TV and Black Girl Rising, Inc. convened a roundtable of Black women to discuss the complex relationship between hair, culture ...

We offer both a major and a minor in African American Studies, focusing on the exploration of African American experiences. Our goal is to help you understand the rich history and culture of African ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets with influential African American figures, like Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou, to piece together their genealogy and disclose captivating facts about ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - The African American Parade Celebration in Shreveport will celebrate its 37th year on Saturday with a big parade. The theme is African Americans and Labor. It is the largest ...

The 50-plus-year-old genre has had distinct moments within the fashion industry in the early 2000s ... but leather was all over the place in the ’90s: jackets, pants, shirts, shoes, hats and (as ...

The 50-plus-year-old genre has had distinct moments within the fashion industry ... place in the ’90s: jackets, pants, shirts, shoes, hats and (as previously mentioned) African medallions.

Foremost fashion designer and a creative force, who is redefining African and urban fashion on a global stage, Mafe Micayah Onyemaechi Adewale, has declared his intention to continue to showcase ...

The theme was developed by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Black History Month has been around since 1926, and except for the first two years, each year features a ...

From trailblazers to inventors, Olympians, and politicians, numerous Black historical figures have left their marks on ...

FIT’s curator of Costume and Accessories who wrote the book Black Designers in American Fashion. “The growing visibility of African designers through traditional media, and especially social ...