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Gullah-Geechee Indigo: The Hidden Impact on the Fashion Industry
The story of American indigo begins not in fashion houses but in the hands of enslaved Black Americans who have maintained centuries-old cultivation knowledge to South Carolina’s Sea Islands. This hidden foundation reveals how Gullah-Geechee communities created the economic backbone for America’s first major textile export, influencing everything from colonial trade to contemporary sustainable dye…
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Solange Launches the Saint Heron Library: A Living Archive for Black & Brown Literary Heritage
Solange Knowles understands something fundamental about cultural memory: it’s not just about preservation, it’s about access. And access, historically, has been gatekept. Enter the Saint Heron Library, her latest cultural intervention: a free digital archive and physical lending library dedicated to rare, out-of-print, and first-edition works by Black and Brown authors, poets, and artists. It’s…
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