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Over the years, hip-hop stars have popularized the durag, turning the protective hair method into a full fashion statement.
Patrick Howley is racist as hell, and he demonstrated that racism when he complained about all the Black people who attended this year's CMT Music Awards.
Polo Ralph Lauren has created some conversation amongst the HBCU Community in their latest release involving Spelman College and Morehouse College. James Jeter is the man who is largely responsible for the new collection.
Tahir Murray is doing his part to infuse HBCU culture through fashion. Inspired by a commencement address from President Barack Obama, Murray chose to attend Howard University and created his apparel company “Legacy History Pride” that celebrates the unique culture at HBCUs while he was a student at Howard.
If you are going to properly celebrate Black history month, it’s important to learn about how it originated and why we celebrate it in February.
Coretta Scott King wasn’t just the wife of an American hero, she was an icon in her own right and her accomplishments deserve to be celebrated right alongside her husband’s.
In most American households, one religion usually becomes the religion of the family. If your parents were Christian, then so were you. It’s like a tradition to pass your beliefs down to your children, indoctrinating them into the same world in which their parents raised them.
From partnering with Nike on Louis Vuitton's Air Force 1 sneaker to creating the Louis Vuitton airplane bag, Virgil Abloh opened up the doors for so many young Black designers and there are a number of fashion giants, both established and emerging, that continue to innovate and shake up the industry for future generations.
Zaire Wade’s sustainable clothing brand released its first NFT collection last month. The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX) partnered with Electric Token and Wade’s social conscious brand YNG-DNA to launch an assortment of NFTs related to the brand’s merchandise.
Shaun King says his clothing company, A Real One, is "not a fashion company that dabbles in confronting inequity," but, "a freedom fighting company that does fashion. But with $150 plain hoodie prices, many wonder if this is just another scam.
These 6-Black women-owned restaurants are the ones to watch!
Apparently, some Black guy named Daniel is out here selling "Daniel's Rope Ties," which look like nooses and are described on the product's Facebook page as "African rope wear" for "all genders."