BINGELY BOOKS

THE 8GREENS COOKBOOK

Preface Publishing

Dawn Russell

We have been a fan of 8GREENS for a while now. We love that by drinking a tablet each day as well as having gummies that's packed with our must-have greens, we're effortlessly contributing to our good health.

In The 8Greens Cookbook: The Simple Way to Get Your Greens, founder of this nourishing brand, Dawn Russell shares how navigating her health issues led to a journey on the power of getting your greens! The recipes include items that include products from her line as well as those that include our favorite veggies. This book is one that is great for those that want to incorporate ways to great health.

ICE COLD. A HIP-HOP JEWELRY HISTORY

Taschen

Vikki Tobak

Ice Cold. A Hip-Hop Jewelry History takes us through how this accessory is the cornerstone of Hip-Hop from Patek Philippe watches, Tiffany necklaces, Rolexes and more! This coffeetable book is filled with diamond encrusted grills, truck style chains and a number of blinged out pieces that your favorite artists have worn as well as performed in.

This book looks at these statement pieces from the 1980s to today. In addition, artists share their stories through ice and how this is an extension of their identity and self-expression. We get to hear from as well as see Run-DMC, Eric B., Rakim, Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane and Cardi B to name a few. We see the pieces that they love and how street style was transformed into a new era of design culture. The book also shares collaborations, the use of unconventional materials and of course, over the top pieces.

In reading this book, you'll learn about jewelers that paved the way for the industries pioneers from Tito Caicedo of Manny’s, Eddie Plein, and Jacob the Jeweler as well as artisans including Avianne & Co., Ben Baller/IF & Co., Greg Yuna, Johnny Dang, Eliantte, and more.

Make sure to read the foreword by Slick Rick and essays by A$AP Ferg, LL COOL J and more.

THE HOUSE OF EVE

Simon & Schuster

Sadeqa Johnson

We find ourselves in 1950s Philadelphia in The House of Eve and meet Ruby Pearsall who is on track to being the first person in her family to go to college. But a love affair threatens to keep her where she is.

We also meet Eleanor Quarles who comes to Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets her handsome love interest who attends Howard University and comes from an elite wealthy Black family, she realizes that she has a lot to navigate in order to be accepted by his family. This is the life that she has always wanted and she simply wants to fit in.

With their stories colliding in the most unexpected ways, Ruby and Eleanor will both make decisions that shape the trajectory of their lives.

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CHANEL X PHARRELL WILLIAMS

At Colette, the famed store (which will be closing for good on Dec 20th) hosted a party celebrating Chanel's latest exclusive - Pharrell Williams' (he is also one of the ambassadors of the brand's Gabrielle handbag, walked their runway shows, appeared in a movie directed by the Creative Director) sneaker. After the party, the pop up shop will continue and Chanel plans to donate profits from the pop-up to charities that are supported by Chanel Foundation which supports women as agents of social change throughout the world. Karl Lagerfeld was on hand to debut the 1,000 euro sneakers designed by the entertainer and artist at the Parisian concept store. These shoes were in collaboration with the couture house and Adidas Originals (which is the first time that the couture house has appeared on a product made by another brand). Pharrell has worked with Adidas previously on a collaborative sneaker project as his group, N.E.R.D. released a shoe exclusively this month at ComplexCon this month — was already being offered for $10,000.

PHOTOGRAPHY | Dominique Maître

2017 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL

On Sept 23rd, the 2017 Global Citizen Festival came back for its 6th year on Central Park's Great Lawn in NYC. This event culminated Global Citizen Week, a series of more than 30 public, advocacy-driven events and digital activations that took place across NYC. Prior to this week, Global Citizens took 1.6 million actions over 2 months that secured 29 commitments, 55 announcements and 13 calls to action which totaled $3.2 billion to assist in affecting the lives of 221 million people. These efforts will continue to assist in holding governments and business accountable to deliver on their promises for years to come. The concert and summit like festival included world leaders, non-profit organizations, social conscious focused artists and Global Citizens that are intent on leading the world to Global Goals for Sustainable Development to end extreme poverty by 2030.

Over 60,000 attendees and millions watched live (via broadcasting partners at MSNBC, Youtube and Twitter) with performances by Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers, and featuring the Chainsmokers, with special guest performances by Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, Andra Day, and Alessia Cara.

| PHOTOGRAPHY Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen - Model & Activist Joan Smalls |

Top Campaign Victories  

Economic Empowerment | Accenture, Citi, Ernst & Young, and Procter & Gamble each committed to source $100 million from women-owned businesses - a majority of whom will be based in the developing world. This amount totals $400 million will be delivered through Global Citizen's partners at WEConnect International which brings the amount to $1 billion committed on the Global Citizen stage from corporate entities towards women's economic empowerment in the past 12 months.

HIV/AIDS | Global Citizen partners Johnson & Johnson commits to accelerating the healthcare company’s HIV vaccine and announced that for the first time it is going into late-stage human clinical trials. It is the world’s first ever “global” vaccine, which means it can protect against all strains of HIV. In early-stage studies the vaccine has shown 100% success rate.

Famine | U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware), as a member of the Appropriations Committee announced that encouraged by Global Citizens taking over 60,000 actions, his colleagues in the Senate have proposed $311.5 million more in funds for International Disaster Assistance compared to last year.

Yazidi Justice | Three years since the genocide was committed by ISIS, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, Matthew Rycroft, announced that the UK led the UN Security Council to a unanimous vote this week on the decision to set up a UN Investigation Team to pursue justice for the Yazidis. The UN resolution on ISIS accountability was described as a “long overdue first step” by the UN Office for the High Commissioner on Human Rights. This comes after an 18 month campaign and over 100,000 actions taken by Global Citizens.
 

| PHOTOGRAPHY Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen - Priyanka Chopra; Demi Lovato; Michelle Monaghan; Freida Pinto |

Top Accountability Updates

France | Thanks to Global Citizen’s two year long campaign, and nearly half a million actions, including those of Global Citizen and Global Partnership for Education Ambassador Rihanna, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that for the first time ever a G7 country — France — was to co-host the Global Partnership for Education replenishment with an African country — Senegal in order to raise $3.1 billion to provide 870 million children with vital education.

GHANA | President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, committed on the Festival stage to end child marriage. The newly elected President inherited the initiative to end child marriage in the country from his predecessor, so this stage moment provided confirmation that the new president has officially committed to continue with the National Strategic Framework on Ending Child Marriage in Ghana. As part of this announcement, the President also reaffirmed his pledge to provide universal free secondary education.

Famine | Executive Director of the World Food Program, David Beasley, confirmed that $575 million of $990 million committed by Congress in May — a commitment helped by 49,291 actions taken by Global Citizens — has been released to the WFP and others to immediately fight the famine. He then issued a powerful call to action to Global Citizens, revealing that after years of progress, the number of hungry people in the world is going up.

Partners of Global Citizen Week included: Gucci and CHIME FOR CHANGE, MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal, Live Nation, Johnson & Johnson, Citi, HP, Cadillac, T-Mobile, iHeartMedia, NYC Parks, lululemon, P&G, The New York City Mayor's Office for International Affairs, Bira 91, Universal Music Group, the Empire State Building, Forbes, Guardian US, Omaze, TOMS, and Tribeca Enterprises.

Partners of the 2017 Global Citizen Festival included: presenting partner GUCCI and CHIME FOR CHANGE, premier media partner MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal, entertainment partner Live Nation, global health partner Johnson & Johnson, and other major partners Citi, HP, Cadillac, T-Mobile, iHeartMedia, and NYC Parks.
 

Fold Festival 2015

Festival season continues with a new city being added to the list. FOLD Festival kicked off Aug 4th for its two day event of musicians across genres coming together to perform at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead, NY. Athleisure Mag attended this inaugural festival which focuses on Grammy winning producer and musician Nile Rodgers' love for Freak Out Let's Dance. Check out exclusive behind the scenes as well as performances that took place on both days.

The festival included performances from an array of musicians including Pharrell Williams, Keith Urban, Chaka Khan, Duran Duran and Janelle Monae.

SOUND CHECK

Nile Rodgers

Pharrell Williams

Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Nile Rodgers and Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Pharrell Williams

Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

Chaka Khan

Nile Rodgers and Chuck D

Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran

Duran Duran

Duran Duran

Duran Duran

Janelle Monae

Nile Rodgers, Duran Duran and Janelle Monae

Duran Duran and Janelle Monae

Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae

Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monae and Duran Duran

Nile Rodgers and Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae and Duran Duran

Janelle Monae