Monday evening at New York Fashion Week, Byron Lars proved to the fashion world that plus-size clothing is needed, fashionable, and flattering.

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Fifty-one percent of Black consumers use styling products, compared to 34 percent of U.S. consumers overall. Despite the demand, nearly twenty percent of Black consumers report having trouble finding Black hair care products at retailers.

NewsOne was present for the Harlem-based organization's show, in which they honored director Ava DuVernay, Black Lives Matter, actress and playwright Danai Gurira, actor Hill Harper, and MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry.

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Roland Martin talks with Michaela Angela Davis about racism in the fashion industry,

On Friday, July 5, 2013, BET and My Black Is Beautiful will present the premiere of Imagine a Future, a powerful documentary that follows Janet Goldsboro, an African-American teen from Delaware who travels to South Africa on a journey of self-acceptance and self-discovery. As she digs deeper into her roots, she also explores historical and contemporary beauty and […]