House of Adrene Owner Adrene Ashford on Entrepreneurship

Fabulous designer, stylist and retail entrepreneur Adrene Ashford tells Parlour write Talia Witherspoon how she keeps her creative fire lit by maintaining her own business.

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Ava Duvernay on Success and BlackStar Film Festival

Ava Duvernay is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and film distributor who made history this year as the first Black woman to win Best Director at Sundance Film Festival for her film, "Middle of Nowhere." Parlour contributor Niema Jordan chatted with her about the upcoming Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia.

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Olympics 2012: Traveling To London? Read This First

Heading to London for the Olympics? We can't let you do it without a few helpful tips from Parlour UK writers, American ex-pat Sherry and British native Jaime. Here's what you must know.

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Melissa Harris-Perry on Obamacare and the 'Year of the Vagina'

During the Essence Music Festival, I snuck backstage to catch MSNBC host and Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry for a chat. Did you know that it is the 'Year of the Vagina'?

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