Pure Phyllis Hyman as seen through the eyes of clothing designer Cassandra McShepherd. "It's a sleeker, more sensual look than the caftan styles of years past. I love to dress up. I find it much more difficult to dress down. Fact is, I just bought my first pair of jeans in 1987. My grandmother Louise was a professional seamstress, and I've been dressing up since I was 5." - Phyllis Hyman, June 15, 1988 🎤Sleep On It Photos by Gerald West | Phyllis Hyman

Phyllis (looking stunning!) and Mütter Evans - the owner of WAAA radio station at Wake Forest University. Mütter made history, being a woman of color, owning a radio station at 26 years of age in the 70s. "Phyllis did visit WAAA. She did an on-air interview, and she and I bonded over a really good sister-to-sister conversation afterward. She didn't want to leave but of course, they had other stops to make. Gifted, talented, smart and a woman who knew how she wanted to live her life and work. In