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Trailblazing Black Model Bethann Hardison

Trailblazing Black Model Bethann Hardison

FromFresh Air


Trailblazing Black Model Bethann Hardison

FromFresh Air

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We talk with Bethann Hardison about her 50+ year career as a trailblazer in the fashion world. She started modeling in the late '60s during the height of the Black is Beautiful movement. With her brown skin and short afro, Hardison describes herself as being the first "Black Black" looking model. Later, she was one of the first Black women to own a modeling agency. There's a new documentary about her life and career called Invisible Beauty.John Powers reviews two films about the 1973 coup in Chile.
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.