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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…
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Barack Obama's New Memoir Reveals the Strain the Presidency Put on His Marriage
“If I were able to run for a third term, Michelle would divorce me.” Barack Obama told Jimmy Kimmel in October of 2016. It was obviously a joke, but in the first volume of the upcoming presidential memoir, A Promised Land, our favorite former president reveals that the pressures of the White House did add…
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With a $1 Million Gift, Howard University Announces the Launch of a Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership
On Saturday, Nov. 7, the nation learned that a graduate of Howard University, Kamala Harris, will become the highest-ranking woman in American history when she assumes the vice presidency next January. It’s also a remarkable milestone for the 153-year-old HBCU, which already counts among its extensive cadre of accolades and esteemed alumni one Schwarzman Scholar,…
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#SquadStyle: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley's Style Advice for Rep.-Elect Cori Bush Is Our New Favorite Political Agenda
Remember not that long ago (read: two weeks ago, and throughout the two years before that), when Republicans had nothing better to do than obstruct justice and play fashion police, with freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—she of the red lipstick and Vanity Fair covers—as one of their favorite targets? Ocasio-Cortez wasn’t shy about clapping back—then or…
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This Is Not a Drill: Pharrell Is Dropping a Skincare Line by Thanksgiving
Can “Black don’t crack” be bottled? We’re about to find out, because Pharrell Williams, whose famously flawless skin has yet to develop a crease in years, is making our long-held holiday wishes come true. The multihyphenate hitmaker launching a skincare line by the end of this month—and no, apparently the blood of young virgins is…
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UPS Finally Arrives at 21st Century, Will Allow Workers to Have Facial Hair and Natural Black Hairstyles
In one of those “Wait, you mean they didn’t do that 50 years ago?” news items, UPS has announced its workers can finally have facial hair and wear their hair in a number of hairstyles. For Black folks, this means afros, braids, and other protective styles can finally be worn with the iconic brown uniform.…