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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.…
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What Is Singles' Day? Apparently, the Single Best Day to Catch Pre-Black Friday Beauty Deals. So, What's Good?
We live in strange times, y’all—an era of fabricated electoral disputes, a very real pandemic, and seemingly a holiday for every event and demographic imaginable. For instance, here in the United States, November 11 is commonly observed as Veterans Day. But in China, the “Double 11″ date is known as Singles’ Day—and for those of…
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Festive & Fly: Zendaya's Latest Cover Is Bringing Us 'Homegirl for the Holidays'
“One time for the Black Girls!!!” wrote stylist Law Roach on Instagram, debuting longtime client Zendaya’s covers for Elle’s December issue. “[T]his is for all the fly ass black girls that have inspired me over the years,” he added. What makes perennial cover star Zendaya’s latest cover so Black girl-magical? Maybe it’s the waist-length red-hued…
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Cardi B's Reebok Collab Launches Friday the 13th—With a New Spin on 'Bloody Shoes'
Friday the 13th has always been a day that raises eyebrows, so it’s only fitting that this Friday, Nov. 13 should be the day perpetual eyebrow-raiser Cardi B drops her first-ever footwear collection with Reebok. The raptress initially teased the collaboration during her birthday weekend last month with an immediately sold-out limited drop, but as…
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Homecoming Queen Beyoncé Just Launched a New Way to Get HBCUs—and Us—Bodied With Peloton
It’s been a year of mixed emotions for HBCUs—including a pandemic that forced students back home, months of protests filled with continued calls for racial justice, and a contentious election triumphantly resulting in the first Black woman—and HBCU grad (H-U—you know!)—elected vice president of the United States. With traditional homecoming festivities postponed by the ongoing…
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If It Wasn’t for the Bronx, This Desus & Mero x Timberland Collaboration Probably Never Would Be Going On
“From Beef and Broccoli to brolic brand collabs,” reads a post from the social media page of Showtime’s Desus & Mero, announcing their upcoming collaboration with Timberland, due out Friday, Nov. 13. The brand also touted the new partnership of “two NYC icons coming together for the collab we’ve all been waiting for” on social…
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Oprah's Dropped Her 2020 Favorite Things List—With a Special Emphasis on Black Businesses
Please excuse us if we were a little distracted by other goings-on as last week ended, and therefore missed the drop of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2020 list. But while all we really wanted for Christmas (and Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and the new year, and our birthdays) was a new president, the queen of all media…
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For Survivors of Sexual Violence at Howard University, a Fund That Truly Trusts Them
(Content note: This piece contains details about specific incidents of sexual violence.) Nylah Burton didn’t tell her mother about the first sexual assault she experienced during her time as a Howard University student—one that she has little memory of. But she did tell her about the second, in part because there was no mistaking what…