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‘What Is Light?’ Brings Rhymes and Wisdom to Kids
By Andrea “Aunni” Young, Special to the AFRO Sharing positive affirmations are great ways to teach your children happiness and an optimistic affirmative attitude, according to child psychologists. Recently, the host […]
Let’s Cruise Away in Macy’s Resort Fashion Today!
It’s cold outside folks; let’s face it. The blah of Washington, D.C.’s winter can make you feel like a famous airline slogan, “Wanna get away!” As for me, I want […]
“KillaWatt Shine” Goddess Rihanna Makes Fenty Beauty Her Business
BadGal Robin “Rihanna” Fenty made big moves this September, launching Fenty Beauty at the Sephora in Times Square during New York Fashion Week. Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and actress […]
One-on-One with Harlem Fashion Row Founder & CEO Brandice Daniel on Celebrating 10 Years
Harlem Fashion Row (HFR) splashed onto the fashion scene again with another hot, rocking show, celebrating ten years of sweat and sacrifice. It happened because of a dynamic lady, HFR […]
The Last Show: The Ebony Fashion Fair “Inspiring Beauty” Exhibit: Fifty Years of Ebony Fashion Fair
Let’s take a fresh look back in time: it’s 1979. You attended the 22nd Annual Ebony Fashion Fair in your hometown. The show’s theme was “COLOR EXPLOSION.” A beautiful Black […]
André Leon Talley is My Fashion Hero
André Leon Talley, Vogue magazine’s former editor-in-large and creative director, is my global fashion hero. André Leon Talley Talley weathered the storms of being a unique, tall, and a fashionably […]
An Ode to Michelle LaVaughn Obama, First Lady of the United States
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, you were our very first African-American First Lady of the United States, wife to the 44th President, Barack Obama. On behalf of the African-American race, we […]
Beauty Maven Maisie Dunbar is Thankful to Mother Africa This Holiday Season
Beauty expert and Bluffa Jo Cosmetics creator Maisie Dunbar Celebrity beauty expert and Bluffa Jo Cosmetics creator Maisie Dunbar once told her social media followers: “God sent me to Ghana […]
Ty Hunter, Beyoncé’s Stylist, Serves Up Fresh Fashion with Passion
Ty Hunter has styled multi-platinum selling artist and Grammy Award-winner Beyoncé Knowles-Carter for almost two decades. So when Beyoncé wears a Givenchy gown at the MET Gala, her designer “Ty” […]
One-on-One with Johnetta Boone, Costume Designer for OWN’s New Drama Series “Greenleaf”
Johnetta Boone shines again! She earned her stars as a costume designer for films such as “For Colored Girls,” “Cadillac Records” and “The Notebook.” Boone now shines bright as costume designer […]
TransSTEM Academy Celebrates 25 Years
Shirley McCall recently retired as director of Cardozo’s TransSTEM Academy. (Photo by Andrea “Aunni” Young) The TransSTEM Academy, the District’s leading secondary school focusing on the study of transportation, held […]