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Grandassa: the fashion show that changed how African-American women were featured in beauty magazines
It took off as a fashion show to offer Black models an opportunity to exhibit their beauty and sense of taste. But, it ended up stimulating overwhelming support from the Black community to change how people of African descent are framed. The day was January 28, 1962, when the African Jazz-Art Society & Studios put…
