![]() Through text and image, she tells a long story, arguing for the centrality of African-Americans in fashion. (Rizzoli, $55.) White explores the rich history of African-American style and taste, from Josephine Baker and Diana Ross to Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o. (HarperDesign, $35.) It’s hard to resist this self-proclaimed “geriatric starlet.” With her owlish glasses, loud prints and necklaces upon necklaces, even in her 90s, Apfel is a fashion icon who combines a memoir with photos of the vibrant content of her closets. Among the striking examples here are pieces by Kara Walker, Kehinde Wiley and Carrie Mae Weems. (Rizzoli, $75.) Cafritz, who founded the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, amassed one of the country’s most important collections of work by artists of color. FIRED UP! READY TO GO! By Peggy Cooper Cafritz.
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