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I Have a Crush on Caftans, Thanks to Designer Junny Hibbert
So, I like clothes, right? Like, really like clothes. Like, probably like them too much, but whatever. It’s my vice. I’m into it—along with hair salons (that are on-time), alcohol, eating overly expensive dinners and getting my nails done every two weeks, which I tell myself is about “self-care” and not “self-indulgence.” (But it’s probably…
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The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 3: That Voodoo That Essence Fest Do
As our days in New Orleans progress, it’s easier and easier to see why the Essence Festival has chosen the city has its home for almost all of its 25 years. Aside from the beauty, history, and incredible food, there is an unparalleled warmth and hospitality among its people, who have made us feel welcome…
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The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 2: How to Eat Your Way Through New Orleans
If, by chance, you find yourself in New Orleans during the July 4th weekend, there are certain things you simply must do: check out the Essence Festival, catch the fireworks display over the Mississippi River, stumble upon a second line and/or live jazz in the French Quarter while sipping a “go cup,” and eat. On…
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The Glow Up Goes to NOLA: How Do You Dress for Essence Fest?
I’ve traveled the world and been to multiple parts of the Caribbean and Africa, but I don’t think I’ve never been on a plane as black as the one I boarded to attend Essence Fest. For our Big Beauty Tuesday regulars who were looking for their weekly installment this week, I have my best excuse…
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Marsai Martin’s Advice for Young Black Girls With Hollywood Dreams
Marsai Martin must be protected at all costs. The youngest executive producer in Hollywood and Black-ish star is not only making major moves for herself but wants to see other young black girls producing on the big screen, too. In the above clip, she shares some tips for getting into the business and why representation…
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We Know Pride Month Is Technically Over, but Can We Revisit Kamala Harris’ Bedazzled Rainbow Jacket?
No, it’s not #ThrowbackThursday, but remember a time, say, exactly four years and one week ago today (a much happier, more hopeful time), when same-sex marriage was at last legalized by the Supreme Court, and the White House was illuminated in the colors of the rainbow in celebration? Obviously, that ain’t going down in a…
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Dressed in Dreams: Tanisha C. Ford Writes a Love Letter to Fashion—and Black Womanhood
Somebody/anybody sing a black girl’s song/bring her out to know herself…she doesn’t know the sound of her own voice/her infinite beauty… —Ntozake Shange text If you ask me to share my earliest memory of clothing, in spite of the bevy of beautiful dresses my mother delighted in buying for me as a child (which I…
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Booked and Busy: Danielle Brooks Joyfully Announces She’s 5 Months Pregnant
Danielle Brooks has *some personal news.* The Orange Is the New Black star and Broadway dynamo officially announced her pregnancy on social media on Tuesday. The first was a post with Brooks showing off her “pregnant” Clearblue pregnancy stick. “So elated to finally share this news with you all. I’m happily pregnant!” Brooks wrote. It…
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Access Denied, Okurrr? Cardi B Turned Down for a Trademark on Her Signature Phrase
Cardi B may have brought the catchphrase “okurrr” into the mainstream (and even into the Super Bowl ad echelon, via Pepsi), but like Madonna and voguing, she did not originate the concept—a fact recognized by Bronx natives, members of the drag and ballroom communities, and now, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. As reported…
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for ‘Smize Cream’? Tyra Banks Teases Another Unexpected Venture
Things we automatically associate with supermodels: runways, magazine covers, fashion-related reality shows, and cosmetics lines. But Tyra Banks continues to prove that she’s not your average supermodel—an oxymoron, we know—with out-of-the-box ideas that include a model-themed amusement park, an upcoming body-positive docuseries, and…“Smize Cream”? If you’re thinking this is the “black don’t crack,” anti-aging miracle…