As Black sorority and fraternity members from all over the country plan to party and stroll across the Atlanta University Center this fall, a few miles away, one man is hunkered down in front of two massive embroidery machines racing the clock
By Megan C. Hills, When Lorraine West told her mother about a new exhibition celebrating the work of Black jewelers, she burst into tears over the phone. West, a jeweler for more than 20 years, said she doesn’t normally “get emotional” when it comes to her professional achievements, which include seeing celebrities like Beyoncé and Zendaya wearing
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By Bethany Hines Fashion designer Linda Rowe Thomas remembers playing “dress-up” on November 26, 1971. Linda was two years old, her sister was six. Shortly after she put on a fur coat, a kerosene heater exploded in her Douglasville, Texas home. “My mom came into the house and saved us,” Thomas told CNN. Burns covered
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Spike Lee’s 2000 movie “Bamboozled” scorched white-owned fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger for targeting Black markets. Black fashion responded. Led by HBCU alumni, that response is now flourishing. Black designers have dovetailed a sense for flair with an urge to promote HBCUs. Support Black Colleges puts that right in its name. “A lot of people don’t
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By Sydney N. Walton, CNN One Michigan mother is using a daily game of dress-up to teach her daughter about some of the most influential Black figures. For the third year in a row, Taylor Trotter is dressing her daughter Paisley as some of the most influential Black trailblazers. Every day she takes a picture
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But this year, things are a lot different. There will be no reunion brunches to plan, no running into old friends on the yard, no Greek step shows, and no scouring the internet for a week’s worth of outfits. However, HBCU alumni are still celebrating their alma maters, and they plan on doing so dressed
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Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Joins Fashion Scholarship Fund Governing Board Shares Information on Scholarships and Opportunities Offered through the Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund Supporting Next Generation of Black Fashion Industry Leaders The Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) announced today that designer Virgil Abloh will be joining its Board of Governors. In this role, Abloh
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