On Thursday, February 23, 2023, the NAACP hosted a fashion show luncheon, presenting the newest addition to the Image Awards, honoring hairstyling, make-up, and costume design. The Black Design Collective (BDC) followed the awards and wowed the audience with their most recent collections. NAACP president, Derrick Johnson, set the tone […]
Discover the importance of costumes in storytelling as Ruth E. Carter gives a behind the scenes look into the costume design process. Proceeds support the Black Design Collective Creative Center and The Black Design Collective Scholarship Fund. On January 12, 2023, the Black Design Collective will host a conversation with […]
Larry Dunn is a 7-time Grammy winning artist. He was the keyboardist/musical director of one of the most successful bands of all time, Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF). On November 17th, 2019, the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian honored EWF by putting the photograph of the nine original in […]
Welcome to issue 11 as we move forward into 2020 with the February/March issue. On our cover, power couple Larry and Luisa Dunn of LDO are featured. We interview the original Earth, Wind & Fire keyboardist/composer Larry Dunn about his career in the article titled “The Man with the Sound.” […]
