Black experience – Charm

Trump is silent about Juneteenth holiday

Cs news10 months ago10 months ago09 mins

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “very famous.” But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans…

Highlights from Met Gala exhibit: A look at Black style gives prominent voice to emerging designers

Cs news12 months ago12 months ago011 mins

NEW YORK — When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Agbobly at first didn’t quite believe it. The Brooklyn-based fashion designer had only been in the business for five years. Now, one of the world’s top museums was asking for two of his designs to be shown in “Superfine: Tailoring Black…