As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Watch the best moments from fashion’s biggest night at the 2025 Met Gala, themed “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”May 6, 2025 ...

she started her new career as a judge — wearing a borrowed robe, she said, because there hadn’t been time to get a new one made. Joyce Hens Green, who helped blaze a trail for women in the law ...

In addition to the earrings, some of the dresses featured portray black women in unflattering sketches some say make them look like slaves. “Had a black model been wearing the earrings or dress ...