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To Washington, D.C. With Love: The Commes Des Garcons x Nike Foamposite 1 Collaboration Might As Well Come With Mambo Sauce
My first experience with the Nike Air Foamposite One, released in 1997—we called them Penny Hardaways or Penny’s, for short—was on the campus of Spelman College during the summer before my freshman year of college. I watched a dude in one of the summer programs we had running (I was in a program for science,…
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I've Got a Meme for That: Unpacking the Racist Practice of Digital Blackface in the Information Age
“We create the culture, but they take it from us and they use it in their own ways. And they’re the ones who sort of reap the benefits in ways that we don’t and we can’t.” —Jason Parham, Wired text Digital blackface. Perhaps you’ve never actually heard the term, but I’d bet a pretty penny…
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Dripped Up, Iced Down: Adidas Reveals New ‘Icy Park Collection’ From Beyoncé
Not only is “I dream it, I work hard, I grind ‘til I own it” an inspiring line from Beyoncé‘s “Formation,” it’s also the exact game plan I plan on enforcing in order to finally obtain the latest drop in her Adidas x Ivy Park collection. (To be honest, I’m getting real sick and tired…
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Joe and Kamala, I’m Gon’ Let You Finish, But Nikolas Ajagu Rocking Jordan 1 Diors to Inauguration Brought a Joyous Tear to My Eye
The husband of Meena Harris, Kamala’s niece, had social media buzzing after he was seen wearing some of the most sought after kicks at the inauguration.
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My Family Celebrated Kwanzaa For The First Time. Here's How It Went
Despite my pretty obvious penchant for and desire to support the spirit behind “rooting for everybody Black,” I’ve been pretty intentionally absent from the Kwanzaa party. Let me go on ahead and note here that I’m fully aware that the founder of Kwanzaa (or at least the individual given the credit for its founding), Ronald…
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Cardi B, Candid as Ever, Discusses New Album, Breonna Taylor and More for Elle Cover Story
Cardi B is as much of an open book as ever for her September Elle cover story. The 27-year-old rap sensation discusses her forthcoming album, getting Donald Trump out of office and much more for the feature, which was released Tuesday. On August 7, Cardi dropped the single “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion, which serves…
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America Just Named a Black Woman Its New President
A major seat at fashion’s proverbial table has just been filled; on Thursday, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the promotion of former Chief Administrative and Financial Officer CaSandra Diggs to president of the famed fashion organization. Diggs has been with the CFDA since 2001. As the new president of the nonprofit…
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Home Sweet Home: NBC Orders Ava DuVernay's Unscripted Family Social Experiment Series on Race, Religion, Economics and Gender
Ava DuVernay and her arts advocacy collective ARRAY has another project in the works—and this time they’re diving into reality TV. Or since she is a documentarian, perhaps “docu-series” fits better here. NBC has ordered 10 hour-long episodes of an upcoming unscripted family social experience series called Home Sweet Home, which will be produced by…
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For Black History Month, Someone Thought Harriet Tubman on a Debit Card Throwing Up the 'Wakanda Forever' Salute was Clever
You know… maybe we should all just go back to celebrating Black History Month by — oh, I don’t know — teaching black history. Don’t get me wrong; theoretically, there’s nothing wrong with being a little extra during this time by staging elaborate displays meant to celebrate the culture or making special commemorative book covers,…