I knew how few there were but guests got to realize that firsthand as they looked for Black designers to outfit them for the gala.” There are far more Black-owned fashion businesses and designers who are receiving recognition now than there were in 2013 when I founded Brother Vellies but there are still very few. “I hope for more and more companies to join us and fix the complacency of the generations before them. “When I wrote the post in 2020 I knew I was drawing a line in the sand but I never could have imagined the progress that could be made in less than two years,” Aurora James confided in ESSENCE. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Fifteen Percent Pledge) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 02: Nicole Ari Parker speaks during the 2022 Inaugural Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala on Apin New York City. The Inaugural Fifteen Percent Pledge Benefit Gala was created as a “celebration of the organization’s progress since its founding in June 2020 and highlighted the work that remains to eventually close the persistent racial wealth gap in our economy,” according to a press release shared with ESSENCE. From our heads to our toes, we all paid homage to Black designers and collaborators from Pyer Moss and Laquan Smith to Telfar and Fe Noel, and of course, it was only right to show up and show out for this gala.
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The Black Tie, Black Designer dress code was in full effect and no one disappointed.
table with Allyson Felix and artist Shanee Benjamin as Nicole Ari Parker delivered the opening address. After giving Selah Marley and Ketia June an embrace following my interview with the young artist, I found my seat at the Gap, Inc. Trinity Mouzon Wofford, Dapper Dan, and Rosario Dawson were just a few of the star-studded individuals in attendance to celebrate the first annual Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala. From Allure’s Editor-in-Chief Jessica Cruel to supermodel Iman, the night was young and the melanin was plentiful. As I walked into the New York Public Library that night, I knew I was in for something special.
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