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In 1949, Christian Dior made Dorothea Towles Church the first Black model in Paris haute couture, forcing Black American elegance into global white luxury. At Atlanta’s SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, the National Black Arts Festival co-hosted “Black Beauty in Post-War Paris” alongside the museum’s Dior: Crafting Fashion exhibition. I shared the stage […]
Before we could scroll TikTok and see the fabulously rich lives of Black influencers, audiences turned to their TV sets to see examples of Black wealth. Today I can stream Empire and Bel-Air, or reel back to Girlfriends and, well, the original The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to see rich Black characters flaunting their fortunes, […]
The modern high school student is carrying more than textbooks these days. Somewhere between first period and final bell exists an ecosystem of chargers, playlists, FaceTime calls, digital planners, college applications and enough screenshots to tell the story of an entire semester. School isn’t simply where students learn anymore. It’s where identities are built in […]
With every swipe and scroll on social media, whether it be Instagram or TikTok, you can count on finding mixes, mashups and transitions to every song known to man. As someone who’s contributed to the timeline once or twice, it’s evident that DJs on social media influence which songs go viral, how new songs are […]
Four things are happening in American culture this summer that, taken together, reveal something important about who we are right now. The New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship in 53 years. Toy Story 5 delivered the biggest opening weekend of 2026. The FIFA World Cup descended on American cities, transforming strangers into communities overnight. And […]
I’ll be honest with you: my home gym didn’t happen overnight. It was built piece by piece over time, with each addition making the space more functional, more intentional, and more mine. What I have learned through that process is that you don’t need a commercial gym membership or a massive budget to build a […]
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has shifted the lives of thousands of Haitian immigrants after their legal status was revoked by the Trump administration, which decided to end Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Since the decision was made, Haitian immigrants were instructed to visit Ohio’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Springfield after receiving call-in […]
Few figures reshaped the fashion industry quite like André Leon Talley. Long before diversity became a corporate talking point, the legendary editor, author and cultural critic occupied rooms that weren’t built with Black voices in mind, forever altering how luxury fashion understood culture, scholarship and style. Four years after his passing, his influence continues to […]
I’ve watched a lot of Marvel’s universe over the past few years, lulled in by the play on different TV genres in WandaVision, curiously and cluelessly stumbling through Loki’s transformation in his self-titled series—is he a tree now?—and utterly baffled by Agatha All Along: was the Road even real? So when Wonder Man came along, […]
Back-to-school shopping has officially entered its cool era. Forget the days when a new backpack and a pack of pencils were enough to impress. Today’s middle schoolers exist at the intersection of style, technology and self-expression, where personal taste develops almost as quickly as their TikTok algorithm. They know what silhouettes are trending, they care […]