A thoroughly researched and richly illustrated treatment of slave quilts as cultural icons, with chapters on the enslaved seamstress, production areas, and quilting party. Grudin, Eva Ungar. Stitching ...

The Smithsonian Design Triennial presents 25 commissions that explore the physical and conceptual ideas of shelter and refuge ...

Diop is a first-generation American whose family ... is about preserving a strong cultural connection to Africa. But he doesn't make clothing just for African people. He says he wants his clothing ...

Like African-American women, Latina women were thought to bear cultural immunities to eating ... looks to mainstream fashion magazines to guide her clothing and make-up choices, and wants ...

Four friends from Hollis, Queens made their mark on the fashion world in a major way in 1992, when they launched FUBU, a ...

In their debut book, the founders of BLK MKT Vintage delve into their trove of Afrocentric artifacts and champion the ...

Their clothing and bedding were minimal as well ... slaves had to live with the constant threat that they could be. African American women had to endure the threat and the practice of sexual ...

Dr. Tom Mack and Andrew Geyer will give a lecture on the “Southern Voices Poetry Anthology” at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at ...

African culture recognises that ... phenomenon started by Indian- American creator Milan Mathew, has shown younger generations celebrating traditional clothing. Her twist on the ‘hotseat ...

She kept on performing, but in women’s clothing. Learn more about this trailblazer on the Smithsonian Sidedoor podcast episode "Singing the Gender-Bending Blues." National Museum of African American ...

Last Sunday, Oct. 20, was the last Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church on Old York Road in Baltimore.