Black People

November 8, 2022

At the Oscars of American Fashion, a New Generation Rises

The CFDA awards recognize a diverse slate of designers amid further calls for change. The night before the midterm elections the winds of change were blowing […]
October 24, 2022

Danielle Deadwyler Is the Beating Heart of ‘Till’

After critically acclaimed turns in “Station Eleven” and “The Harder They Fall,” her latest role hit close to home. That’s why she was hesitant to take […]
September 21, 2022

Tyler Mitchell: From Glossy Magazines to a Mega Gallery

The chromatic, crystalline elements in Tyler Mitchell’s new photographs — a tire swing, a white-picket fence, a bouquet of balloons — conjure images of innocence, safety […]
September 14, 2022

A New ‘Little Mermaid’ Inspires Joy for Young Black Girls: ‘She Looks Like Me’

Disney has had only one prominent Black princess. A new version of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey is changing that, much to the delight of […]
September 7, 2022

The Women of ‘Wakanda Forever,’ the ‘Black Panther’ Sequel

When Marvel released the trailer for the sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” in July, it garnered 172 million views in its first 24 hours. That was […]
September 6, 2022

The Artist Who Throws Newton a Curve

COSTA MESA, Calif. — As a teenager in Brooklyn, Fred Eversley filled a pie pan with Jell-O and spun it on a turntable in his father’s […]
August 29, 2022

Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash

When Serena Williams steps out onto the hard courts of the U.S. Open on Monday for what may be her last tournament, she will do so […]
August 20, 2022

Latisha Chong, Hair Stylist Who Helped Change Fashion, Dies at 32

In work seen, among other places, on the cover of Vogue, she was part of a vanguard of Black talent that altered an industry and expanded […]
August 9, 2022

The Rise of Knotless Braids

Hair can be fussy, uncooperative, moody. When it does not bend, curl or sit on command, it can be frustrating. Hair can be a handful, a […]
August 6, 2022

Francia Márquez lleva la moda afro a Palacio en Colombia

El guardarropa de Francia Márquez, la primera vicepresidenta negra del país, es creación de un joven diseñador que protagoniza la explosión de la moda afrocolombiana. CALI, […]