IT’S FINALLY HERE! I am super proud to tell all of my friends about my latest charity foundation that I have started with my friend Lila Nikole Rivera! Drumroll please…….PROJECT SAVE IMAGINATION!!!!

Project Save Imagination is a charity based initiative that aims to support students who have an avid interest in the arts but may not have the money or opportunities to pursue their dreams. Every child deserves to follow their passion and we aim to turn that dream into a reality. Whether it’s for an exciting theater workshop, art class sponsorship or even money donated for classroom supplies, our foundation wants to bring back the magic of the arts into lives of students across the country. We have partnered together with the hope to inspire others to help make a child’s dream come true in the area of art education. We started this nonprofit foundation to raise money for student’s who may dream of participating in an art, film, fashion or music education/workshops.

Lila has an amazing background in business and is a networking guru! She has run her own successsful swimwear line for years and is the epitome of the word creative and resourceful.

I am an artist and have a passion for helping the community. Working with children my entire life has inspired me to try to play a greater role in their success and helping them achieve their wildest dreams.

Our launch event is planned for December during Art Basel. I am very excited to reveal more details as they become available!

Please check out our site http://saveimagination.org and follow us on twitter @SaveAndImagine

Namaste!

Aisha Thalia

Hi friends,

Yesterday I had a shoot with S. Reyes Photography and Derrick Reyes from No2ndTakes Studio. Working with Derrick for the second time was a pleasure. We both have pretty laid back personalities so the shoot was definitely a breeze. Derrick is an American filmmaker and quite an awesome director. His studio specializes in producing music videos, corporate films and webmercials. He approached me with an idea for my site to sit down and do an interview that explains my goals in life and my mission in the communinity. His younger brother Stevan is a photographer and he came up with a pretty cool shoot concept so we ran with it and made it a day. We had a good time and I look forward to seeing the cool shots.

Here are a few silly behind the scenes pictures:

Two of the looks!!

With Mr. Derrick Reyes, filmmaker

Mr. Stevan Reyes..Photographer

Check them out at: http://www.no2ndtakes.com

Namaste,

Aisha Thalia

The other day I was happy to get to work on set of the short film, “Long Hard Road” written and directed by a close, talented friend of mine Safwah Adil Milhomme (Love Shack Films.)

I was extra excited to work with the ever so talented Ryan De Freitas and get our Oscar quality performance on…

I won’t give away too much of the script but I will say it was right up my Crazy Lady alley.

Here are a few pics from behind the scenes:

Where to Start??

I guess I will break it down by topics….

WORK
I have been super busy these past few months which has been a great thing. The Hustle Hard Remix is out! It got over 5 million hits on WorldStar Hip Hop within the first 24 hours! The video is up on the page.
Also, I was featured as one of Miami’s Hottest Mamis in honor of Mothers Day. Derick G put together a cast of beautiful women that are all making moves in some way or another and that all hail from the South Florida area. He interviewed us all on what the pros and cons of being a mother in the entertainment industry. See the video here:

AISHA THALIA 10 2011 M.I.L.F. OF SOUTH FLORIDA from DERICK G on Vimeo.

In addition to the I was asked to be the feature model for an article for a new magazine EZVIP. A good friend of mine, Marvin Ady wrote the article “A Visitor’s Guide to the Women in Miami Nightclubs”

I also participated (and helped style) a photo shoot for Rapper “B Nice.” Shot by Unique Photography and Design, this conceptual shoot turned out extraaaa fly…but what else would you expect from the best photography studio and crew in Miami?

Lastly I have been working on a short film The 420 Gang…I will not ruin the surprise for you but I will tell you I have a fight scene dressed in tight leather and vinyl…sexy and sweaty all at the same time!

PERSONAL LIFE
I took a wonderful vacation with one of my besties, fellow actress/model Claudia Jordan to the beautiful island of Jamaica. This is an annual trip that we take to celebrate the birthday of Miami radio host Lorenzo “Ice Tea” Thomas. We went off the resort and climbed Dunn River Falls. After a mini photoshoot with our little cameras (we couldnt resist..) we climbed up to the top of the falls felt AMAZING!!!! After, we enjoyed the soulful voice of our homie Raheem Devaughn at the annual “white party.”

CONTROVERSY: THE COLOR ISSUE
Soooo..I have been sifting through blogs and reading the comments of many people regarding the state of music videos and the modeling industry as a whole. I can officially say that the attitude toward them has been of disgust. Are we mostly disgusted with the content of what rappers have to say? Not so much. The backlash that I have been recieving is because of the “color issue.” As you flip the pages of magazines and turn the stations to music videos, commercials, etc. you will find that many people have taken aim at the lighter skinned models being booked for the projects. Is there a color issue in America and across the globe? Yes! Should more consideration be taken for booking minorities of every complexion? Of course! I just think people need to re-direct their anger toward the artists or even the marketing directors. Why can’t we demand that they show all beautiful shades of white, yellow, brown and black? Why do you continue to support the artists by buying their music when they SAY IN THEIR SONGS that they “only like redbones” etc? Where is the anger toward the industries promoting it? Don’t be angry at me or the other “lighter skinned” women booking the roles!! Dont get on blogs and continue to widen the color gap among ourselves. We all need to eat and feed our families no matter what shade!! Let’s join together and make this color issue OUR problem..a problem that has been forced on us since slavery….not just a light skinned vs dark skinned battle. Let’s all just be one HUMAN family.

Check out this picture by Unique Photography and Design of model Tasha Moore www.uniquephotographyanddesign.com This conceptual shoot touches on the color divide we face within our own community.