tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62460145028790724032024-03-05T00:57:14.232-08:00Ashley and New YorkCalifornia girl Ashley runs away from her home in LA to go to The Big Apple to find inspiration for her writing. With a background in entertainment public relations, journalism & activism in social issues and politics, mixed with her quest for spiritual enlightenment, she throws herself into the center of all facets of New York City culture, & starts a blog, "Ashley and New York".Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-58797224743649910152016-03-18T13:12:00.001-07:002016-03-18T13:12:23.215-07:00Essence 'Black Women in Music' Pre-Grammy Celebration; Andra Day and Jasmine Sullivan PerformAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-79320541641144849472016-02-19T02:03:00.000-08:002016-02-19T02:03:48.174-08:00Warner Bros & InStyle's Post-Golden Globes CelebrationAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-50047787407849309392016-02-19T00:52:00.000-08:002016-02-19T00:52:38.427-08:0047th annual NAACP Image Awards Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-60503640603853872972016-02-18T22:45:00.001-08:002016-02-18T22:45:40.269-08:00Mariah Carey Performs at UNICEF Ball; Humanitarians David Beckham and C. L. Max Nikias Honored
Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-39864110088651019512016-02-18T08:45:00.000-08:002016-02-18T08:45:09.975-08:00Madonna Gives a Surprise Performance at The 5th Annual Help Haiti Home Gala in Los Angeles Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-13140242423908728202015-12-20T23:11:00.002-08:002015-12-21T01:04:07.254-08:00 Black Sisterhood, Success, Strength & Spirit Shines @ 2015 WEEN Awards
It was truly an inspiring evening at the 2015 WEEN Awards
where numerous Black women in the entertainment industry were celebrated not
only for their professional accomplishments, but for giving back to the
community. Those honored were actress Regina Hall, actress Naturi, journalist
Cari Champion, journalist Rocsi Diaz, CBS exec. Tiffany Smith Anoa’i, Marilyn
Mosby, Esq. and singer Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-19065496959223341082015-03-05T06:39:00.000-08:002015-03-05T06:39:16.844-08:006th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards: Selma; Ava DuVernay; David Oyelowo; Oprah; Tessa Thompson; Gugu Mbatha-Raw; Stephanie Allain; Effie Brown; Debra Martin Chase; Donna Langley; Franklin Leonard; Susan King
Director Ava DuVernay (Selma) won Best Director
actress Tessa Thompson (Selma / Dear White People)
actress Gugu Mbatha=Raw (Beyond the Lights / Belle)
Legacy Award winner Stephanie Allain (film producer)
BET's Robi Reed
Gil L. Roberston, AAFCA President and co-founder
feature film producer Amber Rasberry
Film producer Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-74410642046085238152015-01-19T12:49:00.000-08:002015-01-19T12:49:02.250-08:00'Nominate to Discriminate' (Open Letter Poem to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Regarding Their Problematic Oscar Nominations)
I was honored to meet and congratulate actor David Oyelowo for his exemplary performance as Martin Luther King in 'Selma' during the post-Golden Globes festivities
Nominate to Discriminate
by Ashley
(An Open Letter Poem to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences Regarding Their Problematic Oscar Nominations)
The Academy’s Oscar actor Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-63227121348963763212014-12-11T18:06:00.000-08:002014-12-12T21:47:12.430-08:00Russell Simmons, Beverly Bond, Stephen Hill, Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, Estelle, Bevy Smith and others Host ‘Together We Stand’ Benefit for Eric Garner’s Family
with Eric Garner's daughters Emerald (center) and Shardinee (right)
with TV producer Saleda Bryant (left) and Valeisha Butterfield-Jones (center)
with Black Girls Rock founder Beverly Bond (right)
“I can’t breathe” (#icantbreathe) has become the rallying
cry in protests following the unjust verdict which failed to indict the white
police officer who killed Eric Garner, an African Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-52852416605279905242014-03-30T20:04:00.002-07:002014-03-30T20:04:19.854-07:00Unite4: Gala Honors President Bill Clinton, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robert De Niro, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Martin Scorsese and Alicia KeysAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-89822802580966979292014-03-24T02:22:00.001-07:002014-03-24T02:22:18.833-07:00'Cesar Chavez' Los Angeles Premiere After Party @ Hollywood RooseveltAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-73901379422547142842014-03-24T01:21:00.000-07:002014-03-24T01:21:02.502-07:00Pan African Film Festival Highlights: Centerpiece Film 'About Last Night' After Party Brings Out Black Hollywood; Closing Night Film 'Black Bird' Confronts PrejudiceAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-56263411005495250562014-03-24T01:20:00.001-07:002014-03-24T01:20:30.408-07:00PHOTOS: 2014 NAACP Image Awards After-PartyAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-34623189840219667262014-01-29T14:29:00.001-08:002014-01-29T15:53:42.288-08:00Warner Music Group's Grammy Celebration; Nile Rodgers Performs! Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-50445235174124477602014-01-29T14:14:00.001-08:002014-04-18T21:05:55.722-07:00Clive Davis' and The Recording Academy's Pre-Grammy Gala
with singer Alicia Keys
with music executive Clive Davis
Russel Simmons joins Clive Davis onstage
singer Miley Cyrus
Jennifer Hudson, T.I. and Pharell onstage
Lorde
Fantasia
I raised the table candle during the tribute to Whitney Houston
with actress Molly Tarlov (MTV's Awkward)
with actor Guillermo Diaz (ABC's Scandal)
Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-42523734053764648892014-01-23T16:24:00.002-08:002014-02-05T16:12:54.060-08:00Essence Celebrates 5th Annual Black Women in Music Pre-Grammy Event; Emeli Sande Performs
with singer Goapele and actress Vivica A. Fox
with super publicist Lynn Jeter
'Being Mary Jane' actresses: Robinne Lee (left) and Lisa Vidal (right)
with DJ and model Beverly Bond of girl empowerment organization 'Black Girls Rock'
with actress Malinda Williams
with actress Jennia Fedrique
with singer Nichole 'Nicci' Gilbert
Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-27721531478893623152014-01-15T17:44:00.000-08:002014-01-15T17:44:03.229-08:00Michael Douglas, Matt Damon and Ghada Irani Honored at The UNICEF Ball For Their Work Helping Children Around The WorldAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-78689232967006367172014-01-11T10:36:00.000-08:002014-01-11T10:36:00.816-08:00Diane Von Furstenberg Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Wrap Dress Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-72308542520524685382013-12-28T19:58:00.004-08:002013-12-30T14:30:08.388-08:00Beyonce Hosts Album Screening Celebrating Release of Her Self-titled Visual Album @ School of Visual Arts Theatre
Beyoncé during the Q&A following the screening
Wow! Beyonce’s new visual album is a photographic
masterpiece with inspiring messaging.
Last weekend I
attended the screening in which she hosted at the School of Visual Arts Theatre. I am so proud of her
for making her own rules and changing the game. It’s funny to see Target and Amazon throw
a temper tantrum and Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-79112136437702484472013-12-20T12:58:00.000-08:002013-12-20T13:00:18.000-08:00The Same Angry Mob That Lynched The Dixie Chicks (w/ Misogynistic Comments & Boycott) For Exercising Their Freedom of Speech Are Those Rallying For Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson To Spit Racist & Homophobic Rants Without Consequences
There's nothing like a strong cup of other's Hypocrisy to get me all riled
up to write a new blog post. Last night I was studying the statistics about the
primary demographic of people who are losing their marbles over Duck Dynasty’s patriarch
Phil Robertson getting suspended by A&E. It turns out they are the exact
same mob who went off the deep end when the Dixie Chicks Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-30053033407986502652013-12-14T18:25:00.000-08:002013-12-30T14:43:34.722-08:00 PHOTOS: It Was A Magical Winter Wonderland Ball at The Beautiful New York Botanical Garden - Dec. 2013
(L-R) Alison R. Minton (AccessoryGeneration.blogspot.com), philanthropist Jean Shafiroff, Dawne Marie Grannum (V.P. in Risk Management), Tiffany Frasier (New York Times style producer), Ashley NYC
Sarah Tay, founder of organic skincare line Tay (left)
attorney Tiffany Archer (right)
with Dr. Maryse Selit, Ph.D, attorney (left)
Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-48213194493550934272013-12-14T16:23:00.001-08:002013-12-14T17:25:33.960-08:00PHOTOS: New York City Memorial for Nelson Mandela at Riverside Church in HarlemAshley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-29221971240557546612013-12-04T11:45:00.000-08:002013-12-30T14:04:38.286-08:00Actor Danny Glover Honored at UNICEF Snowflake Ball 2013; Pop Star Katy Perry Performs
Award honoree and actor Danny Glover and his wife Eliane
Cavalleiro
Talk show host Katie Couric
Last night UNICEF held their annual Snowflake Ball at
Ciprianis Wall Street. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and renowned actor Danny
Glover received the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award which was presented to
him by Hepburn’s son Luca Dotti. Singer Katy Perry performed three Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-8949188867978693362013-11-22T01:09:00.000-08:002013-11-26T13:22:51.806-08:00Tina Fey Hosts American Museum of Natural History's 2013 Gala With a Performance by Florence and the Machine
Actress Tina Fey hosted the gala
with Martha Stewart
Florence and the Machine
Rupy and Nik Sehri
with Elizabeth Appiah
Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246014502879072403.post-87283702046958929032013-11-18T19:21:00.000-08:002013-11-26T17:13:13.867-08:00Tyra Banks, Rosario Dawson, Ben Jealous and Noted Advocates Celebrate Lower East Side Girls Club Center for Community’s Grand Opening Gala
Actress and activist Rosario Dawson
with model and host Tyra Banks
(2nd left to right) Michel, Ben Jealous, Rev. Jacqueline J, Lewis, PH.D.
with super stylist Patricia Field
Aubree Greenberger and Adam Charles Greenberger
with DJ Roxy (center) and her sister (left)
Valerie Polanco, Lower East Side Girls Ashley and New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846278994613428723noreply@blogger.com0