Maybelline Advertising Genius Ties Civil Rights and Women's Rights together in 1964.

Maybelline was the first Cosmetic Company to feature a Black Model in 1959, Je' Taun Taylor

 In 1964, Great Lash Mascara was born and featured a beautiful young Black Model, who spoke in code, to the growing liberated female market.  The genius in this Ad was connecting Civil Rights with Women's Rights.  1964 was the year that changed America, both Culturally and Politically.   Be sure to see the new PBS Documentary called 1964.

At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.




Martin Luther King Jr. was the driving force behind the  the March on Washington, which helped bring about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a U.S. federal holiday since 1986.

Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing in the Streets"  1964

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My Guest Blogger, Leon Purvis wants a date with Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas, Will she honor his request.

I received an email from Leon Purvis asking me id I'd like to post a video of him asking Gabby Douglas for a date.

 I was a little uncertain about it, but than realized I'd done a post about Gabby Douglas being on the Oprah Winfrey Show after she won her Gold Medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

 My Primise at the time was that Gabby Douglas did for Olympian gold, what Maybelline model, JeTuan Taylor did for the modeling industry, and will surely inspire more black girls to embrace gymnastics and make their dreams come true.

http://www.maybellinebook.com/2012/08/gabby-douglas-has-become-first-black.html


I decided to post Leon's video request to Gabby Douglas and ask you, my Blogging audience what you think.  "Will Gabby go out with Leon, or should he be flattered she replied to him in a text and wish her well." 


Here is Leon's email to me....

Hello, Leon Purvis here, check out this video of me talking about asking Gabby Douglas out on a date via YouTube, and how I did what she wanted, but I am still awaiting a response from her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTQUSqaK0u4

It turns out by this tweet from Gabby that she is flattered by me :) so this date may happen! 

Here is the original video of me asking Gabby Douglas out on a date. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otG_OxqdPE8
Please let me know if you would like to do a story or not thank you. :)

 

Gabrielle DouglasVerified account‏@gabrielledoug

@LeonPurvis awww thanks I'm sooo flattered! 😊

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1. Leon Purvis ‏@LeonPurvis2 Oct

   @gabrielledoug I'm glad that you are flattered 😄. So does that mean that this date I have been asking you on will happen?

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