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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Rochelle Bilal, Comforting? Yes.
James Heaney/ Staff Photographer. Something about Bilal's no nonsense look says she's dedicated to making her city safe.

I want to thank my colleague Monica Yant Kinney for writing today about Philadelphia Police officer Rochelle Bilal, president of the black police officers' Guardian Civic League. I'm greatful the city has someone like her to stop racism at the hands of law enforcement officers in its ugly tracks.  Well, if anyone can handle the bull, she can. Her actions - not to mention her Afro - earned her the nickname, Angela Davis. Her sculpted brows, her pursed lips remind me of sisters on a mission.  Kind? Yes. Purposeful? Yes. It's the don't mess with her look we need.  Yeah, I know this is not really fashion and some of you may not care, but I was struck by her take no nonsense style and at the same time I was comforted buy it.  It screamed, "Go head, give us your best shot!" and in Bilal's kind of business that's the kind of style this city needs.

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington @ 6:51 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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Posted 08:26 PM, 07/22/2009
mikeyg
Bilal is a joke just using a merit less accusation to get herself out in the news. Now that Rochelle has gained her fifteen minutes of fame, I hope the commissioner has now blocked access to the naacp.org, phillyblackpride.org,urbanmecca.com, philadelphiatribune.com, pnonews.com, barbariansmc.com, cbmphilly,org, phillyhiphop.com, itsabouttimebpp.com and the hundreds of other racist minority websites that can be accessed from city computers. I ask if Rochelle will join me in asking for these websites to be blocked as well.
Posted 08:19 AM, 07/23/2009
kidsfirst
What a lovely item on Rochelle Bilal. I agree, her style and guts are an assett to her mission. No one wants to hear the reality about race relations in our police deparments. So she no doubt needs to be ready for the reaction.
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About Elizabeth Wellington
I’m a Libra so I’m all about pretty things. We of the scales sign know what we like, and our standards are high. So I can’t help but love fashion – one day I will get that Diane von Furstenberg wrap and those Christian Louboutin shoes. And fragrances? My favorite right now is Chanel Mademoiselle. As for makeup, can we say MAC? So let’s thank the Greek goddess of beauty, Aphrodite, that a true fashionista can find everything she needs right here in Philly. I’ve covered fashion here for six years, and I have traveled to New York, Los Angeles and Paris to write about local and national designers. Let me tell you, there is no place where people wear midnight Eagles green or Phillies red with such wild abandon as they do on the west side of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Sound familiar? This blog is for you.
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