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  • A Breakthrough for New Jersey Braiders: New Legislation Won't Require a License to Practice

    Big news for braiding entrepreneurs in New Jersey: Legislation that would exempt hair braiders from the state’s current licensing requirements has received legislative approval and will now be submitted to the governor. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywomen Angela McKnight (D-Hudson) and Shanique Speight (D-Essex), would not only remove the stringent and expensive licensing regulations currently…

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  • On the Run and On the Fly: Beyoncé Turns a Tour Stop Into an Impromptu Photo Shoot

    How’s this for #MotivationMonday: Clearly, being on the seemingly nonstop On the Run II tour is no excuse for not keeping it fresh for the ‘gram, because Bey blessed the hive with a little on-the-go glamour this weekend, en route to her Warsaw, Poland tour stop. The queen set the scene, wearing the ruffled and…

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  • Fighting Breast Cancer: Tuskegee University Researchers Add a 4th Marker in Breast-Cancer Detection

    A research team at Tuskegee University has just made a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer—particularly the most aggressive and fatal form, which affects black women at a 42 percent-higher rate (pdf) than white women. As reported by Michigan Chronicle Online, the team discovered a new means of detecting early markers and prescribing…

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  • ‘I Want You to Win’: How Pose Actress Angelica Ross Is Winning TV, Tech and Trans Activism

    If, like me, you’ve become a fast devotee of the new Ryan Murphy-helmed series Pose, you’ve no doubt become familiar with the perfectly delivered one-liners of character Candy Abundance (member of the House of Abundance, of course). Episode 4, which aired last Sunday, gave us an opportunity to get to know Candy better as viewers…

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  • New Growth: Sally Beauty Wants to Help Develop the Next Big Female-Owned Hair-Care Brand

    Are you a female hair-care entrepreneur? Professional beauty-supply juggernaut Sally Beauty recently launched a business-accelerator program specifically designed to help female beauty entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Sally Beauty Cultivate—For Women by Women is actively seeking out the next line of innovative hair-care products, offering one phenomenal female-owned brand entrepreneurial mentorship, $25,000 in financial support and…

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  • ‘Why Aren’t People Speaking Up for Us?’ Activist and Model Munroe Bergdorf Pleads for Trans Lives

    Last September, transgender activist and model Munroe Bergdorf made headlines when her straight talk about racism cost her a coveted campaign with L’Oreal. But Bergdorf hasn’t let the experience silence her; in fact, she’s allowed it to further fuel her openness about the myriad issues affecting black people, women, and the queer and transgender communities.…

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  • Barbie Just Got a New Career: Robotics Engineer!

    The world’s most famous doll just got a little more ambitious. Answering the increased push to interest girls in STEM-related fields, on Tuesday, Mattel introduced Robotics Engineer Barbie—complete with her own movable robot and laptop. As Lisa McKnight, general manager and senior vice president of the Barbie brand, told Glamour magazine: We wanted to shine…

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  • Real Table Talk: Tiffany Haddish Turned Jada’s Red Table Into an Inspiration Station

    We can only imagine how incredible it would be to give Tiffany Haddish a seat at our table—or what it’d be like to receive a Valentino bag just for sitting at Jada Pinkett Smith’s table—but we got a taste on the most recent Red Table Talk, when Pinkett Smith hosted her Girls Trip bestie for…

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  • Bona Fide Badass: Serena Williams Covers InStyle’s Badass Women Issue

    Is there anyone more badass than Serena Williams? InStyle magazine doesn’t think so, having chosen Williams to cover its inaugural Badass Women issue. The queen of the power serve serves face in a hat by Eric Javits and a dress by the Row on the cover of the August issue. Inside, Williams discusses motherhood, marriage and…

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  • Behind the Seams: Brea Stinson Uses Couture to Create Culture

    Behind every incredible look a celebrity wears onstage or on-screen is a creative visionary. For instance, if you were lucky enough to catch the final stop of Beyoncé’s 2016 Formation World Tour at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, you’d no doubt remember Queen Bey strutting out in a voluminous gold hooded bubble coat, which…

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Maiysha Kai is former managing editor of The Glow Up and host of The Root Presents: It’s Lit!, and your average Grammy-nominated goddess next door. May I borrow some sugar?


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