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Send Her Your Love: Don't Let Quarantine Stop You From Showing Mom You Care
It may feel like a strange time to be celebrating anything, but if there’s ever been a time to cherish your loved ones, it’s now. While we may not be able to be close or indulge in much-needed hugs (our header pic is wishful thinking—I’m quarantining with my mother and she won’t even hug me),…
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Missing the Met Gala This Year? Make It Your Own—From the Comfort of Home!
Of the many repercussions resulting from the outbreak of COVID-19, the cancellation of the 2020 Met Gala on May 4 is seemingly among the most superfluous, though New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art would surely disagree, as the event is its most high-profile annual fundraiser. Of course, it goes without saying that the crisis…
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Megan Thee Stallion and Fashion Nova Joining Forces to Create Jeans for Tall Girls
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion revealed on Instagram that she is collaborating with fast-fashion online marketplace Fashion Nova to create a line of jeans catered to fellow “stallions”—or tall women with curves and long legs. After posting a scintillating photo of her in her Fashion Nova ‘fit, fans inquired about her jean size. If you’re wondering,…
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Tina Knowles-Lawson Questions Why Georgia Is Reopening Hair Salons Despite Ongoing Pandemic: ‘We Know What Time It Is’
Tina Knowles-Lawson, patron saint of coordinated outfits and mom jokes, struck a serious note on her Instagram the other day as she addressed the potential reopening of non-essential businesses. “I know I’m going to be very candid. I know I’m probably going to get some flak for this, but I don’t really care,” Knowles-Lawson said…
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'I Had to Shave It Off': Halle Berry's Daughter Learned About Hair Maintenance the Hard Way With a Quarantine Cut
I remember well the age I was when I demanded to take over the maintenance of my own hair. I was 8 and a soon-to-be latchkey kid (with minor supervision from our landlords upstairs), and felt it was high time that I graduate into doing my own hair since my TV journalist mother rarely had…
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Grounded: This Black-Owned Plant Subscription Business Hopes Its Greenery Can Give Us Some Peace of Mind
If you’re lucky enough to have a bit of extra money to spend, you might be wrestling with what purchases to make. Something indulgent maybe, but not frivolous. Something comforting, but not disposable. Something that supports small businesses, or black entrepreneurs. Something you can feel good about. The founders of Grounded think they have the…
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Scholar, Mentor, Pioneer: Remembering Professor Cheryl A. Wall
“What does it mean for a black woman to work in the U.S. academy today?” This is the question longtime Rutgers University professor and author Cheryl A. Wall posed while introducing a panel of black female academics in 2009. It was a question central to Wall’s career and life’s work, as she strove to make…
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New York Announces Maternal Health Task Force to Help Support Pregnant Parents Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
On Wednesday afternoon, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned that the coronavirus pandemic is “not gonna be over anytime soon,” suggesting that the city’s overburdened hospital system will have to continue its herculean efforts to treat the outbreak for some time. There is a sliver of good news for the city’s pregnant parents, however. With…
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Lululemon Under Fire After Employee Promotes 'Bat Fried Rice' T-Shirt on Instagram
You would think a global pandemic would at least put a temporary freeze on fashion designers finding new ways to be racist, but here we are. NBC News reports that Lululemon has come under fire as Trevor Flemming, a former art director for the company, posted a link on his personal Instagram account promoting a…