Maika Moulite

1 month ago | newamerica.org | Joe Wilkes |Theodore Johnson |Jazmyne Owens |Maika Moulite

Black dandyism isn’t a trend; it’s a tradition. Aesthetic rebellion, political expression, cultural archive—and yes, great style. As scholar Monica L. Miller writes in Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, it began as a tool of control and became a tool of resistance. Bold colors, sharp tailoring, standout detail—it’s fashion as refusal, presence, and pride. Fashion is never just about clothes.

Oct 16, 2024 | audible.com | Yvonne Durant |Maika Moulite |Maritza Moulite |Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat’s book Krik? Krak! introduced the literary world to the term used for the call-and-response style of Haitian storytelling. The storyteller begins by saying “Krik,” and listeners respond with “Krak.” It sounds like child’s play, but Danticat’s award-winning collection of short stories was anything but as story after story deals with the pains and challenges of what Haitian women have faced through the years.

Aug 14, 2023 | newamerica.org | Maika Moulite |Joe Wilkes

On Saturday night, August 5th, a frenzied brawl took shape on a Montgomery, Alabama riverfront dock — sparked by a gang of white individuals beating on Damien Pickett, a Black riverboat co-captain, after he told them to move their illegally parked pontoon boat to allow a riverboat to dock.