Black Fashion Museum Collection

When Lois K. Alexander-Lane (1916-2007) founded the Black Fashion Museum in 1979, “black fashion” was considered an anomaly. Most believed the African American community’s contributions to design were relatively recent and fairly insignificant—or worse still, they weren’t considered at all. …

Video: Nas “Daughters”

Real talk for the hip-hop generation is matched by affecting images in this daughter’s-eye view video for Nas‘ “Daughters.” Director Chris Robinson‘s skillful use of shorty-cam technology makes the dilemmas that Nasir lays out in the lyrics that much more …