Actively Black Shines at NYFW: Gender Reveal, Black Love, and Black Business Make History

Essence Magazine:

By Michele Ghee ·Updated September 19, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

There was no runway moment more joyful during New York Fashion Week than the one that wasn’t about clothes at all. At Sony Hall, in the middle of Actively Black’s powerhouse cultural experience “This Is Not a Fashion Show,” founders Lanny Smith and Bianca Winslow revealed they are expecting their first child—due December 2025.

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