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With Hollywood for years being a haven for the long-haired blond and brunette, it’s hard to be a sex symbol…

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We’re only human and equally subject to the chronic brainwashing that inevitably instills varying degrees of bigotry. Racism, sexism, homophobia,…

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Times are hard especially financially, however, my girlfriend does not seem to realize the whole world is undergoing something called…

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I remember exactly where I was that night that history was made. I was fast asleep in my bed and…

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It was proven best in the fashionable documentary The September Issue, that Fall is the New Year’s of fashion. Fashion…

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I vividly remember the day I got my first relaxer. I was 7 years old, and there I sat in…

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Brilliance is defined as: having or showing great intelligence, talent, and quality. Well, if you’ve ever had the privilege of watching…

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Once upon a time (i.e. this past spring), Spike Lee put Tyler Perry on blast:

“Each artist should be allowed to…

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I remember way back when… Reminisce with me. Life was less complicated for a youngster. My Huffy Bike was valet’d in the driveway, Saturday morning cartoons were in heavy rotation, Puma wasn’t just an animal at the zoo…

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Who can take out a housemaid with a single Smackberry? Who can rock community service hours in New York City’s…

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Who sold this idea to women that it is the sole responsibility of a man to always have condoms at…

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It seems like every week a new skin care cream hits the shelf. Products for frown lines, laugh lines, crows…

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Talent aside (ahem), there have been very few celebrities who warrant as much media coverage as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Sure,…

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You can kill the revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution. – Fred Hampton, Nov. 3, 1969

This week I came across…

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The conflict in the Congo is a much overlooked atrocity that is claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of…

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I remember when I was in high school. When it came to fitting in with all the different peer groups…

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Have you ever come across a group of juveniles whose fundraising practices consist of canvassing commercial hubs, or expressway entry…

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So you spent a lot of the governments change (not the free kind) getting your education, you haven’t gotten into…

the questions

December 15, 2008

Glamo: Fashion Wunderkind

Most people love fashion, in some aspect. Many aspire to work in the industry as stylists, models, designers, etc. But…

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August 1, 2008

Piper Carter

For this month’s edition of The Questions we caught up with artist and fashion photographer Piper Carter, a tastemaker who is…

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June 1, 2008

Alexis Phifer: On Ghita

These days it’s rare to constantly see someone in the public eye and not end up feeling like you actually…

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May 1, 2008

Constance White: ebay’s Style Director

Constance White, the ever poised and witty Style Director for eBay, definitely knows a thing or two about fashion and…

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April 1, 2008

Kim Maxwell: The Career Diary of a Fashion Stylist

Ever wonder what life is like for an up and coming fashion professional working her glam squad magic behind the…

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March 1, 2008

Zulema Griffin

You may recognize fashion designer Zulema Griffin from Project Runway Season 2, but you’ll remember her for her unique design aesthetic and…

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February 1, 2008

Malcolm Harris: Mal Sirrah

This month Clutch talks personal style, fashion for a cause and what’s really to blame for the lack of black love…

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January 1, 2008

15 Questions with Rochelle Thwaites

Kingston, Jamaica born, Rochelle Thwaites excelled in the arts at a young age, which lead her at the age of 16…

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December 1, 2007

Fashion Legend: Stephen Burrows

Stephen Burrows is indeed a fashion legend. He’s the first African-American designer to achieve acclaim on an international level; A…

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November 1, 2007

12 Questions with Nikki Chu

From the boardroom to the VIP room, there’s no question about who is in charge when you carry a Nikki…

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October 1, 2007

12 Questions: Fonzworth Bentley

He’s gone from personal assistant to become hip hop’s premier gent. Now, our favorite fashion icon talks to Clutch about…

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September 1, 2007

10 Questions with Kara Saun

We all loved the strong, professional, and immensely talented Kara Saun from the time she took up residence at her workstation…

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August 1, 2007

African American Fashion Historian – Michael McCollum

Born and raised in the in the Midwest, Michael McCollom began his career in New York as a fashion designer.…

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July 1, 2007

Angela & Vanessa Simmons On Pastry Footwear

Clutch magazine had the pleasure of interviewing Angela and Vanessa Simmons about their new line of sweet kicks, Pastry footwear.…

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June 1, 2007

10 Questions with Misa Hylton

If music is the soundtrack of the world, then fashion is the visual indicator of our society’s ever changing paradigms…

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