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15 Years After Its Birth, AfroPunk Brooklyn Remains a Source of Eternal Inspiration
AfroPunk Festival descended onto Commodore Barry Park for yet another year, and damn was it fun—beautiful, and in case you were worried, yes, it’s still black as hell. Year after year, white media and the rest of the world get a gift. That gift is inspiration and forecasted trends in everything from fabrics, hairstyles, upcoming…
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Beautycon 2019 Put Black Women Front and Center
In its fifth year, Beautycon NYC descended on New York City’s new & improved Javits Center, sparkling and shining with beauty influencers, fans and panel members alike, ready with highlights poppin’ and IG photobooth-ready smiles. The lines were long, but the freebies and deals were definitely worth it during the two-day weekend festival. With its…
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New Product Alert: Mented Cosmetics Wants to See Your 'Skin'
The pursuit of the perfect foundation could potentially go on forever—but thanks to Rihanna and her 2017 Fenty Beauty launch, more and more brands are being put to the test. Meanwhile, in Black-owned beauty land (the best land of all), the founders of Mented Cosmetics have never swayed from their desire to center darker shades.…
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New York Fashion Week Taught Me the Importance of Being on the Grind, Black Influence and Sleep
Well, well, well … it’s been real, New York. This past week, beginning with Harlem Fashion Row’s stunning introduction and ending in a beautifully haunting presentation at Red Hook Labs, entitled “Soft Criminal,” I’ve officially gone through my first ever New York Fashion Week as an aspiring fashion photographer and a relatively new freelance writer.…
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AfroPunk Brooklyn 2018 Was an Explosion of Style
Every year like clockwork, the ultimate young black reunion takes place on the lawns of Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, as all the stylish friends you wish you had come out stunting in their bright, bold, and very unapologetically black street style, ready to mosh and sway the hot evenings away. This year was no…
