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The beauty industry is still failing black women
by Funmi Fetto For years, hair and makeup products tended to exclude women of colour. Here, beauty columnist Funmi Fetto reveals how she...
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The birth of the Black is Beautiful movement
By Precious Adesina How a photographer, a group of models and a fashion show in Harlem kick-started a cultural and political movement...
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How African fashion has conquered film
By Nadia Neophytou28th March 2021 A new exhibition explores the extraordinary work of Oscar-winning designer Ruth E Carter. She speaks to...
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HBCU Grad Creates Seven-Figure Clothing Brand That Empowers
Meet Marcia Smith, a graduate of Howard University and the founder of a very successful fashion line called HGC Apparel that she launched...
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Meet the Founder of Macy's First Black-Owned Plus-Size Clothing Line
Nina Parker, a host for E! News and a fashion enthusiast, is making history as the first Black woman to have her own plus-size clothing...
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Etana and Vybz Kartel Join Forces for “Baby O”
https://youtu.be/amMPZp-fDUs Queen of Reggae Soul, Etana, has officially released her highly-anticipated collaboration with the King of...
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NORDSTROM’S ‘BLACK_SPACE’ BRINGS TOGETHER BLACK CREATIVES AND CREATORS
by Andrea Blackstone Nordstrom Inc. is a leading fashion retailer based in the U.S. that has often served as a change agent for promoting...
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Grammy Academy Recognizes These Jamaican Women as Essential to Reggae and Dancehall
Jamaican.com staff writer The Recording Academy, which presents the prestigious Grammy music awards, has named some of the women who were...
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The Black Designers Who Shaped Fashion History. These creatives paved the way.
Ann Lowe Ann Lowe was born in Clayton, Alabama in 1898 and learned her dressmaking skills from her mother, who made dresses for society...
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Reggae Music In Black History: The Intersect of Transnationalism
The month of February is an inspiring month for me due to Dr. Carter G. Woodson's commitment to preserving the untold history of Black...