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Puma and the Trayvon Martin Foundation Join Forces to Fight Gun Violence with the Release of New Sneaker
Since Jay-Z’s arrival as Creative Director earlier this year, Puma has experienced an unprecedented rebirth. And with their latest release of the Puma Clyde Court Disrupt, you can be fresh as hell if the Feds watching and support a worthy cause in the process. That’s because for each pair of kicks you purchase of the…
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Y'all Haters Corny with That Colorism Mess: The Bria Myles Debate Proves Some Are Stuck in the Dark Ages
Real talk? The Glow Up doesn’t really make a habit of keeping up with the Instagram model brigade. This isn’t because they’re not beautiful or worthy of big thangs, but simply because there are too many of them for our meager staff (read: me) to keep track of, in addition to celebs, supermodels and beauty…
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Start Stretching, Fenty Fans… 10 New Mattemoiselle Singles Drop December 26!
Fenty lovers, I hope you saved a little room (and budget) for post-Christmas shopping, because Rihanna is once again coming for your coins! Fenty Beauty announced last week that it would be dropping not one, not two, but 10 new shades of its Mattesmoiselle lipstick on December 26, just in time for you to pick…
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Lookin' Like 'Money': Cardi B's New Visuals Cement Her Status as a Style Icon
2019, your “bad bitch” anthem has arrived early—with fashion forecasting, to boot. The bevy of bad bitches here at The Root all asked to start our holiday weekends early after Cardi B (finally!) dropped the video for “Money” on Friday, because we needed as much time as possible to watch it on a loop. (Seriously,…
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Beautyblender Just Added 8 New Shades to Fix Its Foundation Fail—But Is It Good Enough?
We never thought we’d say this, but you know what we’d like to leave in 2018? The frantic rush to get a new foundation line to market without any real forethought or consideration. We get it. You’ve got to compete, but now that the bar has been substantially raised, if you’re not going to do…
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One Less ‘Hidden Figure’: Dr. Gladys Mae West Inducted Into the Air Force Space Hall of Fame
She wasn’t one of the “Hidden Figures” immortalized in the award-winning 2016 film, but mathematician Dr. Gladys West was nonetheless a pioneer in her field and an innovator in all our lives due to her contributions to the invention of what we now know as global positioning systems or GPS. And now, the trailblazer has…
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About Damned Time: At 48, Naomi Campbell Scores Her 1st Beauty Campaign
She’s one of the best-known models in the world—and certainly the best-known black model. But 30 years after Naomi Campbell broke ground as the first black woman to grace the cover of French Vogue (and nearly 30 years after she became the first to cover American Vogue’s September issue in 1989) Naomi Campbell has just…
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Curves Ahead: La La Anthony Brings Her Denim Line to Ashley Stewart
She’s as well-known for her incredible curves and red carpet style as her magnetic screen presence, and on Saturday, actress, bestselling author and fashionista La La Anthony will bring her curve-friendly fashion line to full-figured fashion brand Ashley Stewart. Anthony’s line of denim was previously only available to sizes 0 to 14 and exclusively sold…
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The Parent Trap: Serena Williams Inspires A Vital Rule Change in Women's Tennis
When Serena Williams returned this year from her 14-month maternity leave to find her ranking had dropped from No. 1 to No. 453, we knew it was unfair—to Williams and the inferior players she’d be forced to face during the season. Apparently, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) thought so, too, using Williams’ plight as a…
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Spelman College Museum of Fine Art to Showcase Painter Amy Sherald in 2019
She immortalized our former forever first lady for the National Portrait Gallery, and now, portraitist Amy Sherald is getting a very special tribute from the school where she honed her craft. On Jan. 31, the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will present “Amy Sherald,” an exhibition organized by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis…