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Confidence is about being authentic, true to yourself, and overall comfortable in your own skin. What are you communicating to others through your clothing? What does what you wear say about your values and beliefs about yourself? How does this contribute to your overall sense of wellbeing and success in life and work?

By: Waddell Howard Jr. Since the inception of America and the dawning of the “great nation in the New World” the black church existed. The many people that came over to this nation under the chains and barriers of shackles...

African-Americans have been impacting the fashion industry for decades. Many styles and trends are inspired from Black Culture. As consumers African-Americans contribute $1.1 trillion dollars in buying power. However, in the fashion industry there are between 3 to 4 percent of well known high-end African-American fashion designers.

This cross collaboration between these African-American owned entities not only benefit the community, but it delves deep into the great wells of time where African Americans built great communities of commerce despite barriers, agitation, and sociopolitical strife.  There are glaring and specific examples of the involvement of many African Americans in commerce, industry, and business development.