The FRD Community

FRD is pausing Substack for now.

I’m excited about this pivot, as we slow down and go inward to examine fashion and race in ways that feel authentic, healing, and informative.

Jan 14 • Kimberly Jenkins

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September 2025

August 2025

From Kim’s Desk: Join me for a TEDx watch party, “The complicated history of race and fashion.”

This week I received the news that I had waited all summer for: my TEDx talk from April 2025 had officially published to YouTube.

Aug 7, 2025 • Kimberly Jenkins

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July 2025

Artist & Scholar Spotlight: Ojo Agi

Lauren Bell, FRD’s Social Media Assistant, interviewed interdisciplinary artist, researcher, and educator Ojo Agi, whose work critically explores…

Jul 31, 2025 • Lauren Bell

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Prada’s "leather sandals"

Prada has found itself in a situation of cultural oversight once again.

Jul 2, 2025 • Kimberly Jenkins

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July Monthly Theme: Exploring Beauty Culture: Skin

Over the past centuries, skin color and skin shade has been a measuring stick within the confines of “race,” and ultimately a critical feature of global…

Jul 1, 2025 • The FRD Community

June 2025

FRD Met Museum Tour: Superfine

Thank you to our FRD subscribers who registered for today’s private tour of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Dandyism”!

Jun 5, 2025 • Kimberly Jenkins and The FRD Community

June Monthly Theme: Citizenship and Belonging

The concept of “citizenship and belonging” is one that we are closely examining for the month of June, as its tentacles continue to reach into everyday…

Jun 3, 2025 • The FRD Community

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May 2025

Private Curatorial Tour of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” on June 5

Join us for a private curatorial tour of the celebrated exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," hosted by the curators and FRD Founder Kimberly…

May 30, 2025 • The FRD Community

A Met Gala Debrief with FRD

This year, The Fashion and Race Database is hosting a live roundtable “Met Gala Debrief,” as we react to the looks and key moments from the event …

May 5, 2025 • The FRD Community

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May Monthly Theme: Exploring Beauty Culture: Hair

Throughout the month of May, join The Fashion and Race Database® as we explore hair, a crucial pillar of the construct of race, to learn and un-learn…

May 2, 2025 • Lauren Bell

April 2025

A Met Gala Debrief with FRD

This year, The Fashion and Race Database is hosting a live roundtable “Met Gala Debrief,” as we react to the looks and key moments from the event …

Apr 25, 2025 • The FRD Community