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Icon to Icon: Zendaya Paid a Stunning Homage to Modeling Legend Donyale Luna. Now, Can We Get a Biopic?
Another week, another Zendaya cover? Well actually, there are, in total, four versions of Zendaya’s December-January collector’s edition cover for Essence. But there’s also more than one woman being immortalized in this series of highly stylized black-and-white images conceived by Zendaya’s longtime stylist and creative director for the shoot (and 2019 The Root 100 honoree),…
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Truth Hurts: Lizzo Reminds Us 'Fashion Is So Indebted to Black Women’s Culture'
James Baldwin famously said in 1961: “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time.” We know that to be true, but when it comes to the fashion and beauty industries, to be Black and fat is to…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: This Year, There's No Place [but] Home for the Holidays
It may not feel much like it this year, but in case the hanging of wreaths and Christmas lights didn’t tip you off, it’s once again the holiday season—in fact, we’re almost a week away from Thanksgiving, which means we’re just over five from Christmas. We know without the promise of family and friends, it’s…
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Barack Obama's Newest Memoir Is Dedicated to the Women in His Life
As we endure the last 65 days of an American presidency that has continually undermined the dignity of the office and a current occupant of the White House who refuses to effectively lead or leave, it’s only natural to get wistful for days past. While plenty of past presidents have been flawed (who isn’t?), prior…
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We Still Do It in Style: Fashion Made an Unexpected Impact at the E! People's Choice Awards
In 2020, awards shows may not look like they used to, but damn if we Black folk aren’t skilled at making even the worst year of our lifetimes (thus far—ugh) look remarkably good (as a people, we’ve unfortunately had centuries of practice). As evidence, look no further than the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards, which…
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She's a Boss: Harper's Bazaar Names Nikki Ogunnaike Its New Digital Director
If the name of our vertical hadn’t already tipped you off, we love a glow up—and loved the glow up of legacy fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar earlier this year when former Vanity Fair fashion editor (and Tracee Ellis Ross bestie) Samira Nasr was named its new editor-in-chief. In fact, Nasr’s first issue as editor-in-chief hit…
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The Knot Jumps the Broom: The Wedding Giant Debuts an Invitation Collection by Black Artists
With the ongoing impacts of a global pandemic, we’ve had to get creative with our celebrations, as of late—but sometimes, love won’t let us wait. Some of our favorite weddings of all time have taken place during quarantine, the enforced intimacy often placing a much more profound emphasis on the union rather than the magnitude…
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'I Want Black Women to Be Louder' Says Megan Thee Stallion on the Cover of GQ's Men of the Year Issue
“Sometimes you just got to remind people that you’re magical and everything about you down to your vagina and to your toes is magical,” says Megan Thee Stallion, who has crafted her own brand of Black girl magic in recent years, casting her spell over a diverse and growing swath of fans. The Houston native—named…
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Celebrating the 'Boldness of Women,' Venus Williams Debuts a New Collaboration With K-Swiss
“I’m just a kid from Compton who knew how to hit a ball.” That’s the Venus Williams quote embroidered on the left sleeve of the “MVP Varsity” jacket featured in a new collaboration between the tennis phenom’s lifestyle label EleVen and legacy athletic brand K-Swiss. “No matter where I go in life, I’ll never forget…
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Ivy Park Is at It Again: Drip 2.2 Will Serve a Darker Mood With 'The Black Pack'
Didn’t get your hands on anything from Adidas x Ivy Park’s instantly sold out Drip 2 last month? Or maybe it was a bit too bright for your fall/winter mood? Say no more, Fam, Beyoncé’s beloved athleisure brand is dropping yet another drip next week, this time in a ‘black and nesa” colorway—or as Queen…
