Dandyism is characterized by an intense focus on aesthetics. Black dandyism began emerging as far back as 1700s England, when slave owners who wanted to flaunt their wealth began dressing their ...

As the Black Lives Matter movement advanced, the ice became a platform for athletes who are also artists. Starr Andrews performed at the Skating Spectacular event at the 2021 U.S. figure skating ...

BEIJING — Before her own Olympic career began, Canadian figure skater Vanessa James had seen Black Girl Magic on the ice. It was on display at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, when French skater ...

Mabel Fairbanks—who, in 1997 became the first African American woman inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame at the age of 82—was never allowed to skate competitively.Though she's ...

‘If there's one thing that unites artists, and quite diverse practices and aesthetics and viewpoints, it is their capacity to invite the viewer to move from looking at the Black figure – which is how ...

Former French Olympic figure skater Maé-Bérénice Méité, who is Black, gave James a shoutout over Instagram ahead of the first day of the figure skating team competition in Beijing last week.

Not having the right tights for Black skaters "makes you feel like you’re not welcomed,” professional figure skater Louisa Warwin said. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit ...

A Black figure skater said that when she showed up to her show, ... “I’ve been figure skating for 21 years and I’m in this situation, ...

Baker is the only Black skater training at his rink in New Jersey. From formal gatekeeping to high barriers to entry, the sport has a long history of excluding Black figure skaters.

Black athletes in the U.S. were never barred from competing in figure skating, but Jim Crow laws that persisted into the 1960s restricted access to the sport. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Black athletes in the U.S. were never barred from competing in figure skating, but Jim Crow laws that persisted into the 1960s restricted access to the sport.