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17 Oct

A Timeline Of Black American Flags Throughout History –

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A Timeline Of Black American Flags Throughout History –
JASON CONNOLLY/AFP At its best, flags could be powerful symbols. Flags can represent pride, hope, resilience, history, and the long run. On the worst, they're symbols of hate and might incite fear and trigger trauma. Whatever the use, like language and culture, flags are a significant aspect to any group of individuals’s identity. Given the history of Black people in United States—ascending from chattel slavery to free Americans—the journey to establishing an identity for ourselves has been laborious. Because the Black identity is always changing, the icons that represent us have too. Here is the growing list of flags which have sewn the Black experience into the material of American history: 01 Pan-African flag — 1920 Created by Marcus Garvey in 1920, the Pan-African flag...
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12 Oct

High Schools Are Now Offering AP African American Studies.

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High Schools Are Now Offering AP African American Studies.
Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Every February, a Black person is heard somewhere saying “we actually only get one month, THE SHORTEST MONTH, to show Black history??” February was chosen for a reason by the founding father of Black history week, Carter G. Woodson. The late historian is perhaps pleased that some high schools across the country have officially begun to show AP African American Studies for the primary time…and it’s for a couple of month. The College Board, the organization behind America’s Advanced Placement (AP) courses, launched a pilot program for 60 high schools to show AP African American Studies. Amid right wingers using Black history as a political football to win over (i.e. scare) their voters into supporting...
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11 Sep

How Showtime’s ‘American Gigolo’ Pays Homage to Armani With

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How Showtime’s ‘American Gigolo’ Pays Homage to Armani With
When tasked with creating the costumes for Showtime’s latest thriller series, “American Gigolo,” costume designer Stephani Lewis began her research process by taking a look at the unique 1980 movie to create a wardrobe that in equal parts referenced the classic film, while also bringing the character of Julian Kaye to the current day.  “I just began collaborating with [series stars] Jon [Bernthal] and Gretchen [Mol] and the remaining of the solid to create latest and authentic characters for the series that…still had a bit little bit of a nod or an homage to a few of the designs of the unique film,” she said. “We didn’t necessarily attempt to copy anything from that [film], but there are sometimes once we...
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