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Can the clothes that we wear change the world? A new book by Jason Jules and Graham Marsh charts a period in American history when black men adopted the clothing of the privileged elite and made it...

On the actor’s 92nd birthday, photos from early in his career show how he elegantly carried “the terrific burden” of the hopes and aspirations of an entire people.

This is on my Christmas list and might well make it onto yours. Black Ivy by Jason Jules and Graham Marsh lands in December.

A new exhibit at the Smithsonian gathers works from America’s top photographers.

New biopic Miles Ahead celebrates the life of one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. But the jazz trumpeter was also a huge style icon, going from birth of cool preppy chic to Gucci-style glasses via a leather jacket that saved his life ...

A new edition of Baldwin's 1963 classic pairs his text with photographs by Steve Schapiro, including some that had never been published.

A new photo book, Black Ivy: A Revolt In Style, adjusts the historical record to acknowledge Black contributions to the classic Ivy look.

In the summer of 1965, riots broke out in the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles. Over a six-day period, 34 people were killed, 1,032 injured and over 3,438 arrests were made. In 1966, LIFE magazine revisited the site of the worst riots America had ever seen in its history. The photo essay d

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