Tag: fashion
Meet the Nonprofit Giving Black Kids Affected by Hair Discrimination a Confidence Boost
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black
For centuries, Black folks have been pressured by society to dislike their natural hair. Things are no different for...
AFRO Exclusive: Baltimore Designers Curate Inauguration Look for Maryland Governor and First Lady Moore
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer,
On Jan. 18, Wes Moore was inaugurated as the first Black governor of Maryland in the state’s capital. He...
Heavy Pocketz and The ‘Good Food’ Fest
By Darrel Wheeler
Last Saturday from 1pm ‘till 5pm the parking lot at the 4125 Alpha Street strip mall was transformed into a “Let's get...
Revolutionary Black portrait exhibition opens at University of Virginia
By Sydney Shuler, The Daily Progress
During the Jim Crow era, when minstrel shows and racist caricatures accounted for nearly all visual representations of Black...
Rihanna To Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire
Rihanna, who refused to perform during the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show because of her stand...