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27 May

Tommy Hilfiger, Harlem’s Fashion Row Announce Latest Legacy Challenge Winner 

Tommy Hilfiger, Harlem’s Fashion Row Announce Latest Legacy Challenge Winner 
Tommy Hilfiger and Harlem’s Fashion Row got here together Wednesday night on the Metrograph in Lower Manhattan to have fun the second yr of the brand’s Latest Legacy Challenge, a design competition which is an element of Hilfiger’s People’s Place program created to supply support and access to underrepresented communities in fashion. Hilfiger and actress Yara Shahidi, who served as a judge for the challenge, revealed designer Megan Smith as this yr’s winner, awarding her a $25,000 grant and the chance to create a capsule collection with Hilfiger’s design team. Smith was chosen out of three finalists, who also included Jameel Mohammed and Tavon Davis.  “I used to be impressed by Megan’s exceptional vision and creativity,” Hilfiger said. “She stood out through...
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1 Jan

For Danielle Deadwyler, Black Women Define Legacy – Essence

For Danielle Deadwyler, Black Women Define Legacy – Essence
Photo Credit: Dalvin Adams Black women are central to Danielle Deadwyler’s artistry. Just days before the debut of the highly-anticipated historical drama Till, the actress is having fun with a moment of calm. Within the movie, Deadwyler stars as activist Mamie Till-Mobley, whose 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, was kidnapped and lynched in Money, Mississippi, in 1955. The film, helmed by Clemency director Chinonye Chukwu, is already getting awards buzz, which implies a whirlwind is definitely on the horizon for Deadwyler. For now, the Atlanta-born actress is reflecting on Maime’s story and the stories of each woman she’s embodied throughout her profession. From Cuffee in The Harder They Fall to Yoli in P-Valley, these Black women and their stories have all been puzzle...
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28 Dec

Jonathan Majors Says ‘Devotion’ Role Is The Most Responsible

Jonathan Majors Says ‘Devotion’ Role Is The Most Responsible
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21 Dec

Mattel Has Released A Recent Barbie Honoring The Legacy

Mattel Has Released A Recent Barbie Honoring The Legacy
Mattel Creations/Madam Walker Family Archives/A’Lelia Bundles. All Rights Reserved. Madam C.J. Walker, the primary documented self-made woman millionaire, will soon have a doll in her honor as a part of the Barbie Signature Inspiring Women collection. She is the most recent historical figure to be recognized by Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie. Walker is understood for making a successful line of hair care products and cosmetics for Black women and using the fortune she created to do significant philanthropic work. Her story inspired a Netflix original movie, Self Made, that showed her transformation from a farm laborer and laundress into one in all the 20 th century’s most successful women entrepreneurs. Walker’s great-great granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles, is hopeful that the doll...
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