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Who was the inspiration behind the ‘Gibson Girl’ illustrations? The artist said she was every woman
Willowy. Slim-waisted. Sporting a luxurious updo. The “Gibson girl” was the quintessential style icon of the late 19th century. She was also a fictional character. The Gibson girl emerged in the 1890s ...
The experiences and lives of Black women have often been overlooked in Hollywood, but in recent decades, this has thankfully begun to change. Women of color have made great strides in front of and ...
For many in the Latin community, the holiday season is not officially over until Three Kings' Day. In East Harlem, one of the ...
Variety ranks the best acting Oscar nominations from 2000-2025 which includes Lupita Nyong'o, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, ...
“When you got old enough,” Frances Walker Hill told this writer, “you could go up to Miss Lucy Brown’s Mountain View at ...
The end of the year hits differently for Black women. We spend 365 days carrying households, stretching paychecks, holding down communities, while still finding ways to pour into our dreams. And while ...
An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...
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