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On October 25, the front doors of Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library swung open fire red—an echo of Carmelo Anthony’s childhood home on Myrtle Avenue—welcoming the city inside what he calls House of Melo.
Baltimore photographer Devin Allen captures the streets and faces that shaped Melo, from Myrtle Avenue to Red Hook, each frame telling a
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While I now live in Brooklyn,
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With just 12 days before the election for mayor of New York City, the Zohran Mamdani campaign hosted a roundtable for Black media in Queens at the Museum of the Moving Image.
Mamdani, who is a Democratic Socialist, is running on a make New York affordable platform, which includes a Free Rent Freeze that rifted in earlier polls, a
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By Mecca Pryor ·Updated October 28, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
This week in fashion was >Brandon Blackwood Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Brandon Blackwood is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, marking a decade of bold, statement-making handbags and accessories. Since its founding, the brand has become known for combining modern design with inclusivity and cultural storytelling.
Over the past ten years, Brandon Blackwood has grown into a global name, celebrated for its iconic
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By Ruth Jean-Marie ·Updated October 24, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Thought leader. Youth advocate. Author. Regina Jackson checks all of these boxes and more. Jackson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) in 1994. A native of Oakland, the University of California, Berkeley graduate held these impactful roles for 27 years. During her tenure, she reimagined the level
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By Karissa Mitchell ·Updated October 24, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
There’s something about Houston in October that makes you want to pull out your best denim, dust off your boots, and step into your Southern alter ego. When I heard SP5DER Worldwide was teaming up with the legendary Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo for The Sweet Tooth Rodeo, I knew I had to be there. A rodeo meets fashion
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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated October 23, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
It’s a privilege to age—and hit menopause. But, with that, comes not just more wrinkled skin and hormonal acne, mood swings and dryness down there, but also another concern that impacts over 50 percent of women: hair loss.
Almost half of Black women, including those who haven’t even reached perimenopause, experience some form of hair loss due to tight
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By Mecca Pryor ·Updated October 23, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Tuesday morning, I woke up to the news of Grace Wales Bonner’s appointment as Creative Director of Hermès Menswear. As a longtime fan of her work—and, more importantly, as a Black woman—I carried a sense of pride and purpose into the day. This wasn’t just a personal win for her; it was a powerful moment for Black women
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By Karissa Mitchell ·Updated October 23, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The first thing that hit me about Portugal? The streets. Narrow, cobblestoned, and full of attitude. The kind that makes you regret packing anything with a heel. The buildings were covered in these beautiful hand-painted tiles, and the whole city smelled like sangria and pastries by day, then leather and espresso by night. It’s one of those places