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Pharrell Announces Co-Ownership of G-Star RAW

  One of hip-hop’s most revered tastemakers, Pharrell Williams, has taken to Instagram to announce his co-ownership of the premium denim brand G-Star RAW. The Amsterdam-based clothier opened shop back in 1989, during Pha...


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Meet Britt Johnson a legendary black cowboy

Britton Johnson – A Legendary Black Cowboy An African-American cowboy, who was a legend in his own time, is barely known today. (There’s a reason for that, but we’ll get to “why not?” in a minute.) His name is Bri...


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The Powers of Melanin



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Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) the American singer who introduced the “Charleston

Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) the American singer who introduced the “Charleston” on Broadway before becoming a superstar in England, photographed by Carl Van Vechten on January 19, 1933. She was the first singer to populariz...


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LaVern Baker

    She was born Delores LaVern Baker in Chicago, Illinois. She is occasionally referred to as Delores Williams because of an early marriage to Eugene Williams; in the late 1940s he was identified in RCA Victor record...


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Wepay Homage to Legendary Soul Singer Maurice White

   Maurice White, the founder of soul group Earth, Wind and Fire, has died at the age of 74. The singer/songwriter died in his sleep on Thursday in Los Angeles, his brother has confirmed. He had been suffering from Parkinson...