This year’s Met Gala was an opulent and exuberant exploration of Black style, and more specifically, Black Dandyism. To those who are unfamiliar with its concept, a Black Dandy is “someone who encapsulates a sort of matrix of identity: race, gender, class, sexuality, and sometimes nation,” Met Gala guest curator Monica L. Miller, author of […]
Author Archives: Jay Connor
Jay Connor a Los Angeles-based writer, producer, consultant, and founder of Extraordinary Ideas. Where he serves as the co-host and producer of the popular podcast “The Extraordinary Negroes” in addition to serving as senior editor at The Root. His work has been featured in prestigious outlets such as The New York Times, Pitchfork, MSNBC, The Root, NPR, Time magazine, Sirius XM, Huffington Post, South by Southwest, and many others.
