Black archives

Emily Lordi writes about a new photography exhibition at N.Y.U., “Rest Is Peace,” part of a broader initiative called the Black Rest Project.

I haven’t done one of these style compendiums in a while, so this is long overdue. And this is also for all those internet retrospectives on vintage style that don't include a single Black face. It was a hard task narrowing down my favourites from thousands of found snapshots floating around out the

The Obsidian Collection is turning these gold mine records of Black life into virtual exhibits on Google’s Arts & Culture platform.

Here is a collection of 31 gorgeous snapshots that shows African American women in dresses in the 1950s.

A young Naomi Campbell dancing with her mother, Jamaican-born Valerie Morris, 1974

On this date - November 5th - in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman ever to be elected to the United States Congress. Her words still ring true today: “At present, our country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.” Thank you, Ms. Chisholm, for leading the way!