Carla Franklin Technology Geek - Business woman - Fashionista - Urban Socialite © Carla Franklin and carlafranklin.tumblr.com, 2010. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Carla Franklin and carlafranklin.tumblr.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. var sc_project=6518180; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="84da4e76"; `Tumblr (3.0; @carlafranklin)http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/551bd4e37fb9cc44a2131fe19b9997dd/tumblr_mmjb5jNGKw1s5yzl3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://didierleclair.tumblr.com/post/50014917472/the-further-jazz-moves-away-from-the-stark-blue" class="tumblr_blog">didierleclair</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="txt" id="text5418">The further jazz moves away from the stark blue continuum and the collective realities of Afro-American and American life, the mor</span><span class="gtxt" id="fulltext5418">e it moves into academic concert-hall lifelessness, which can be replicated by any middle class showing off its music lessons.<br/></span></span>Amiri Baraka, poet</p> <p><em>Plus le jazz s’éloigne de sa ligne évidente continue et la réalité des Africains-américains et de la vie américaine, plus il entre dans les salles de conférences académiques fades, ce qui peut être répété par n’importe classe moyenne exhibant ses leçons de musique</em><br/><em>Amiri Baraka, poet </em></p></blockquote> <p>#Truth</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/51003201741http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/51003201741Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mas0wpwFoD1rn0oofo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The end of the rainbow. Love this.</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50921711039http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50921711039Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:15 -0400Rainbowstopmetaphorlifecarla franklin<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ee19992abf95081355a7820311645e4/tumblr_mmowql909I1qho60po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dknyprgirl.tumblr.com/post/50259617195/i-love-waking-up-to-a-full-page-in-the-nypost" class="tumblr_blog">dknyprgirl</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I love waking up to a full page in the #NYPost. This dress is killer-</p></blockquote> <p>#Werk it Eve. It’s about time you dropped another album. You were missed.</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50838140208http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50838140208Sun, 19 May 2013 14:30:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a83a3eec25c6cc2c2fe8f9902d5229c5/tumblr_mjwseahKzO1r6qnz0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nezua.tumblr.com/post/46196194439/howtobeterrell-funny-how-that-happens">nezua</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://howtobeterrell.tumblr.com/post/46185132189">howtobeterrell</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/3f49689e5c83472c5d9903fac2aa0d3b/tumblr_inline_mk1ilwvZSj1qz4rgp.gif"/></p> </blockquote> <p>funny how that happens.</p> </blockquote>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50746088258http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50746088258Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0268994556bfeed49c5f7f46f1e06ba2/tumblr_mmdyf0BCO01qfvy6ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50665297687http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50665297687Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6accf88b83ea13ee38af316887188f6/tumblr_mmxrxaoWpt1qg1mkbo2_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>The case against Go Daddy that may help end Revenge Porn</big></p> <blockquote> <p>Revenge Porn</p> <p>Recently, I did an interview with <a href="http://www.damemagazine.com/2013/04/11/fight-criminalize-revenge-porn" title="Dame Magazine - Revenge Porn article">Dame Magazine </a>regarding a landmark revenge porn…</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://carlafranklin.com/2013/05/16/the-case-against-go-daddy-that-may-help-end-revenge-porn/">View Post</a></p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50642843337http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50642843337Fri, 17 May 2013 05:34:00 -0400Carla FranklinCommunications Decency ActCriminalCyberbullyingCyberstalkerCyberstalkingGo DaddyharassmentHolly JacobsRevenge PornStalking“According to a new study, birth control pills with lower doses of estrogen—the ones that...http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50589968287http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50589968287Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56b7a4a85dd7a7e55e0d3119625c5c55/tumblr_mmgqoimrqo1qc2q4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Be someone you want to be around. #Truth</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50571428518http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50571428518Thu, 16 May 2013 07:49:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88c42f6e1c8fdbbffa829cc1fd493505/tumblr_mg3914hcFi1qjkq4lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Okpo sisters. Entrepreneurs. Owners of the <a href="http://fashionista.com/2012/09/william-okpo-spring-2013/">William Okpo</a> fashion label. #GirlPower</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50509271866http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50509271866Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:32 -0400William OkpoLizzy OkpoDarlene OkpoCarla FranklinNew YorkGirl Power<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrye8eeCb1qddk8uo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrye8eeCb1qddk8uo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Vinyl »> MP3s and CDs. #OldSchool</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50433089792http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50433089792Tue, 14 May 2013 14:30:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a65d56f875848711347a95077e76787/tumblr_mh34estpob1qa7p1yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful gown…</p> <h2 class="window-wide title-short" id="slideshow-title"><a href="http://www.wwd.com/runway/spring-couture-2013/review/alexandre-vauthier?src=tumblr">Alexandre Vauthier Spring Couture 2013</a></h2>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50355116973http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50355116973Mon, 13 May 2013 14:30:21 -0400Carla FranklinAlexandre VauthierCoutureGlamourDress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3817450f282fa0d7db0e219543079f98/tumblr_mm8cu08DhY1qgnlebo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>1-in-4 American teens primarily accesses the internet via a mobile device. @PewResearch</p> <blockquote> <p>Explore: <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx">Data on teens and tech</a></p> </blockquote>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50275836948http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50275836948Sun, 12 May 2013 14:30:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c218e895abc757715b96c7f55fc3040/tumblr_mmp2g9I33z1qg1mkbo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Mother’s Day to  all of the #phenomenal mothers of the world! </p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50267923419http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50267923419Sun, 12 May 2013 12:43:21 -0400Mother's DayMomMotherLoveCarla FrankinNew York<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d889ee4890986796d9bd40a97d48a1fe/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/066af1114f6c2b99ab6bef1573234d3a/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a297d2147d4b09b25050eddb17e9d647/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db5d17bb28ae02cae766fccea7357290/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e64631be7fed81f8478355b338b2af1/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f5c869f61638c0789e7c520f2292bd97/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/580bf7918f725d1cb4ac2f9249f018d8/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/238f913dad29ce786f98c36bf181dd9d/tumblr_mm29oaqkEF1qbabvao1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Love her! Khaleesi is #BOSS. #GameOfThones</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50183742541http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50183742541Sat, 11 May 2013 14:30:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/21e632ca281795f5bafe4b1a50c0f938/tumblr_mm3p47d0IB1rb1ib1o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff3b8375f7211481fa7e6fa88b7c1185/tumblr_mm3p47d0IB1rb1ib1o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03105e7ae77a6d09b7b28f1b8ea79009/tumblr_mm3p47d0IB1rb1ib1o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/571f0ac22714a2a7236f1d577bd7bf61/tumblr_mm3p47d0IB1rb1ib1o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Most awesome recipe for a <span class="account-group js-user-profile-link"><span class="username js-action-profile-name">@benandjerrys</span></span> #icecream sandwich!</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50101960292http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50101960292Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:23 -0400ice creamsandwichrecipeBen & Jerry'sCarla Franklinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk&amp; #BackInTheDay, in the 1980s, before #autotune made...http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50087056857http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50087056857Fri, 10 May 2013 09:19:00 -04001980sAerosmithAutotuneCarla FranklinHip HopMusicNostalgiaOld SchoolRockRun DMCYo MTV Raps<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/924b86aef4a89b60993f6686e7abc546/tumblr_mlesj9Eybk1qfy8apo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52cd3bf8654f0d6d0fb2e85e7a17990d/tumblr_mlesj9Eybk1qfy8apo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b2981d74893bdf716148c693c6d711f5/tumblr_mlesj9Eybk1qfy8apo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Classic beauty, Audrey Hepburn and pooch!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vanityfair.tumblr.com/post/48696279206/three-looks-one-audrey-take-a-look-back-at">vanityfair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/05/photos-audrey-hepburn-rome-italy?mbid=social_tumblr">Three Looks, One Audrey</a></p> <p>Take a look back at <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/05/photos-audrey-hepburn-rome-italy?mbid=social_tumblr">Audrey Hepburn’s fashionable life in Rome</a>, alongside her equally chic Yorkie, Mr Famous.</p> </blockquote>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50025496587http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50025496587Thu, 09 May 2013 14:30:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c48f9168a7150e477321fbd163aabfd1/tumblr_mmiw32MQUV1qg1mkbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Office style: Red & Leopard</big></p><blockquote><p>I love mixing patterns and styles. Red goes so well with leopard print.  My dress is by <a title="Catherine Malandrino" href="http://www.catherinemalandrino.com/">C…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://carlafranklin.com/2013/05/08/office-style-red-leopard/">View Post</a></p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50001264533http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/50001264533Thu, 09 May 2013 04:40:14 -0400Carla FranklinFashionFashionistaLeopardNew YorkOfficeRedRed dressShoesStyleTechno FashionistaWork attire“What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never...http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/49946714344http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/49946714344Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:29 -0400AfricaEducationTechnologyCarla FranklinEthiopia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/792b348563ccb0374d74452c18a88bcd/tumblr_mlc7pzfTPp1qis9uxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m a #Foodie and these look amazing. Definately going to make this recipe: Soft Guinness Pretzels</p>http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/49867867246http://carlafranklin.tumblr.com/post/49867867246Tue, 07 May 2013 14:30:15 -0400FoodiePretzelsGuinnessCarla Franklin