A Legacy of Design: British Designer Joe Casely-Hayford Has Died
He was the product of a prominent family whose decidedly punk-rock sensibilities made him a pioneer in menswear.…
Afropunk’s Owners Get Real About the Festival's Growth, Recent Controversies
For Matthew Morgan and Jocelyn Cooper, it has been a long, 15-year journey to get the Afropunk Festival from the small,…
Couple Thrown Out of Afropunk for Protest T-Shirt Questioning Festival's Inclusivity, Eroding Punk Nature [Updated]
It has been an oft-repeated refrain that the Afropunk Festival has changed from the punk-centered origins of its…
Can You Guess the Black Icons Who Wore These Hairstyles?
From Michael Jackson’s Jheri curl from the Thriller era to Colin Kaepernick’s iconic ’fro, one thing’s for sure: Black…
AfroPunk Trivia: Separating the Afros From the Punks
AfroPunk 2018 came and went, and The Root was in the house to make sure that black trivia was popping. In the midst of…
AfroPunk Brooklyn 2018 Was an Explosion of Style
Every year like clockwork, the ultimate young black reunion takes place on the lawns of Commodore Barry Park in…
'We Want H.E.R': R&B's Newest Star Talks Fame with Vogue, Takes Stage at AfroPunk
She may seem to hide behind sunglasses, but 21-year-old Gabi Wilson—better known as H.E.R.—has made it her mission to…
Flirting With Festival Season? Here Are 5 Festival Must-Haves
South by Southwest—Austin, Texas’ annual interactive, film and music conference—is scheduled to officially kick off…
Wish You Were Here: Afropunk Was the New Year’s Eve Party We All Wanted to Attend
#HolidayEnvy is real, y’all: While the mercury is barely cracking zero degrees in many American cities, it is summer in…
Solange Opens Up About Autonomic Disorder, Cancels New Year’s Eve Afropunk Performance in South Africa
Solange Knowles has spent much of the past year on the road, taking her acclaimed album A Seat at the Table and…
Make a Dramatic Exit: 5 Designers on the Rise Give Us Their Takes on New Year’s Eve StyleÂ
The ball will soon be dropping; time to get your black-tie attitude on for New Year’s Eve! The Glow Up asked five of…
Black Beauty Is a Real Crowd-Pleaser: Best Pics From Afropunk 2017
Melanin. Color. Texture. Funk. Freedom. Afropunk, the annual music and arts festival going since 2005, is not free…
Did Afropunk Lose Its Punk Roots?
This weekend, a sea of unapologetic blackness will descend upon Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park for Brooklyn, N.Y.’s…
Watch: George Clinton Says, ‘We’ve Always Been Afropunk’
George Clinton is not one to funk with.