“Initially, I was inspired to write the book by friends and fans who constantly asked me how I had so much energy and looked so young for my age. Now, as an award-winning, world-renowned performer and an icon in the Black community, she has learned to embrace her beauty, especially as she ages into her “second act.” LaRue is at her most vulnerable when she discusses her youth, when she struggled with euro-centric beauty standards both throughout her childhood and in her early career. Her words serve as an encouragement to older readers to enjoy their senior years, rather than fear them, but they also serve as a reassurance to younger readers. It’s a privilege denied to many.’ … For that reason alone, we have to embrace aging with grace and thankfulness.”
“An often-quoted saying is, ‘Don’t regret growing older. “We have to stop buying into the myth that the only people who matter are the young,” she states in her book.
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LaRue shares an emboldening perspective on age, inviting readers to re-think modern beauty standards that prioritize a particular age, style, or skin color. With overarching themes of growth, confidence, and self-love, the book has lessons that resonate far beyond its initial audience. The book seeks to inspire its readers to celebrate their senior years, with particularly powerful moments where LaRue gets vulnerable about her experiences as a Black woman.įilled with lessons learned over a 50-year career as a performer and lead singer of one of the most successful music groups in pop culture history, LaRue tackles everything from style tips, makeup and fitness, to her experiences growing up as a Black woman and overcoming beauty standards. LOS ANGELES – Florence LaRue, six-time GRAMMY-Award winner and lead singer of legendary group The 5th Dimension, shares revelations about beauty, aging, and self-improvement in her debut book, “Grace in Your Second Act,” released this week. The candid-shot photo from this moment is captioned “Still Ridin” and can be viewed below.Music Legend and Beauty Icon Florence LaRue Shares Insights About Beauty, Aging, and Growing Up Black in New Book “Grace in Your Second Act” by Contributing Writer(s) September 27, 2021 On page 33 of the late-spring issue, a photo depicts the gorgeous singer barely clad in Las Vegas during a concert intermission. LaRue (a singer and member of the pop music quintet 5th Dimension) had her brand of bombshell beauty featured for JET’s This Week’s Best Photos segment in an issue released on June 11, 1981. It became fashionable for impressionable women to “strut their stuff.” Stars like R&B diva Diana Ross, disco artist Donna Summer, and pop music band member Florence LaRue Gordon (pictured) were bonafide sex symbols in the 1970s and 80s. Pop culture’s images became more provocative after the U.S. Black women in music also started becoming some of pop culture’s biggest stars.
However, recurring photojournalism segments in JET, such as Beauty of the Week and This Week’s Best Photos gave visual proof that African American women (whether undiscovered in Hollywood circles or not) were just as bankable as their white counterparts. The magazine also accepted and regularly publicized the uniquely radiant beauty standards of black women – a demographic that was marginalized in mainstream beauty-centered publications. It set standards for covering the culture, real-life experiences, and nationwide trends from all walks of life in the African American community. JET Magazine (1951-2014) was once the go-to black-owned print media source in the U.S.
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