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'Change the Game': Halima Aden Makes Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue History in a Hijab
Halima Aden has been changing the game since 2016, when she became the first contestant in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant to wear a hijab—and made it to the semifinals. In the years since, the Somali refugee-turned-burgeoning supermodel has been lighting up runways and magazine covers alike, reinforcing the fact that modesty can be glamorous,…
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From Ingenue Entrepreneurs to Enduring Icons, Essence Beauty Carnival Brought Out the Best of Black Beauty
The energy? Buoyant. The crowd? Beautiful. The inspiration? Boundless. In the first stop in their first-ever Beauty Carnival tour, Essence magazine created a mecca for black girl magic this weekend in New York City, with some of the most notable names in the beauty, fashion and entertainment industries on site at the South Street Seaport’s…
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Live to Tell: 25 Years After Genocide, Miracle in Rwanda Sheds Light on a Tragic Legacy
It’s been 25 years since the civil war that resulted in genocide against the Tutsi tribe of the East African nation of Rwanda. During a three-month period in 1994, as many as one million Rwandans were killed, including approximately 70 percent of the Tutsi population. Among those who lived to tell the massacre was Immaculée…
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It's a Beautiful Weekend to Be at the Essence Beauty Carnival!
Here at The Glow Up, we are firm believers in taking downtime when and wherever we can get it. But this weekend has presented us an opportunity to turn up that we simply couldn’t miss, as Essence kicks off its inaugural Beauty Carnival tour in New York City on April 27th & 28th! Making the…
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Color Her Conscious: Nathalie Emmanuel Is the Latest to Advocate for Accurately ‘Melanated’ Casting
She’s already won hearts as the endearing Missandei on Game of Thrones, but actress Nathalie Emmanuel may have won herself a few more since last Sunday’s episode, all due to a simple tweet. As Shadow & Act reported on Thursday, Emmanuel recently became the latest light-skinned actress to turn down a role for a darker-skinned…
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It's a Boy! Tamron Hall Gives Birth to Son Moses
Tamron Hall is officially a mom! On Thursday, the 48-year-old journalist announced on social media the birth of son Moses, after surprising fans early last month with the announcement that she was both newly married to music executive Steven Greener and 32 weeks pregnant with their first child. Mother and son made it safely to…
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For Essence's Mother's Day Issue, Diddy and Family Pay Tribute to Kim Porter
“Puffy, take care of my babies.” Sean “Diddy” Combs tells Essence that longtime love Kim Porter said those words three days before her sudden death from pneumonia last November, after sending her children to Combs while she recovered from what all believed was the flu. In 2006, the then-couple romantically posed for Essence’s cover; now,…
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Respect or Respectability Politics? A Houston Principal Sparks Controversy With a Parental Dress Code [Updated]
Over the past year, The Root and The Glow Up have reported on any number of restrictive school dress codes. Recently in Houston, a local high school principal has sparked controversy with its new rules for parents. As the Houston Chronicle reported, in an April 9th letter to parents (pdf), Carlotta Outley Brown of James…
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Sustainability Starts at Home: Buy Black and Go Green at All-Natural Marketplace BLK + GRN
Monday marked the 49th annual celebration of Earth Day—have you considered the sustainability of your lifestyle? If you’re like most of us, your carbon footprint may currently be falling low on the list of your many concerns—you know, behind family, work, relationships, politics, etc., etc., etc… And where does health and self-care rank on that…
