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Lindsay Peoples Wagner Is (Re)Making The Cut by Recognizing Fashion’s Racism
‘Fast Fashion’ has new meaning with Heron Preston’s latest; TGU co-founder Veronica Webb rightfully gets her flowers; Aaliyah’s legacy gets new merch.
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Lil Nas X Finally Drops a Release Date for Montero: The Debut—With Cover Art
The artist promises his first full-length album is coming Sept. 17.
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Mic Drop: So You’re Saying Summer Is Over and Now We Have to Calm Down?
Aside from the fact Kendrick Lamar is featured on a new track, artists have decided summer is over and are bringing out the slow alternative R&B jams.
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Doja Cat and Missy Elliott ‘Get Into It’ for Interview Magazine’s September Issue
‘Sometimes you gotta take a chance.’ Doja delves into her growing career in a cover story with legendary rap icon Elliott. Oh, and she’s also hosting the VMAs!
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PageTurners: ‘Double Consciousness’ and Dual Paths of Persistence at the Forefront of Black Literature
An 800-page love letter dedicated to W.E.B. Du Bois stands in stark contrast to a graphic novel about Rep. John Lewis and a dozen other divergent literary tales
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Virgil Abloh Is Being Sued by Legendary Brand Walker Wear for Alleged Copyright Infringement
A varsity jacket released by Off-White in February 2021 is now a source of legal contention between the two iconic streetwear brands.
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Artist (Soon to Be) Formerly Known as Kanye West Isn’t Requiring Proof of Negative COVID Test or Vaccination for Donda Listening Party [UPDATED]
West has petitioned to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just ‘Ye,’ citing ‘personal reasons’ as his motivation.
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Fashion Came From the People and Is Delivered Back to the People
Denim Tears and Champion honor Alvin Ailey, new Naomi Osaka and Meg Thee Stallion covers, Balmain announces TV series, and Baby Dove funds Black maternal health
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He Built Her the Mansion They Couldn’t Afford: Kanye West Reconstructs Childhood Home for Chicago Donda Listening Party
West is now hosting another album live event, only this time he’s rebuilt his childhood home in the center of Chicago’s Soldier Field.
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Mic Drop: Gotta Have That Funk (and R&B, Hip Hop and Soul)
Lots of funk and soul happening this week. Cimafunk taps George Clinton to feature on a new track, Lucky Daye is on a reimagined EWF song and more.
