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Runway to Revolution: Telfar Global Teams Up with Black Lives Matter
As the fashion world recovers from the biannual marathon that is New York Fashion Week (and moves on to London Fashion Week), we’re finally able to pause and reflect on the many hits, misses and coming trends we’ll see in stores come fall. But designer Telfar Clemons sent a more enduring statement down his runway…
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Dear Future Lover, Please Don't Surprise Me with Kenny G on Valentine's Day
We have a minor “hot or not” debate going on in The Root’s Slack as I write this, sparked by the latest gesture of love from Kanye West to wife Kim Kardashian West. Having struck out on his $14 million condo Christmas gift to Kim— reportedly because it wasn’t private enough—Kanye decided to stage a…
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Life, Loss and #LovingAlana: A Valentine
Alana Devich had been quietly intrigued with Malkia Cyril since the mid-1990s. Nearly 20 years later, she answered his text request for a date with what she called her “best line ever.” “In the words of my favorite ad campaign: You’re hungry. I’m tasty. Let’s do this,” she wrote. They’d first noticed each other while…
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Boo'ed Up: If You're Single, Don't Settle. Find Somebody Who Loves You Like These Celebs Love Each Other
What are we doing this Valentine’s Day? Well, in lieu of any more enticing prospects, we’re apparently living vicariously through others, as we do some light Instagram-stalking to see how a few celebs are celebrating the so-called “Day of Love.” So far, things are blessedly pretty quiet on the Cupid front, which got us thinking…
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Queen, Meet Crown: Regina King Gets Even More Glorious this Awards Season
Fun fact: Regina King’s name literally translates to “Queen King,” Regina meaning “queen” in Latin. In case you think you think that’s a coincidence, her sister Reina’s name translates to the same, albeit in Spanish—and the two share a production company called Royal Ties. (Another fun fact: Rihanna is a derivation of Rhiannon, which is…
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Black-Owned Beauty Month, Day 13: On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink
I’m in the mood for love… simply because it’s Black-Owned Beauty Month! Apparently, this whole Valentine’s Day thing is contagious (or communicable, depending on who you ask), because I found myself wanting to remix a romantic look I saw on the Rodarte runway this Fashion Week. Now admittedly, I’m a little too grown for glitter…
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Chicago Was Founded by Blackness—and We're Still Its Foundation
On the northeast corner of the bridge that joins the southern stretch of Michigan Avenue to the northern portion known as “The Magnificent Mile,” there stands an elegant, life-sized bronze bust of a black man. The man? Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, the Haitian-born fur trader who was the area’s first non-indigenous settler and is…
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The Beat Goes On—and So Does Black-Owned Beauty Month!
Don’t call it a comeback… I’ve been using black-owned beauty products all month! Still, last weekend, I admittedly had to take a little break from daily documenting to both travel and cover a few little no-name events like the Grammys, the BAFTAs and New York Fashion Week (thankfully, not all in person). Needless to say,…
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Cardi on the Half-Shell—and off IG: Behind-the-Scenes Scoop on How the 'Money' Maker Made Magic with Mugler
It was the statement dress that set the tone for a history-making night, and just the first of many designs by Mugler worn by Cardi B on Sunday, as she conquered the red carpet, the stage, and the Best Rap Album category at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Appearing on the red carpet in an…
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Blackface-gate Continues: Katy Perry Gets Caught in the Controversy and Gucci's CEO Addresses Their 'Mistake'
It’s New York Fashion Week, and the hottest trend isn’t coming down a runway, but almost daily on our newsfeeds. Blame Megyn Kelly, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (or his Atty. General Mark Herring) or the growing number of designer labels accused of cultural insensitivity or flagrant disregard, but we’ve currently got more blackface on our…
