Not just that, Rhyan’s popularity has added to the demand of African-American models at the fashion week and this time there are two such models walking the ramp at most menswear shows.

(Further research revealed that model Denise Bidot is Puerto Rican and Kuwaiti.) My first images of plus-size models were African-American women.

Skinny African girls may get to strut on Western catwalks, but the fat ones have to stay at home. This is the message being delivered to the 500 or so Ghanaians who have registered with the ...

Johnson reflects on becoming the first black cover model of American Vogue in 1974. September marks another first in the magazine's 126-year history: the cover photographer will be African-American.

Scientists have discovered that common AI models express a covert form of racism based on dialect — manifesting chiefly against speakers of African American English (AAE) In a new study ...

Hefner's magazine was a platform for African-American leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., during the 1960s civil rights struggle.

“A woman’s hair is her crown” a saying which takes on a deeper meaning for black women. Wearing their natural hair for example in afros or braids is a source of cultural pride. But it ...

Tess also says she's a hit with African-American men. Plus size model Tess Holliday is more than OK in her own skin.

Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.

LLMs have a strong bias against use of African American English Feedback gets rid of overt biases but leaves subtle racism intact.

Whether competing on America's Next Top Model or acting in Lee Daniels' The Butler, Yaya Alafia has never shied away from issues of race and identity.