Stephen Burrows (born in Newark, New Jersey on May 15, 1943) is an American fashion designer based in New York City. He went to the Fashion Institute of Design, then began work in the New York City's garment center, alternately managing his own businesses and working closely with luxury department store Henri Bendel. He is known for being the first African-American fashion … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Fashion Designers
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Wednesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Laurence Thomas is Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Syracuse University. Thomas is noted for his work on moral luck, social philosophy and American Blacks and Jews. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Africana Philosophy
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Dancers Who Changed American Dance
Pearl Eileen Primus (November 29, 1919 – October 29, 1994) was an American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist. Primus played an important role in the presentation of African dance to American audiences. Early in her career, she saw the need to promote African dance as an art form worthy of study and performance. Primus' work was a reaction to myths of savagery and the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Dancers Who Changed American Dance
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Fitness Gurus
William Wayne "Billy" Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the creator of the Tae Bo exercise program. Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, the fourth of fifteen children. Blanks began his study of the martial arts at the age of eleven, attending Karate and Taekwondo classes. He was born with an anomaly in his hip joints that … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Fitness Gurus
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Beauty Pageant Winners
Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American TV host, model and first African-American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990, in Wichita, Kansas. The 1990 pageant had representatives from Georgia (Brenda Leithleiter), Alaska (Karin Elizabeth Meyer), Kentucky (Tiffany … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Beauty Pageant Winners