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Black designers make dreams into a reality

By Harriette Cole

5:20 PM on 09/24/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - High cost and the need for the right connections have made entry into the fashion world difficult for many aspiring African-American designers...
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Arise: African fashion design meets America

By Harriette Cole

1:25 PM on 09/20/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - For those who watched the 'Arise' fashion show, it was definitely an eye-opener -- most of the designs were refreshingly modern and included traditional African fabrics...
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Color makes a comeback at Fashion Week

By Harriette Cole

9:33 AM on 09/15/2011

OPINION - Dull neutrals still abound, but Fashion Week 2011 also showed its true 'color'...
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Slideshow: Tracy Reese Spring 2012 runway show

By Harriette Cole

12:13 PM on 09/12/2011

SLIDESHOW - This weekend of fashion revealed the continuation of a long-time love affair that many designers have with the spring season...
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Fashion Week opens with international flair

By Harriette Cole

11:11 AM on 09/09/2011

OPINION - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week opened with a strut that pointed to a trend worth noticing: namely, that fashion is thinking globally...
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Fashion Week Preview: Let the shows begin!

By Harriette Cole

8:31 AM on 09/08/2011

OPINION - From September 8th until September 15th, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week will be "location central" for the tiny universe of editors, buyers, stylists, and bloggers...
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'Top Model' Toccara takes her search for love to TV

By Harriette Cole

5:08 PM on 09/02/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Given the fact that she basically grew up on reality TV, it was no big deal for Toccara to agree to look for a man with everybody watching...
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Paradise lost? How the Ivory Coast lost its way

By Harriette Cole

8:42 AM on 04/12/2011

OPINION - What once was a thriving democratic country with a healthy cocoa industry and growing tourist business has become a dangerous war zone..
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Slideshow: theGrio goes to Fashion Week

By Harriette Cole

4:24 PM on 02/18/2011

SLIDESHOW - With more than 200 fashion shows in and around the tents at Lincoln Center, there were only a handful of designers of color who showed their wares...
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Femme, futuristic and in your face: Highlights of Fashion Week

By Harriette Cole

12:33 PM on 02/18/2011

OPINION - Fashion has consistently taken the temperature of its culture, showcasing a representation of what's happening in our world and where it's headed...
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Obama and Congress pass crucial test of civility

By Harriette Cole

8:46 AM on 01/26/2011

OPINION - There were no audible outbursts. There were no caught-on-camera rolled eyes or disparaging glances...
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Swim or die: The battle to save black kids from drowning

By Harriette Cole

10:33 AM on 07/15/2010

OPINION - Not only do most black kids not know how to swim, the concept of 'most' is not an exaggeration. 70 percent of black youth across America cannot swim...
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Why we just can't stop loving Michael Jackson

By Harriette Cole

7:59 AM on 06/26/2010

OPINION - It would have meant so much to him to know that his fans, the people he cared about more than anything, actually still care about him even after his death...
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