This past for many symbolized the end of summer and its nostalgic sentiments of barbecues, open hydrants, street festivals, and vacations. For school children it marked the last weekend of freedom before returning the confines of school and for all of our fashionistas it was the last weekend of white. More important for a small population of us it also marked the end of Black August, a month of celebration, meditation, and disciplined fasting.
Significantly less celebrated than Black History Month, Black August has become renowned in New York as the annual hip-hop concert that the