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Ruth E. Carter poses with the award for best costume design for &quot;Black Panther&quot; in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Black Panther’ makes Oscar history twice for diversity

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo, designer Ruth E. Carter, nominated for an Oscar for best costume designs for &quot;Black Panther,&quot; poses for a portrait while holding a photo of one of her designs in Los Angeles. Carter will also be honored for her illustrious career at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘Black Panther’ designer Ruth Carter on her start, Spike Lee

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo, designer Ruth E. Carter, nominated for an Oscar for best costume designs for &quot;Black Panther,&quot; poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Carter will also be honored for her illustrious career at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Costume Designers Guild honors Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

This Jan. 15, 2019 photo shows renderings of fashions created by Oscar nominated costume designer Ruth E. Carter for the film &quot;Black Panther,&quot; in Los Angeles. Carter will also be honored for her illustrious career at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘Black Panther’ costume designer blazes trail to inspire

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

In this March, 20, 2018, file photo, renowned costume designer Ruth Carter, who has designed for films including &quot;Roots&quot; and &quot;Black Panther,&quot; introduces a new retrospective fashion exhibition, Heros &amp; Sheros: A Ruth E. Carter Costume Exhibition at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. Carter, the creator of numerous Hollywood films, will receive the career achievement award at next year's Costume Designers Guild Awards. The guild announced Tuesday, Oct. 23, that the two-time Academy Award nominee will receive the honor at the 21st annual ceremony held on February 19 in Beverly Hills, California. (Jessie Wardarski/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)

‘Black Panther’ costume designer to receive career award

Associated Press

In this photo made on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, Ruth E. Carter gives direction as installers work on preparing the costumes from the movie &quot;The Butler&quot; at an exhibit of her cinematic costumes at Pittsburgh's Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. The exhibit that opens Saturday, Aug. 25, explores Carter's groundbreaking career. &quot;Heroes &amp; Sheroes: The Art and Influence of Ruth E. Carter in Black Cinema&quot; showcases over 40 costumes from nine movies. The costumes include those from &quot;Amistad,&quot; &quot;What's Love Got to do With It,&quot; &quot;The Butler,&quot; &quot;Malcolm X,&quot; &quot;Selma,&quot; &quot;Do the Right Thing&quot; and of course &quot;Black Panther.&quot; It is scheduled to run to Dec. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

‘Black Panther’ costume designer celebrated in retrospective

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press