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Cross Colours Exhibit Brings Back 'Clothing Without Prejudice'

The iconic '90s brand is back.
Jamie Foxx, 1991 (Courtesy of Cross Colours Archive)

Out of the gang violence and the crack epidemic of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s emerged a clothing company — Cross Colours: Clothing Without Prejudice. 

The fashion label came to define the look of the era. From Will Smith on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” to the

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