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Tina Turner is making headlines around the globe for gracing the cover of Vogue Germany. This is the first time the 73-year-old grande dame of rock and R&B has graced a cover for the storied magazine franchise. For the April 2013 issue of the international imprint, the “legendary singer is seen rocking her signature honey blonde-highlighted hair, a silky navy blouse and [...]

HBCU Buzz’s Senior Editor Tommy Meade sits down with Eny Oh, Head Stylist of In the Eye of the Beholder EL, LLC. Feeding her soul through enthusiastically creating new ideas and constantly being an innovator, Eny Oh is a force to be reckoned with in the beauty and fashion industries. Question: Why Bennett College: How has Bennett help you toward [...]

“Here we go again,” writes Laura Beck about a 16-year-old white model playing the role of a “African Queen” in an editorial. Check out Beck’s account here: Here we go again. Here’s 16-year-old white model Ondria Hardin; she’s doused in a very deep bronze in an editorial for Numéro magazine called “African Queen”. Ugh. Foudre makes the excellent point/sums it [...]

“Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.” – Coco Chanel They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder — but a good mathematician would tell you that beauty lies in a ratio known as the Divine Proportion. Phi (ɸ), the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, helps explain this proportion. While phi is widely accepted [...]

Jada Pinkett Smith questions her daughter’s hair critics opinion on individual freedom when she posted on Facebook recently. Check this out: The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is a world where women, girls are constantly reminded that they don’t belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, [...]

Young Money founder Lil Wayne is calling it quits after “The Carter V” album drops, spending 20 or so years in the game. (He signed his first contract with Cash Money Records at age 9 and went platinum at age 14!) For years now, Lil Wayne has proven that his brand and the word ‘respect’ goes hand in hand: he [...]

Voorhees College’s Homecoming Week 2012 is set for Nov. 4-10. This year’s theme is “Celebrating a New Beginning of Commitment and Creativity.” The week-long celebration will kick off with a gospel extravaganza at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Massachusetts Hall. The event will feature Voorhees College Gospel Choir along with choirs from Claflin University, Charleston Southern University and South [...]

Many of pop culture’s biggest names have their own remarkable origin story. A lucky break, a serendipitous career move, or the life experience and knowledge gained at university. It should come as no surprise, then, that quite a number of today’s black leaders — actors, singers, authors and political figures — all share a common bond: as fellow HBCU alumni. [...]

Over the years, the Howard University Homecoming Fashion Show has drawn the likes of Venus and Serena Williams, actor and alum Lance Gross, and America’s Next Top Model Cycle 2 contestant Camille McDonald. The beauty of the fashion show is that the crowd itself is a fashion show completely independent of the main event. Don’t get it twisted—the true attraction [...]

Fall is here. And so is New York Fashion Week. Sometimes lacking in the fashion spotlight are the African Americans who have been pioneers in this industry. So while you pack away the sun dresses and replace them with scarves and sweater, take a look at some of the most influential African Americans in the fashion world. Here’s 10 to [...]

Looks like Charlotte’s mayor and the local police chief will be sporting new suits for the Democratic National Convention. Cary Mitchell, a locally based custom clothier and marketing consultant, recently helped Mayor Anthony Foxx and Rodney Monroe, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, with fittings aimed at elevating their style quotient. Mitchell, a Johnson C. Smith University alum, counts golfer [...]

Hampton University has found itself in a hairy situation,–literally–thanks to a recent report by Virginia’s ABC news station shining a spotlight on the historically black institution’s ban on cornrows and dreadlocks for male business students. The mandate, which was put in place in 2001, only applies to a specific group of students enrolled in a leadership course within Hampton’s five-year [...]

I met a budding designer threw mutual followers via twitter about a year ago, and I absolutely fell in love with his designs. I saw him “twitpic” a few items and I wondered who the designer was and when he told me he did all the work (“including the sewing) I was floored. So now that he has a follower [...]

GQ Magazine recently released samples of what they would like to see men styled in for the upcoming Spring season, and I think they are right on the money with their new fresh looks!! This season its all about the sports coat or blazer. The sports jacket is the most important item in your wardrobe this season. You will be [...]

As college women from all over the world, we as Grambling State tigers came together with an assortment of unique styles. From tailored blazers and tights, to UGG boots and scarves, we all have a passion for fashion. Its awesome how fashion is influenced by people from all over, all giving their own technique in the fashion world at GSU. [...]

The theme for this year’s Black History Month is “Black Women in American: Culture and History”, as a homage to the thousands of black women who have accomplished so much and worked hard for respect and equality in America. Many of these women will become leaders in our community, and one sophomore from Howard University has already emerged as a [...]

Zebra, cheetah, leopard and tiger prints seem to stampede into our wardrobes each season. This spring will be no different. Animal print will be surfacing in the collection of several of our favorite fashion designers next week at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Due to animal print’s eternal popularity among women and men alike, most fashion addicts realize that animal print [...]