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Alpha Kappa Alpha Announces Scholarships for George Floyd’s Daughter, Granddaughters
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) has pledged scholarship funds for George Floyd’s daughter and granddaughters to attend the HBCU of their choice. Black Enterprise reports AKA International President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover notified the family of the generous gift and said in a statement: “Since our founding in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha has endeavored to…
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Masterclass With 'Mother': Pat McGrath's 1st-Ever Tutorial Benefits the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
The mogul known as “Mother” has the smoke—the “Divine Smoke” that is—and for one night only, she’s sharing it on behalf of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Pat McGrath, one of the most gifted visionaries in the beauty industry is making a rare public appearance to teach a “Divine Smoke” masterclass on Tuesday,…
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Black Skin Matters Now: Band-Aid Says It Will Start Selling Bandages in Darker Shades
A whole damn century from the time it was first introduced, Band-Aid brand has finally come to the realization that black people exist, have skin, get boo-boos, and need bandages. It only took a global uprising against the racist killing of black people for it to happen. Earlier this week, the company announced on Instagram…
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André 3000 Discusses His New Protest T-Shirt Line and His 'Hope' for Anti-Racism Marches in Rare Interview
André 3000 has become an enigmatic figure in hip-hop, rarely giving interviews or discussing what’s next for his music career. (But if you ask me, he’s earned a break away from the game.) However, he has been a bit more vocal than usual given the recent events unfolding around the country regarding anti-racist protests stemming…
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Fashioning the Future: Gucci Celebrates Its 1st Class of Changemaker Scholars
If the past few weeks have taught us anything, it’s the difference between promises and platitudes, and actions and accountability. Words of support are empty without effort and quantifiable results, and while multitudes of people are becoming more comfortable with phrases like “Black Lives Matter” all we’ve ever been asking is that they act like…
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Belly of the Beast Documentary Aims to Uncover Injustices Faced by Incarcerated Women
Belly of the Beast, a powerful documentary film about the human rights abuses experienced by women at the hands of the criminal justice system, will premiere on Thursday during the Human Rights Watch Film Festival at 6:30 p.m. ET. A Q&A with the filmmakers is set to take place at 8:00 p.m. ET, and those…
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Cover Stories: The #VogueChallenge Is a Black Beauty Revolution for the Fashion World
In a world currently consumed with black trauma (and copious amount of white guilt, in response), black beauty may feel like a luxury we can’t currently afford as the moment demands we keep our eye on what feels like an ever-moving goalpost. Nevertheless, beauty is not only necessary to black life, but it is a…
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An End to Product Profiling? Walmart Will No Longer Keep Multicultural Beauty Brands Under Lock and Key
Racial profiling is an issue that remains unreconciled in our country, but we’ll reportedly be seeing less of it in Walmart’s beauty aisle, as the company has announced it will no longer keep “multicultural hair care and beauty products” in locked cases in any of its stores. As reported by NBC News: The practice, which…
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Thanks to Aurora James, Sephora Just Pledged 15 Percent of Its Shelf Space to Black-Owned Brands
Here’s to black boxes that aren’t performative: beauty emporium Sephora has become the first to accept the #15PercentPledge proposed by designer Aurora James (Brother Vellies), committing to devote 15 percent of its shelf space to black-owned products. “What a difference a week makes,” James wrote on Instagram. “A little over a week ago, I wrote…
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No, Serena Williams Didn't Convince Alexis Ohanian to Leave Reddit—but Daughter Alexis Olympia Helped
We’ve long known that Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian rides hard for wife Serena Williams; he’s almost always to be found in the stands at his wife’s matches or front row at her runway shows, loudly cheering her on, and his steadfast support has made him one of our favorite hype-men on social media. But when…