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  • About That Time Tarana Burke Took on Tony Robbins … and Won

    By now, it’s no secret that we’re serious admirers of Tarana Burke. Aside from birthing the #MeToo movement to help the young black and brown girls that she encountered as an activist, she has consistently shown unparalleled grace, generosity and commitment, no matter how high her profile continues to rise. As she recently told Elle…

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  • When Lena Met Linnethia: Watch What Happened

    Here’s a dynamic duo we didn’t see coming but thoroughly enjoyed Sunday night: To kick off their week in Hollywood, Calif.—coupled with the airing of The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s 10th reunion special—Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen paired up NeNe Leakes and Emmy winner and RHOA superfan Lena Waithe for Sunday night’s…

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  • The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Lizzo’s ‘Fitness’

    From the time we launched The Glow Up, we’ve known that music would play a part in our mission to inspire, uplift and empower our readers. After all, your managing editor is also a musician (and may or may not also have been a DJ in her pre-recording-deal years). Besides, what glow up is complete…

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  • Women Write the World in All the Women in My Family Sing

    Women’s History Month may have ended for the year, but women are still making history all over the world. To elevate and celebrate these all-too-often underrepresented voices, editor, activist and philanthropist Deborah Santana harnessed the talents of 69 diverse women writers for a new anthology, All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the…

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  • I Am Legend: Iman Talks Age and Diversity in April’s Harper’s Bazaar

    If you pick up this month’s Harper’s Bazaar—the annual “Fabulous at Every Age” issue—you’ll see Jennifer Lopez on the cover, still stunning us with her beauty (and incredible body) at a flawless 48. But inside is a true revelation: Seemingly ageless icon Iman is featured in a multipage spread, interviewed by another age-defying beauty, Taraji…

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  • New York Just Took a Major Step in Addressing the Link Between Domestic Violence and Guns

    Here’s a small glimmer of hope for victims of domestic violence: On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the passage of new legislation that requires convicted domestic abusers to surrender any and all firearms and prohibits them from obtaining or renewing a firearm license. Though this may seem like common sense, a previous loophole…

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  • Baby Girl … Aaliyah for MAC Launches June 20!

    Here’s some news that’s hot like fire: There is an unexpected new release inspired by the “princess of R&B,” Aaliyah, coming this June. MAC announced in August that it would be debuting a 2018 collection inspired by the late icon and has finally revealed the launch dates—June 20 online and June 21 in stores—in response…

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  • Liberté, Egalité, Lingerie: Model Amber Tolliver Is Leveling the Field of Luxury Lingerie With Liberté

    “If you build it, they will come.” So says conventional logic—and the 1989 film Field of Dreams. According to a 2013 survey, the average American woman now wears a 34DD bra. So, what’s the lingerie industry’s excuse for not regularly building bras that are both accessible and attractive to women above a C cup? This…

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  • How Does Your Garden Grow? My Hair Is a Garden Helps Black Girls Celebrate Their Hair

    Though it may not yet feel like it (especially if you’re experiencing an April snowstorm at present), it is actually spring. Slowly but surely, the world will soon be coming into bloom. So, what better time to debut a new children’s book called My Hair Is a Garden? Written by textile artist, clothing designer, children’s-book…

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  • ‘Natural Beauty Is Unfair’: Tyra Banks Gets Real About Plastic Surgery

    What’s better than true beauty? Women who are truthful about what it takes to be beautiful. That’s why we’re applauding Tyra Banks for telling the truth about plastic surgery in her upcoming memoir, Perfect Is Boring, written with her mother. In an interview with People magazine, the veteran top model admits to having her nose…

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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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