MLK And Malcolm X’s Daughters, Ruby Bridges And More Walk NYFW’s Actively Black Runway

MLK And Malcolm X’s Daughters, Ruby Bridges And More Walk NYFW’s Actively Black Runway

Black-owned athleisure brand Actively Black hosted a New York Fashion Week event on Friday, during which iconic figures and activists took to the runway in tribute to the Civil Rights Movement. Civil rights figures who strutted the walkway in this year’s NYFW event A highlight of the night was Ruby Bridges walking the runway at age 71 in Actively Black gear. Bridges, when she was 6 years old, desegregated her Louisiana school in 1960. Before her…

Daughters of Malcolm X and MLK Jr. Shine at NYFW

New York Fashion Week has always been about bold looks, but this weekend, it became a runway for legacy. The daughters of Malcolm X and MLK Jr. walked side by side, transforming the catwalk into a living tribute to civil rights history. Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, wore sweatshirts from Actively Black that honored their legendary fathers. Their walk wasn’t just about fa…