Blackness – (adj.) the quality or state of being black. The term given to the experience and expression of the socio-political identity that black people, the world over, hold. Blackness encompasses the essence of more than just melanin within the skin, or the curl pattern of the hair. It is an expression of how culture meets the rest of the world around us and how we utilize it to coexist. Every individual black person wears…
Continue reading2019 has been a very successful eighth year for Power In One Clothing. Join us in reviewing our highlights this year, as we begin to look forward to the new beginnings of 2020. As an online business, it remains important to us to maintain an in-person presence and we have found the best way do that is to sponsor our own events in partnership with other organizations in our community network around the country. We…
Continue readingPower in One started on October 15, 2011 and this year will mark our 8th year in business. As the anniversary, October 15 has been dubbed “International PIO (Power in One) Day,” in which we encourage all to celebrate their power in one with us from across the world. Our mission is to empower lifestyles by igniting the fire within each of us through fashion and the idea that as an individual, you have the…
Continue readingIf you’re looking for music, fashion, afro-centric empowerment, and over all good vibes this summer, don’t just go to Afropunk, check out all these PIO sponsored/associated events as well. Each of the managing partners of the brand, Ryan, Atuya, and Kerrick, cultivate in separate markets which offers the brand an opportunity to spread the empowering energy of PIO locally and not just through the internet. The PIO sponsored events I mentioned will take place in…
Continue readinghol•i•day (noun) a day of festivity or recreation where no work is done. a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person. a time or period of exemption from any requirement, duty, assessment, etc. To me, holidays are about more than just having a day off from work or school, or a reason to be exempt from obligations. I feel…
Continue readingFebruary is the month of many many things including the infamous valentine’s day, 28 days of more time to be cold in wait for spring to begin the following month, at least on the east coast. In America, February is also referred to as black history month. Without understanding America’s education system and race relations, it’s easy to misunderstand the purpose of such a thing; including a misunderstanding of things like all black schools, historically…
Continue readingnuance (nu·ance) n. A subtle difference in shade of meaning, expression, or sound. Being black in America has never been easy, but how we are seen and represented has certainly evolved. Who we are and how we see ourselves has likely always been a bit nuanced to the way the rest of America chooses to identify us. As a collective of diverse people, we are all human beings, are many things at once; never holding…
Continue readingThe end of the year is a great time to reflect on the journey of highs and lows one has faced in order to prepare for the year to come. A new year often symbolizes a reset, to start anew and with that in mind it is important to consider that you don’t necessarily need a date change in order to have a reset, you can choose to evolve when you feel it is best.…
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