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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...


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...


The Powers of Melanin



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...


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...


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...