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 ...

During the NBA COVID bubble in 2020, Jimmy Butler used his espresso machine to open a coffee shop in his hotel room for other ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

an approach he hopes will help African fashion go global. “I think the world is really hungry for stories that are outside the European gaze or the American view,” he told CNN. “I think the ...

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 activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

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 ...