Spreading Her Wings: Amber Riley Takes A Bold Step In Reshaping Her Creative Evolution

Photographed by  Jon Dailey, Photography Assistanted by  Normulis, Art Directorion by  Lay Ford 

Asst to Art Director  Phoenix Beauvais, Creative Direction by Ty Brown, Hair Styled by  JSTAY READYWardrobe Styled by  Manny Jay, MUA  Rebekah Aladdin, Videographer  Matthew Golden

Publicist  Savoy Jefferson Publicity, VT Studios

Words + Interview by Cedric Dladla

Whether you know and love the character Mercedes Jones, the empowering and inclusive music of Riley, or you identify with the Broadway thespian of note, Amber Riley, who has bought "Dreamgirls" and "Cotton Club Parade" to life on Broadway and has evoked emotions and curated unforgettable memories on films like "The Wiz Live!" and "Nobody's Fool," as well as on television shows like "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and "Dancing With The Stars, there is something sacred about how the Olivier Award Winner carries her young, gifted and black energy that fuels the purpose bubbling in her body.

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