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  • Fashion Week: Black Designers

    Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.  Having skin in the game during Fashion Week as a designer can be a daunting act. Ask anyone who has made an attempt. First you have to be creative…

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  • Time to Publicly Shame Fashion Designers

    (The Root) — It’s Fashion Week in New York, where fashion designers are presenting their 2014 spring and summer collections. There’s excitement in the air and a lot of money on the line. And while insiders and laypeople alike have plenty of thoughts about next year’s styles, very few are thinking about activism — in…

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  • Sheila Bridges: Find Your Inner Beauty

    (The Root) — For more than 20 years, Sheila Bridges has been a force in the design world. A graduate of Brown University and Parsons School of Design, she entered the arena of interior design at a time when many people’s budgets were ripe. Between those with new money who were ready to spend it…

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  • Are Unpaid Internships Worth It?

    (The Root) — A debate is raging right now about internships, the lifeblood of many small businesses, and also a lifeline for many young people trying to break into difficult-to-access industries. A big question being contemplated in courtrooms as well as in the court of public opinion concerns the legality and fairness of countless unpaid…

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  • Old-School Tips for Better Finances

    (The Root) — I will never forget my father calling out to my sisters and me, “Turn off the lights,” as we went from one room to another in our ranch-style Baltimore home, leaving on all the lights in our wake. His next line pretty consistently was, “Do you think I’m made of money?!” We…

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  • How to Raise a Giving Child

    (The Root) — When my daughter was born, I named her for my maternal grandmother, Carrie. I learned years ago the power of a name and the strength of a family legacy. With the name Carrie came so much. My grandmother lived to be 101, and during all of the years that I knew her…

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  • Tracy Reese: Fashion's First Lady

    (The Root) — When I first met Tracy Reese, she was the signature designer for Magaschoni, turning that bridge label into a head turner by installing her feminine flourishes in all the right places. Fast-forward to today, Reese has a successful eponymous line that is about 15 years old, two diffusion lines, home textiles, shoes…

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  • My Time With Elizabeth Catlett

    I was a young, wide-eyed magazine editor just starting my career when I had the great fortune to meet the artist Elizabeth Catlett. I was working at Essence magazine in the lifestyle department, and one of my beats was the art world. I would go to art openings all over New York City, learning about…

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  • Need a Mentor? Don't Ask

    One of the most important relationships a person can have is with an engaged, knowledgeable and generous mentor. And yet for many people, creating that relationship can be one of the most difficult acts to execute. Why? Most people approach potential mentors the wrong way. Here’s how the request often plays out: You have identified…

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  • Sibling Revelry

    I remember the day my sister Stephanie was born. I was 4 years old, and I was so excited. I was, prior to that moment, the little sister of Susan, the eldest in our family. When Stephanie came, I got to be the big sister. I will never forget when my mother brought Stephanie home…

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