When Makalaya Zanders wanted to wear an African printed dress to her high school prom, a teacher made the hurtful comment that it "wasn't really something you wear to prom." Instead of listening to ...

Couture with culture! Makalaya Zanders, a high school senior in Cleveland, Ohio, chose a prom dress that was stylish and made a statement at the same time. The 18-year-old was tossing around the idea ...

Fashion enthusiasts embrace the African print fabric as a distinctive and amazing garment. Because of the fabric's diversity, they can be made to fit a variety of occasions. African prints' ability to ...

The way one dresses can express their heritage, culture, style and so much more. African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to ...

Social media is doing cartwheels over Beyoncé's nod to Africa. The native-Houston superstar, with husband Jay-Z and family, popped into the Menil Collection on Sunday after her "Formation" tour ...

Kyemah McEntyre, the 19-year-old whose indelible African print prom dress took the internet by storm last year (and started a growing trend) isn’t done sprinkling her #BlackGirlMagic. The young ...

When Nina Akli’s daughter Alise was about 1 year old, she began to look for African print clothing for Alise to wear. But, to her surprise, the African print clothing she could find online wasn’t ...

There's "nothing like Black girl Magic," she wrote on Instagram. Makalaya Zanders, 18, is pictured here with her date to the prom for Garfield Heights High School in Garfield Heights, Ohio, on May 13, ...

After her amazing role as Ramonda, a.k.a. Wakanda’s queen mother, in Black Panther, Angela Bassett is still serving up looks fit for a royal! Over the weekend, Bassett attended the 2018 American Black ...

The day after Christmas is the official beginning of Kwanzaa. The holiday goes for a whole week, ending in the new year (January 1st). Are you celebrating and in need of some African pieces or Kente ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...