African designers have long used their designs to celebrate womanhood and femininity, infusing tradition with modern fashion ...

Centuries of racism, along with the harmful strong Black woman stereotype — that Black women are more resilient and inherently stronger than white women — have had catastrophic effects on the ...

Femininity in African fashion has been passed down through different generations, with mothers, grandmothers, and other female figures shaping a woman's sense of style. The passing down of this ...

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AP reporters also spoke to the African women who ended up in the complex and tracked down video footage of the online recruiting program. Their reporting stitched together what it is like at the ...

Young African women have been misled by enticing social media advertisements, promising them free plane tickets, financial rewards, and adventures in Europe. They were only required to complete a ...

Inspirational animated tale of famous black ballerina soars.

But for some of the young African women who answered the ad, it was only when they arrived on the steppes of Russia's Tatarstan region that they discovered what they would really be doing ...

Announced today, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, the upcoming Costume Institute show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will take the Black dandy as its subject, examining the importance of ...

The 2025 Met Gala theme "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" celebrates Black dandyism's historical and cultural influence on fashion from the 18th century to today. Highlighting designers like ...

This year, the theme is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which is said to be an expression of Black dandyism. However, the exact dress code has yet to be announced. Celebrities will walk ...