Symposium | Elena Romero and Monica L. Miller “Pink in African American Music and Culture”

Elena Romero and Monica L. Miller presenting on “Pink in African American Music and Culture” at The Museum at FIT's 20th fashion symposium, Pink, held on Friday, October 19, 2018. Elena Romero is an adjunct assistant professor in Advertising and Marketing Communications at FIT. She has written on fashion, music, and culture for Women’s Wear Daily, Latina, Vibe, the New York Post, and Sportswear International, and she is the author of Free Stylin’: How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry. Monica L. Miller is a professor of English and Africana studies at Barnard College. A specialist in African American and Afro-diasporic literature and cultural studies, she is the author of Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. She is currently at work on a new project titled Blackness, Swedish Style: Race, Diaspora, and Belonging. #HistoryofPink http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/events/symposium/pink/index.php PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD VIDEOS WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York City. #museumatfit SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW US ONLINE! YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/TheMuseumatFIT/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheMuseumAtFIT TWITTER: https://twitter.com/museumatFIT INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/museumatfit/ FLICKR: https://www.flickr.com/photos/museumatfit TUMBLR: https://museumatfit.tumblr.com/ VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum