NoLa Divine: The Feel Good Inktress: A must attend event by the Red Pump Project

"You can say that again!"

"Pursue the things you love doing, and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you. All other tangible rewards will come as a result."

*Dr. Maya Angelou "we're so frustrated with the way we're represented as black folk in the mainstream, blah blah...is soljah boy louis armstrong? is zane toni morrison? nah, but thank god for all of them...our energy is better spent doing our work than complaining about how much crap there is out there. crap will always be with us... [but] so will really well done, beautifully crafted art. lets do our work." *Chantal James

"Show me a person not full of herself, and I'll show you a hungry person." *Nikki Giovanni

"I can't believe impossible things." said Alice. "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." *Lewis Carroll, "Alice in Wonderland"

You're cordially invited to the The Red Pump Project's inaugural fashion show: Rock the RED: Bold. Fashion. Awareness. The show will be held on March 25, 2010, in commemoration of annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Rock the RED will also be a celebration of the first anniversary of The Red Pump Project, which was founded in March 2009 to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.

Ladies, ROCK YOUR RED PUMPS! Gentlemen, ROCK YOUR RED TIES!

Awareness is always in style!

The event will begin with a "Happy Hour" at 6:00pm, and Rock the Red beginning promptly at 7:00pm. It will showcase the newest fashions by upcoming designers and boutiques from around the city.

We will be honoring Emmy Award-winning HIV/AIDS activist Rae Lewis-Thornton with the "Ultimate Red Pump Rocker" Award for being a LIVING LEGACY, and facing the disease with dignity, class and undeniable courage.