscape of this event under such short notice! Everyone loved your set ✨
Lola and Akila | @saintjameslibations
Thank you a million times over for seeing the vision and helping me bring it to life. This won’t be the last of our partnership 🥂
Congratulations to our raffle prize winners:
Dudline @d.isfordauntless | Sun Godess Prosecco Brut
Jay @jimi_gotsoul | Ebony, August 21, 2000
Bianca @b.ang.ka | Ill Na Na by Foxy Brown Limited Edition Vinyl LP (1996)
Salt-N-Pepa photographed by Guy Aroch circa 2000
Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper) was one of the bestselling rap acts of all time, first female rap acts to achieve gold and platinum status, and one of the first female rap acts to win a Grammy
Roxanne Shanté holding a “HAVE A NICE DAY ASSHOLE!” pin photographed by Lawrence Watson for NME Magazine near the 66th Street subway station (NYC, 1986).
This photoshoot was in promotion of her newly released single “Have A Nice Day” which was a response to “The Bridge is Over” by Boogie Down Productions
“We managed to find a stall selling a bunch of tourist stuff and she sees the giant badge that said ‘Have a Nice Day Asshole’ on it and just starts having fun. We both thought it was so funny but clearly she had a deeper insight into its significance.”
“THE BIG LIL” | Lil Kim for i-D Magazine, April 2000
“I can’t believe I’m a fashion icon. I love it! I hope it never changes because I love fashion and I love the chance to dress up.”
Photography: Steven Klein
Styling: Patti Wilson
MUA: Pat McGrath
Hair: Chuck Amos
#lilkim #idmagazine #stevenklein #pattiwilson #patmcgrath
In honor of Women’s History Month (and Black History Month by extension), archivealive invites you to attend Ladies First: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop at Saint James Libations on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
This free curated experience will provide a night of:
• Complimentary Prosecco 8 - 9pm
• Lite Bites
• Sounds by Kola
• Raffle Prizes
• Unsung Sheroes | Presentation Honoring Influential Black Women in the Hip-Hop Industry
• Femcee Gallery | Digital Photo Exhibition of Female Rappers
• Women In Hip-Hop Media Display
POSH LINK IN BIO TO RSVP
PURCHASE RAFFLE TIX VIA CASHAPP FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!:
• Lil’ Kim | Jet Magazine, August 21, 2000
• Mary J. Blige | Sun Goddess Prosecco Brut Rose
• Foxy Brown | Ill Na Na (1996) Limited Edition Vinyl LP
Cashapp | $archivealive
1 for $5 | 3 for $10 | 5 for $20
