Dooney Da Priest thinks you might be gay if you wear saggin’ pants. Or listen to Coldplay.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) When 19th Ward ...

On Friday (Feb. 12) the Universal African Peoples Organization (UAPO) began its campaign to encourage young students and adults to put an end to the popular fashion trend of “saggin” by pulling up ...

It’s well known in the Black community that certain styles of dress, particularly styles created by us, are stigmatized as “thuggish,” “ghetto” or otherwise unbecoming. For example: Around the time ...

We have it from Montesquieu—a philosopher much read and admired by our Founding Fathers—that “Fashions are an important subject.” I was reminded of this when I read about attempts throughout the ...

For Trevor Smith, saggin’ pants are merely a fashion statement. Others, however, worry that it perpetuates racial stereotypes, may have roots as a gay male signal and could lead to health ...

Patrons drink at downtown nightspot Bentley’s Beer Garden. Credit: Instagram / flashlucich After an activist accused San Antonio nightspot Bentley’s Beer Garden of calling out Black customers with its ...

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Earlier this month, the Emperor Valley Zoo had taken the decision to ban entrance to patrons with sagging pants. While some have applauded this ban, others have decried it as an infringement upon the ...

This six-song CD is only 26 minutes long, but that’s certainly not to say that The Band of the Name is short on ideas. Quite to the contrary, Saggin’ piles notes upon changes upon riffs upon melodies ...

Some residents of Dallas, Texas are sick and tired of the low-hanging pants look called "saggin'." In fact, the city's Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Dwaine Caraway, proposed to outlaw saggin' pants. Weekend ...