Cultural mogul and GRAMMY Award winner, Solange Knowles is your favorite's favorite. From her coming-of-age music for Black women (cue her hits "Crush" and "Losing You") to her simple, yet luxurious style that translates into top-tier home decor, her creative signature is beloved by everyone from fashion to music.As seen in her 2018 MET Gala look, she always remains true to her roots making references to iconic Black culture -- cue the durag that supported her crown. The moment was beloved by ...

The Louise Alexander Gallery announces its summer exhibition "Apple of Discord," featuring over 20 emerging artists.In the age of filters and comparison, "Apple of Discord" invites the viewer to revel in unconventional beauty. Now on view, the summer show "playfully subverts" beauty standards and stereotypes, the gallery revealed. In this space, aesthetics are not the end-all-be-all. Instead, non-traditional approaches are celebrated versus "the confines of elitism and conservatism that o...

Lena Waithe's The Chi is a paean to Chicago’s South Side and one of the few TV series in recent times to revel in the nuances of character development. A slow-burning character study of redemption, communal outreach and the intricacies of family, The Chi holds a mirror up to the South Side, mining beauty from the mundane and obscure.News of the show returning for a seventh season arrives just as fans sink their teeth into the second part of season six. Paramount+ is hosting a four-piece giveaw...

As the second part of The Chi’s sixth season returns to Paramount+, native Chicagoan Rello met up with Hypebae to tour his favorite local spots in the city, including the communal hubs that have shaped his legacy in fine art and fashion.Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, artist, illustrator and philanthropist Rello (born Terrell Jones) has ambitiously navigated the intersection of fine art and streetwear. In 2006, he manned Hyde Park's Leaders 1354, a streetwear boutique and artist incubato...