50+ Black-Owned Fashion Brands and Stores to Support Now—and Always

Put your money where your mouth is. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       50+ Black-Owned Fashion Brands and Stores to Support Now and Always   It's on all of us as consumers to help push for substantive change. In other words, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Direct donations are clearly the most effective way to support those who are marching around the world to demand change right now, but ongoing support of black-owned business is an important addition to that—especially in the long term. This list, which will be updated regularly, is not exhaustive. It is, however, a starting point for those looking to support black-owned menswear businesses fighting for the recognition they deserve from an industry that is still not designed to give it to them. It represents a microcosm of a much larger ecosystem that would benefit greatly from your contributions, now more than ever before. Black lives matter. So do your dollars. If you can spare a few, consider parting with them to support some of the businesses that need it most. Read More           This Is the Most Singularly Batsh*t Crazy Thing Any President Has Said Out Loud in Public   The president* held a press event Friday morning to tout the fact that unemployment is not as far over 13 percent as people thought it might be. But when asked about George Floyd, Trump once again dove straight into idiocy. Nixon talked crazy, but only in private. Reagan was plainly batty, at least throughout his second term, but in public, he still managed to hit his marks, smile, and stay largely on text. This? Holy mother of god, someone get the net. Read More           How Many Bad Apples Does It Take to Assault an Old Man?   If you're really looking for the decisive word on Good and Bad Apples, it arrived on Thursday night in Buffalo. Officers were trying to clear the city's Niagara Square as part of an attempt to enforce a curfew. Video emerged of an elderly man approaching a line of heavily riot-geared police and confronting them. While this might be ill-advised in the current circumstances, is it actually illegal, in any legitimate sense, just because the mayor instituted a curfew? Meanwhile, police officers are not Knights of the Realm in whose path mere commoners dare not tread. This man did not pose a threat to anyone. Yet look what happens. Read More           Pride Has Always Been a Protest Against An Unjust System   Pride has never looked like this before. Parades are scuttled. Gatherings are a public health concern. But that hardly means that Pride is canceled; scores of people have taken to the street in protest for Black Lives Matter. For those who can't, celebrating Pride in quarantine is a protest itself. This month, Esquire is examining what Pride means now, beyond the parade and for the next 50 years—whether it's advocating for justice over Zoom, discovering the intersectionality too often missing from Pride, or simply existing as a trans father. The protest continues. First up, rather than focus on the change, Tre'vell Anderson writes about how this pride in this moment, isn't different after all. Read More           These 55 Documentaries Will Change How You See the World   Documentaries have a way of showing true stories in ways nothing else quite can. Whether the story is heart-wrenching, comedic, shocking, or all of the above, you'll always walk away with new knowledge. While Netflix has a vast assortment of great feature films and series, their doc section is nothing to laugh at. Some of the very best documentaries and docuseries that once had the world talking about nothing else (remember Tiger King?) are available to stream. From true crime to sports to political movements, our list of the best documentaries on Netflix has you covered. Read More           50 Gifts Guaranteed to Impress Your Dad, No Matter His Style   Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for. From the husband who already bought himself everything he wants, to the dad who insists he's quite happy with nothing at all, the hints don't drop like they might with mom. However, all is not lost. Here we've collected a master list of the 50 best gift ideas for any guy, dads included. Finding that gift suddenly feels a lot less daunting. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019