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Past, Present & Purpose: Tarana Burke Is Bringing the Power of Empathy to the 2019 MAKERS Conference
“I practiced deeply listening to little black girls when they told me the truth about their lives,” Tarana Burke says in a short video teasing her appearance at the 2019 MAKERS conference. “The idea that somebody who you look up to believes you—that’s a very small thing to ask.” Burke has made validating the voices…
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Offensive, or Just Plain Ugly? Gucci Becomes the Latest to Face Accusations of Racist Product
It could all be so simple… but apparently, some luxury brands are intent on making it harder for themselves. Instead of hiring diverse teams, listening to members of their staff who raise red flags about potentially offensive merchandise, or considering the full breadth of consumers who may be shopping for or viewing their products, more…
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Black Owned Beauty Month: The State of Our Black Beauty Union
Ask, ye shall receive—that is, unless you’re Donald Trump, still asking for that damned wall funding. But I had far better luck on Day 5 of our Black-Owned Beauty month challenge when a quick stop to Whole Foods put an end to my deodorant drought! (I promise you, we are all grateful for this.) In…
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Stacey Abrams' Response to the SOTU Gave a Much-Needed Nod to Black Maternal Health
“Maternal mortality rates show that mothers, especially Black mothers, risk death to give birth.” — Stacey Abrams It was only one of many powerful points made by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in the Democrats’ response to Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday night. But for The Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Abrams’ reference…
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Tyra Banks' Next Big Idea? Taking the Masses to 'Modelland'
You wanna be on top… of a roller coaster at Tyra Banks’ new amusement park? Multi-hyphenate fashion and beauty mogul Banks has a new project in the works—and we’re admittedly still trying to envision it. The supermodel mom, who last August announced a first-look deal with Universal Television, followed by a revival of her role…
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Want to Be 'Flawless' Like Beyoncé? Beauty Lines Are Coming from Her Glam Squad
Yes, we know “Pretty Hurts,” but that hasn’t stopped us from occasionally musing about getting our grubby little hands on whatever magical, undoubtedly pristine products Beyoncé uses to look like, well, Beyoncé. Soon, the beauty-obsessed members of the Hive will be able to get their beauty routines in formation with some of Bey’s trademark glowing…
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Winter Is Coming: Trump's Female Opposition Will Be Wearing White to the State of the Union
When Donald Trump approaches the podium to wheeze through his sad little State of the Union address Tuesday night (when most of us would rather be watching Phylicia Rashad and Susan Kelechi Watson devour scenery on This Is Us), he will likely be greeted with a sea of white. No, it won’t be the hoods…
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Black-Owned Beauty Month Takes Wing—and Whew, Are My Arms Tired
It’s officially happening, y’all—I survived my first weekend of The Glow Up’s Black-Owned Beauty Month—or Black-Ass Beauty Month, as it’s already fondly known in my household. And nearly four days in, I’m already exhausted. (No, really, my arms are aching.) Day 1 Where do we begin? Well, at Sephora—the three Sephoras in downtown Chicago I…
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Bronner Bros. Big-Upped Rachel Dolezal, and Our Heads–and Edges—Hurt
“I am definitely not [right].” That’s what we imagine Rachel Dolezal Nkechi Amare Diallo’s edges say at least a half dozen times a day, as they do the Lord’s work trying to hold onto the pounds of hair she keeps insisting on braiding into her scalp with vice-like precision. It’s not a haircare technique we’d…
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Real Is the New Black: Samira Wiley Is a Role Model for Authenticity
“When I grew up, it was during a time when most people [in ads] weren’t as dark as me,” Samira Wiley tells Glamour in their February issue. “You definitely didn’t see natural hair. It was very homogeneous.” Following her successes on not one, but two hit shows in the past six years (Orange Is the…
