Black Stars Who Slayed at ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ New York Red Carpet Premiere
Janet Jackson Responds to Teyana Taylor’s Recreation of One of Her Iconic ’90s Looks
Tracee Ellis Ross Reacts to Vogue’s ‘Cloud Bob’ Controversy
Vogue Slammed Online After Trying to Rename The Afro
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Here Comes the Brand New Royal in Ya Ear: The Sussexes Ink Exclusive Podcast Deal With Spotify
If you’ve been a loyal fan of the dulcet tones of our forever first lady, Michelle Obama, via her eponymous podcast on Spotify (with occasional guest appearances from her presidential partner), the digital music and podcast platform will now also have some royalty coming across their airwaves. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—also known as the…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: It's Time to Upgrade Your Work-From-Home Wardrobe With Junny NYC
If you work from home (as many more of us do these days), you’re already well-accustomed to the struggle. Aside from the fact that you may no longer know when your workday begins and ends, your idea of a work wardrobe may now consist of tie-dyed sweat sets punctuated with the odd message tee or…
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'He Was Spiritually Rooted': Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Remembers Chadwick Boseman in Poignant Op-Ed
The first time we interviewed legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter, it was in anticipation of the 2018 release of Black Panther, the Marvel blockbuster that brought her a long-deserved Academy Award and catapulted its lead actor, Chadwick Boseman, to international fame. It was the duo’s second consecutive film, having also worked together on 2017’s…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: The Kids Are Gonna Be Alright
If you live with a child, no doubt you’re well aware of what they want this holiday season (they’ve likely been begging you for it since well before Halloween). However, if you are child-adjacent—meaning, you have much-beloved youngsters in your life you regularly spend money on—you might be feeling a little torn on what to…
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Meghan Markle Praises 'Quiet Heroes' Who Helped Address Hunger During the COVID Crisis
Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance during the CNN Heroes special on Sunday night, giving thanks to those who have helped those in need during the coronavirus crisis. The appearance was the Duchess of Sussex’s first since penning a Thanksgiving week op-ed in which she revealed the loss of a recent pregnancy while acknowledging the…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: It's Crunch Time—Get Your Shopping in Shape!
Ummm…we are now within two weeks of Christmas (and Kwanzaa—and nearly halfway through Hanukkah)—have you locked down your holiday gifts yet? With shipping slower than usual this year, most retailers aren’t guaranteeing holiday delivery on orders placed past the middle of this week, so your options are dwindling—and perhaps your finances are, too (we see…
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A Bright Spot? Pantone's Colors of 2021 Are as Conflicted as Our Emotions
What colors would you say reflect an era filled with uncertainty, angst and sheer frustration—one in which there, at last, appears to be a light at the end of a very long time-loop tunnel, but no one really knows exactly when—or how, things will begin to feel even remotely right-side-up again (if ever). If you’re…
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Retired—and Hired! Teyana Taylor Announces New Creative Director Role With PrettyLittleThing
Those of you old enough to remember Teyana Taylor’s national television debut on a 2007 episode of MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 will no doubt also remember the outspoken and already immensely talented birthday girl entering her fête posed in a Barbie-like box wearing a multicolored tulle frock by Heatherette. Thirteen years later, the singer,…
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Naomi Osaka Stuns in Vogue Cover Debut, Centers Racial Justice: 'There Are Things Going on…That Really Scare Me'
In many respects, tennis player Naomi Osaka has grown up right before our eyes. Known for being understated and shy when she first emerged as a top contender in 2018 with her surprise upset over her idol, Serena Williams, at the U.S. Open, Osaka has come into her own as one of her sport’s brightest…
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Thrilling x Black Owned Everything: Stylist Zerina Akers Gives Black Friday a Sustainable Remix
You may have first become familiar with Zerina Akers through her long and very successful working relationship with an up-and-coming artist named Beyoncé (or something like that). But the stylist, designer and influencer is a force of fashion in her own right, both forecasting trends and consistently sharing her growing independent platform with Black designers,…