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Nicki Minaj and 'Marilyn Monroe': Is she perpetuating white female beauty standard?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:10 AM on 02/07/2012

OPINION - Because it is Black History Month, Minaj's flaunting of her internalized white American standards of beauty stand out more.
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Golden Globes fashion: Black stars shine bright at 2012 Golden Globes awards (SLIDESHOW)

By theGrio

9:09 AM on 01/16/2012

SLIDESHOW - Last night, Octavia Spencer, Idris Elba and Morgan Freeman took home honors at the Golden Globe awards, but they weren't the only African-American winners in the audience...
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Nicki Minaj is a rising style muse

By theGrio

10:22 AM on 01/09/2012

Nicki Minaj could even claim Halloween last fall, judging from the scores of tutorials on YouTube for fans seeking her fluorescent look and ice cream swirl tresses...
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Air Jordans are more than a sneaker to some blacks

By Jay Scott Smith

8:42 AM on 12/28/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Since its debut in 1985, the Nike Air Jordan sneakers have been more than a basketball shoe in the black community...
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Nicki Minaj Barbie: One-of-a-kind doll crafted for charity auction

By Alexis Garrett Stodghill

4:14 PM on 12/02/2011

OPINION - Nicki Minaj has finally made her dream come true by being made into a real-life Barbie. A one-of-a-kind Barbie doll crafted after the likeness of the bubbly star will be auctioned for charity online...
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Natural hair goes corporate: Will the masses get it?

By Madame Noire

6:00 AM on 11/24/2011

MADAME NOIRE - Over ten years ago, before natural hair became a huge trend for black women, my older sister Lydia was running around the campus of Spelman College curly and proud...
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Nicki Minaj set to release new nail polish line

By Clutch Magazine

1:18 PM on 10/25/2011

CLUTCH - Female rapper extraordinaire, Nicki Minaj, is bringing her 'Pink Friday' flava to OPI nail polish..
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June Ambrose, hip-hop's first lady of fashion, ready for her star turn

By theGrio

12:22 PM on 10/23/2011

NEW YORK - June Ambrose has carved out her own, hip-hop-centric niche in the fashion world. Now, she hopes to take her star turn in the world of reality TV...
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Kanye West, Maroon 5 to serenade lingerie models

By theGrio

1:40 PM on 10/14/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Top models Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes will strut in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show to live musical performances by Kanye West and Maroon 5...
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Slideshow: Michelle Obama is the first lady of fashion

By Eilyn Segura

11:55 AM on 10/14/2011

SLIDESHOW - In everything she does, Michelle Obama carries herself with style and grace, leading by example on her own terms...
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Slideshow: First lady stuns at Korean state dinner

By theGrio

11:24 PM on 10/13/2011

SLIDESHOW - First lady Michelle Obama showed off one of her signature looks: wearing an asymmetrical gown by Korean-American designer Doo-Ri Chung...
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At state dinner, first lady wows in purple gown

By theGrio

10:45 PM on 10/13/2011

TheGrio REPORTS -- First lady Michelle Obama returns to one of her signature silhouettes for the White House state dinner in honor of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok...
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Why won't the 'sagging' fad fade away?

By Dexter Mullins

6:00 AM on 10/04/2011

OPINION - Who would have thought fashion trends would come from inside the walls of America's correctional institutions?...
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Slideshow: Kanye West launches his first fashion line

By Angelica Razack

9:15 AM on 10/03/2011

SLIDESHOW - Kanye West's women's fashion line "DW" was the main event during the first five days of Paris' Fashion Week...
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Kanye puts prejudices about celeb designers to bed

By theGrio

8:52 PM on 10/02/2011

PARIS (AP) - The extent of West's involvement in the actual design remained unclear, as did the identities and pedigrees of those on his design team. But West's emotional attachment to the brand was clear...
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Latest trend in hip-hop: Women's clothes

By theGrio

9:23 AM on 09/28/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne jumped around in skinny women's pants during his performance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West wore a multiprint shirt designed for women at the Coachella music festival...
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Black men help make retro style fashionable again

By Dexter Mullins

6:00 AM on 09/16/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - With trendsetters and icons in the black community embracing blazers and bowties instead of saggy jeans and fitted ball caps, the modern renaissance man look is spreading rapidly...
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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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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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