Black style power.Maybe you thought having a sense of style meant you could point out whether a woman had correctly matched her purse with her shoes. Not so, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Duane Thomas Duane Thomas (born June 21, 1947 in Dallas, Texas) is a former American football running back in the NFL who played four seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins from 1970 to 1974. , author of SoulStyle: Black Women Redefining the Color of Fashion (Universe Publishing, $29.95). His book offers colorful, yet insightful, commentary as well as breathtaking photos of the black actresses, hip-hop divas, and Seventh Avenue glamour girls who influence fashion trends. Whitney Houston, Naomi Sims Naomi Sims (born March 30, 1949) is an American supermodel and businesswoman. Born in Oxford, Mississippi, Sims moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she attended high school. Because she was so tall for her age, she was ostracized by many of her classmates. Ms. , Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922–September 8, 1965) was an American actress. She was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category and the third Black American to receive a nomination in any Oscar category overall (after , Diahann Carroll, Grace Jones, Erykah Badu, and Halle Berry are just a few of the featured familiar faces. |
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