I had every intention of going to the AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn this year. Last year’s stellar lineup was cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, this…
[youtube_sc url=”j7_lSP8Vc3o” playlist=”NB5jyYD2WEw” title=”2ne1%20videos” fs=”1″ ] We, your Learned Fangirls, are trying out something a bit different with this post, our first The Learned Fangirl…
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