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It goes down in the ballot box.  Democracy works best when everyone participates.

When the stakes are high, women of the color vote. Period. In the 2016 election,  94% of black women voters opted for Hillary Clinton, the most unified of any demographic in the U.S. But what happens when we’re turned away at the polls or we’re dissuaded from voting?
In 2018,  voter suppression laws are trying to make a more unwelcome comeback than Rosanne. From the suppression of Native American voters in North Dakota

Listen, do not judge us if you find us running around here with a handheld fan, extra sparkling water, and few pints of Halo Top ice cream. The world is kind of on fire in our hometown of Los Angeles. Within the past two weeks, we've seen temperatures as high as 122°. That's FARENHEIGHT. #Lawdhamercy. So we have no intentions of walking around pent up, buttoned up, or dressed up. No ma'am. Not today. Granted... we still work in fashion. So here's our team's tips and tricks to staying stylish and on-point... when really it's just too doggone hot to wear anything at all.  (Not trying to be extra, but it really is too hot to code switch right now.)

1. The Maxi Dress

Whoever invented this God's gift to women understands. We need something versatile, feminine, and polished. But we are channeling our inner India Arie alllll day. "Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes... I don't." No shaving

Black History Month is always a good time to revisit the accomplishments that black people have made for centuries. The contributions of the black community certainly do not exclude the fashion industry. While those contributions should be learned and noted every day, it’s evident that all of these major steps are not necessarily well-documented, and taking the time to note these steps of progress are necessary for future generations. It’s important for all of us to know where we’ve been, and have faith in where we’re going. It’s necessary to know what paths were blazed by our ancestors and forerunners, in order to know what trails are yet to be burned down.

Here are just a few of the most iconic and important moments in fashion black history. (Note, these accomplishments are not in chronological order rather grouped by significance.):

1. 1861 – 1865 Elizabeth Hobbes Keckley is the personal dressmaker and confidant of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.

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