This year’s Met Gala is honoring Black fashion for the first time in its 77-year history. It’s an indirect celebration to be sure. Although the Costume Institute’s Spring 2025 exhibition ...

Historically, though, it hasn’t always been easy for Black Americans to gather at the beach. Because of segregation and Jim Crow laws, Black residents were shut out from enjoying beaches ...

This year's theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," celebrates menswear and Black dandyism. The latter is a style and a movement of Black culture, once expressed by men like Langston Hughes.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. There has always been something deliberate and quietly ...

Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its home galaxy ripping a star to shreds — providing, for the first time, direct evidence of a rogue supermassive black hole in action.

The 2025 Met Gala dress code is "Tailored for You," a nod to the museum's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" Costume Institute exhibit, which will be on public view from May 10 to Oct. 26.

Nowhere is this clearer than in the story of Black American tailoring and the legacy of the Black dandy. Inspired by scholar Monica L. Miller’s groundbreaking book Slaves to Fashion: Black ...

A panel of three federal judges says the Alabama Legislature intentionally drew its congressional district map to dilute Black voting strength, which is unconstitutional and violates the Voting ...

Over the course of our conversation days ago, Beckham shed light on the unique plight Black designers are currently facing amid President Donald Trump and the tariff changes taking place during ...

From tailored jackets and silk ties to playful fedoras and pocket squares, Black dandyism isn’t just a campy style—it has served as a powerful political act throughout history. Black dandyism ...

A new University of Ottawa study found a causal link between racial discrimination within schools and symptoms of depression in Black students. The mixed-method, multi-study approach revealed a ...

CINCINNATI — It took Kenneth Davis and his wife more than 20 years to raise the $1.4 million endowment they established for Black medical students entering the University of Cincinnati.