A Hawk’s Eye for Fashion
Tracee Dundas Fashion Stylist Like most African American households in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s clothes were often acquired as “hand-me-downs” from a sibling, or the skillset of sewing was taught by the family matriarchs; the […]
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Fashionally Yours NOLA
Tracee Dundas Data News Weekly Contributor BARE ESSENTIALS Little else in needed when wearing jewels with luscious embellishments, touches of gold and are able to stand on its own to make a bold statement. […]
Women’s History Month 2020
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report It is truly historical times for women not just in America, but across the globe come together. The Me-Too era has made women’s voices and demands for equality and […]
Fashion, Fluidity, Feminism and Pharrell
Maiysha Kai Writer theroot.com “I am my most comfortable self when I’m being a character,” says Pharrell in his cover story for GQ’s “The New Masculinity” issue, where the producer-entertainer-designer dons what this writer immediately […]
Travel Wear Reimagined
During the 2019 New York fashion showcases, Shangani Fashions reimagines fall-winter styling for the modern traveler. The brand emerged on the New York runways starting in 2017 by redefining women’s travel-wear with a contemporary African […]
A Look into the E. Robert Art Gallery
By Avane Ervin Contributor Photos by Avane Ervin In celebration of the recent opening of a his new art gallery, New Orleans native, Ernest Robert hosted a welcoming event on April 9, 2019, where the […]
From New Orleans to Paris and Back
By Kimani Hamilton A passion for fashion, a dream, and determination was all this young designer, Daeja Richardson had when she was growing up. “At the age of 14, I started my own fashion brand: […]
Social Campaign Takes On Discriminatory Hair Standards
By Brandon Brown After Faith Fennidy, an 11-year-old African-American girl, was removed because of her ethnic hairstyle from Christ the King Elementary School, her Xavier University big sisters decided to show her that she is […]
Actress Inspires to Confront Injustice Wherever it Appears
By Kimani Hamilton Just like every other girl, a young Amanda Seales had big dreams for herself. Her plans for her life may not have turned out the way that she expected, but little did […]
Style & Energy
By Samjah Iman I was once the girl who would always claim she had nothing to wear when it came time to get dressed for an occasion. I would often go out and buy a […]