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Those Left Behind: Charles Johnson Wants to Support Families Reeling After Black Women Die in Childbirth
Because Kira Johnson was so amazing (she spoke five languages, skydived, raced cars), she has been the face of what many are now coming to see as a crisis in black maternal health. Kira Johnson put a face on what activists have known for years—that black women’s rates of death during or up to a…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Tabi Bonney's ITADI Body Honors His Late Father's Legacy
(Editor’s note: If you’re wondering where your regularly scheduled Big Beauty Tuesday writer has been, she’s on a well-deserved vacation. Nevertheless, our cadre of talented writers is here to keep you briefed on the best of black-owned beauty—this week, enjoy Starr Rhett Rocque!) In 2015, I went on a life-changing journey to Togo, West Africa,…
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Fox’s The Resident Partners With Activist to Shine Light on America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
“Lea Davies wasn’t a priority.” So said Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal) on Monday night’s episode of The Resident, a fast-moving, gripping procedural drama on Fox starring The Good Wife’s Matt Czuchry, Malcolm Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, and Shaunette Renée Wilson as Dr. Mina Okafor. Monday’s episode, “If Not Now, When?” is dedicated…
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Finding Beauty in the Battle: GSK and NARS Team Up at Sephora to Support Lupus Sufferers
It’s unpredictable, insidious, and currently incurable: Lupus affects approximately 1.5 million Americans, 90 percent of whom are women aged 15 to 44, with black women three times more likely to be affected than their white counterparts, according to the CDC—and reportedly, more severely. The chronic autoimmune disease can affect almost any organ in the body,…
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'To Be Young, Queer, and Black': Janelle Monae Gets Revealing with Lizzo for Them.
Coachella kicked off again on Friday with one of our favorite shapeshifters, Janelle Monae, in a headlining spot. In the past decade, the multitalented artist has been, at turns, the ArchAndroid, an Electric Lady, a no longer-Hidden Figure, and, most recently, a brilliant and Dirty Computer. “The beauty of art is that it reveals itself…
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Sound the Navy: Rihanna’s Launching Fenty Skincare
It’s not new music but pockets shall be emptied regardless. Rihanna is already enjoying the massive success of her beloved Fenty Beauty, as well as slaying our bad gyal boudoirs with Savage Fenty lingerie. And now, according to PageSix Style, Rih is gearing up to launch a skin care line to keep our beautiful faces…
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Peggy Alford Poised to Make History as Facebook Nominates a Black Woman to Its Board…Finally
On Friday, Facebook released a statement that Peggy Alford, a senior vice president at PayPal, has been nominated to have a seat at the table, a landmark step in diversifying its nine-member board of directors. If elected by shareholders, she would become the first black woman to sit on the board. Alford is no stranger…
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Applauding Our Own: The Black Design Collective Honors Ruth E. Carter
She’s been a force in the field of costume design for over three decades, but Ruth E. Carter is very much in her prime—and finally getting the recognition she deserves. In addition to her 2019 Oscar win and double awards for Black Panther and Lifetime Achievement from the Costume Designers’ Guild, the visionary designer’s next…
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Do You 'Know Your Girls'? New FDA Guidelines and an Influencer Campaign Encourage Black Women to Prioritize Breast Health
Fun fact: As I write this, I’m awaiting the results of my first mammogram. It’s an awkward, somewhat anxiety-inducing, but nevertheless necessary rite of passage for most women over 40, and one I was admittedly slightly (slightly) overdue for. That’s right: I allowed the rest of my busy life to become a higher priority than…
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Tarana Burke's #MeTooHBCU Tour Is Creating a Safe Space for Students to Speak Out
It’s no newsflash to us that the broader #MeToo movement has looked very different for black women. National headlines have put a spotlight on convicted comedian Bill Cosby and alleged sexual predator R. Kelly, but black survivors have arguably not been as prominently highlighted or compassionately addressed. Subsequent to the groundbreaking Lifetime docu-series, Surviving R.…