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In honor of Women’s History Month (and Black History Month by extension), @archivealive invites you to attend Ladies First: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop at Saint James Libations on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 8pm RSVP FOR FREE ENTRY posh.vip/e/ladies-first…

Thank you so much to everyone who came out in support of @archivealive’s first in-person event, “Ladies First: A Celebration of Women in Hip-Hop” at Saint James Libations! Stay tuned for the next event ✨

Venue walkthrough of Saint James Libations for tomorrow’s event

Rah Digga on the table of contents of The Source Magazine, January 2000

Foxy Brown photographed by Jamil GS in promotion of The Firm’s first and only album (1997)

In honor of Women’s History Month (and Black History Month by extension), @archivealive invites you to attend Ladies First: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop at Saint James Libations on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 8pm RSVP FOR FREE ENTRY posh.vip/e/ladies-first…

Happy Birthday to Diana Ross, former lead singer of The Supremes and the most successful female music artist in history, and R&B sensation Teddy Pendergrass, former lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes who would later become known as “the Black Elvis”!

In 1976, Diana Ross was named Female Entertainer of the Century as the only female artist to have number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, as the other half of a duet, as a member of a trio, and as an ensemble member

Diana Ross photographed by Michael Ochs in 1970 | #DidYouKnow Diana Ross studied fashion design and costume illustration at Detroit’s Cass Technical High School? In fact, she designed over 50 ensembles for the film, Mahogany

Photos 1 & 2: Diana Ross performing in a Bob Mackie dress with Berry Gordy looking on from his booth in at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas (1977) Photo 3: Diana Ross on stage at the Universal Amphitheater wearing the same Bob Mackie dress a year prior (1976)

Diana Ross in a gold Stephen Burrows lamé maillot carried by male models for Interview magazine. Photographed by Chris von Wangenheim (1978)

Remembering the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin photographed by Lee Friedlander (1968)

A 29 year old Aretha Franklin being interviewed by Gerry Fraser backstage at the Apollo after a performance. Photographed by Tyrone Dukes for the NYT (June 1971) | She told reporters that night “I'm not really a talker” and that she had some “chicken and dumplings to get back to”

“We managed to find a stall selling a bunch of tourist stuff and she sees the giant badge that said Have a Nice Day Asshole’ on it and just starts having fun. We both thought it was so funny but clearly she had a deeper insight into its significance.”

This photoshoot was in promotion of her newly released single “Have A Nice Day” which was a response to “The Bridge is Over” by Boogie Down Productions

Roxanne Shanté holding a “HAVE A NICE DAY ASSHOLE!” pin photographed by Lawrence Watson for NME Magazine near the 66th Street subway station (NYC, 1986).

Ananda Lewis is a former MTV VJ known for her style, winning an NAACP Image Award for interviewing Hillary Clinton in 1997 on BET’s Teen Summit, having her own nationally syndicated show, and often mistaken for Chilli from TLC | Read more about her in Allure’s January 2001 Q&A

“Girls on TV: Ananda Lewis”. Photo by Naomi Kaltman for FHM, October 2000 | Read more about Ananda’s worst job as a candy striper at Sea World’s Shamu exhibit and how Master P helped her pull up a pair of skintight leather pants on set of his video “Thug Girl”

Ananda Lewis on the table of contents of Code Magazine, March 2001 While attending Howard University, Ananda mentored at-risk youth who ultimately dissuaded her from enrolling in grad school to audition for BET’s Teen Summit which launched her entertainment career

Full article by Bethan Cole Interview Magazine, April 2000

“THE BIG LIL” | Lil Kim for i-D Magazine, April 2000 "I can't believe I'm a fashion icon. I love it! I hope it never changes because I love fashion and I love the chance to dress up." Photography: Steven Klein Styling: Patti Wilson MUA: Pat McGrath Hair: Chuck Amos

@Tommyfrankgriff Thank you 🙏🏾

@archivealive Posts like these is why your account is one of my faves on twitter 🫡