The President’s Black & Bold Party is a Cultural Homecoming, a convening of proud people, and a style statement set to R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz, Afrobeat and Poetry.
Get together, dance, dress your best, and start the holiday season. The Black & Bold Party Host Committee welcomes you HOME: Emmai Alaquiva, Terri Bell, Barata Bey, Nisha Blackwell, Bryan Brantley, Demeatria Boccella, Brittini Wright Burley, Ondrea Burton, Amil Cook, Tenel Dorsey, Kaja Dunn, Kathy Fitzgerald, Shayla Hawkins, Ola Jackson, AJ Jefferson, KiKi B. Jones, Jason Jones, Dr. Tyi-Sanna Jones, Fife Myers, Danielle Parsons, K Chase Patterson, Claudy Pierre, Clyde Pickett, Kenya Porter, Teona Ringold, Kendra Ross, Alexis Russell, Howard Russell, Dr. Andre Samuel, Morton Stanfield, Brenda Tate, Phillip “DJ Big Phil” Thompson, Deryck Tines, Dr. Lawrence Uradu, Felicity Williams, Eugene Wilson.
Enjoy Teenie Harris and Carl Van Vechten style photo backdrops to capture your memories of the night. Guest Chef on Site/Lite Bites, Cash Bar, Open Galleries.
Style theme: Black and/or Bold colors, Harlem Renaissance, Afrofuturistic Style, and men and women of Les Sapeurs of the Congo (the Society of Ambiance Makers and Elegant People).
Pittsburgh style sources: Knotzland Bowties, Janis B. et Al. Millinery, Fashion Africana, Deryck Tines Consignments, Social Status