"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. "I wanted my dress to stop people in their tracks." The 18-year-old from ...

One major theme that has defined this prom season amidst the march of celebrity red carpet replica dresses has been African-inspired designs. From the Black Lives Matter movement to bullied New Jersey ...

Social media is doing cartwheels over Beyoncé's nod to Africa. The native-Houston superstar, with husband Jay-Z and family, popped into the Menil Collection on Sunday after her "Formation" tour ...

African print fashion, the subject of a new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, is so closely associated with a particular place and heritage it instantly conjures up an image in one’s mind. The bold ...

The Black Magic Project focuses on people and organizations who carry on the spirit and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in big and small ways. For Shirley Ferrill, a hobby to sell African clothing ...

NORRISTOWN – It was an ad at Steve’s Sewing, Vacuum and Quilting in King of Prussia that first caught Nancy Hundley’s attention. The listing was for a charity sewing class called ‘Little Dresses for ...