If you liked this story, share it with other people. Where’s the dancer? A well-covered dancer in a traditional costume in Benin. Photo by: Nancy Butler. Benin is a small country on the west coast of ...

It’s not often that African fashion is notably appreciated and promoted on a global stage. Other than stumbling across coverage of the breathtaking African styles featured at Afropunk Festivals and ...

Ruth E. Carter has made a career of honoring black history through fashion. As the costume designer on films like Malcolm X, Selma, Do the Right Thing, Amistad and this year’s Marshall, the biopic ...

“Black Panther” costume designer Ruth E. Carter made history on Sunday as the first African American to win the costume design Oscar for her work on the Marvel blockbuster. Carter was chosen for the ...

When Ruth Carter got a call from her agent about meeting with the team at Marvel Studios to discuss a film called Black Panther, she knew this wouldn’t be like any meeting she’d had before. Black ...

Letitia Wright as Shuri in Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 MARVEL. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ...

Black Panther is the latest offering from Marvel and Disney — if you don't already know the story, here's quick synopsis: It's about T'Challa, the superhero Black Panther and the king of Wakanda, an ...

Marvel’s Black Panther movie is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2018. But beyond a star-studded lineup of incredible black talents such as Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, Forest ...

With the win, Carter also made Oscar history, becoming the first African American woman to receive the best costume design Academy Award. This is her third nomination, having previously received noms ...

An old photo of Joy Behar dressed as a “beautiful African woman” on Halloween has resurfaced. Behar showed the photo on The View in 2016 during a segment talking about the resurgence of natural hair.