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Edna Lewis and the Black Roots of American Cooking – The New York Times

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022African American Culture, African American History ...

The chef and author made the case for black Southern cooking as the foundation of our national cuisine. Does she get the credit she deserves?

Vans Is Letting You Customize Your Kicks With Work From Four Rising Black Artists | Esquire

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021African American Culture

Cover those Old Skools and Slip-Ons with special-made patterns and graphics from Rewina Beshue, Sydney G. James, Chris Martin, and Tony Whlgn. — JONATHAN EVANS, ESQUIRE Vans is no stranger to custom creations. Since way back in the day, folks have been putting their own spin on classics like the Old Skool, Slip-On, and […]

LL Cool J, Chuck D, founders talk Universal Hip Hop Museum in Black Press Livestream | TSD Memphis

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020African American Culture, Hip Hop

— Stacy M. Brown, NNPA NewsWire, TSD Memphis In December, groundbreaking occurs on the historic Universal Hip Hop Museum. Officials promise that patrons will receive thorough analysis and an untainted view of the culture’s past by using leading-edge virtual and augmented reality technologies for an immersive online and offline experience not found anywhere else. […]

This Maryland Salon Is Slaying Locs With These Haute Designs | Essence

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020African American Culture, Black Hair

Check out 21 ways Sherelle Holder and her team are innovating with the natural hairstyle. When it comes to styling locs and faux locs into some of the most creative and dynamic styles you’ve ever seen, no one’s doing it better than hairstylist Sherelle Holder. Her salon Karibbean Kinks in Prince Georges County Maryland (about 10 minutes away […]

Why I’m sick of “woke” culture | Salon

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020African American Culture

The more affluent control the narrative so being “woke” will be hot until the rest of black America gets a voice [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Big bruh, I got these #StayWoke shirts for twenty dollars!” said the dude I’ve bought my incense from for over five years now. His shop is just a little ways away from […]

An exhibit celebrating 400 years of African American culinary history is coming to New York | Lonely Planet

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020African American Cuisine, African American Culture

African American culinary traditions have a long and storied history, but their influence doesn’t often receive the recognition it deserves. This winter, though, one New York museum will begin to rectify that situation, via a Kickstarter-funded exhibit dedicated to the black chefs, farmers, and food and drink producers who made the country’s cuisine what it […]

Atlanta’s ‘Real Black Santa’ Says It’s Good For Kids To See A Santa That ‘Looks Like Them’ | Moms

December 22, 2019December 8, 2020African American Culture

— Lilee Williams, Moms.com Kids come in all shapes and sizes, and so do Santas. Of course, only the elves and Mrs. Claus know what the big guy who lives in the North Pole really looks like, so it’s great to see that mall across America are branching out and hiring a diverse slate of […]

Best-Selling Illustrator Vashti Harrison Adds To #BlackHairChallenge In Support Of Gabrielle Union | Essence

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019African American Culture, Natural Hair

Harrison’s gorgeous illustrations show the versatility of Black women’s hair. Union was recently dropped as a judge on “America’s Got Challenge” amid criticism of her hairstyles being “too Black.”

Writing young lovers into art history and more with artist Kennedi Carter | CRWN

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019African American Culture, Natural Hair

When you peer through the deep reds of Kenndi Carter’s work, you’re not just squinting into a love story. Under the blood of her work you catch highlights almost golden to the touch , deep skin and shadow navigating as its own character. The subject: young lovers. Carter sometimes builds images featuring young lovers using […]

Simplistic Beauty with Kenya Meon | CRWN

November 29, 2019December 26, 2019African American Culture, Natural Hair

For this CRWN Muse, muted tones, grounding natural life and brown skin are the cornerstone of her work. Kenya Meon, a Macon, Georgia-born photography fell in love with photography for the freedom, and in 2010, moved to Atlanta to pursue the arts. Throughout the course of her timeline takeover she shared poetic captions celebrating the […]