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Equal Pay Day: Will Women Ever Catch Up?
Well, that only took about 100 days. That’s right, kids: It’s Equal Pay Day 2018, otherwise known as the day women’s collective earnings catch up with men’s earnings from the previous year. Despite being signed 55 years ago, the Equal Pay Act is still wholly unenforced throughout the U.S., with women only making 80 cents…
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She Got That Glow: Olivier Award Winner Sheila Atim Is One to Watch (and Hear)
Chances are, if you live outside the United Kingdom or aren’t a musical-theater buff, you haven’t heard of Sheila Atim yet. But the 26-year-old actress, singer and composer is making a major splash across the pond: On Sunday night she garnered the honor of Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical at the…
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About That Time Tarana Burke Took on Tony Robbins … and Won
By now, it’s no secret that we’re serious admirers of Tarana Burke. Aside from birthing the #MeToo movement to help the young black and brown girls that she encountered as an activist, she has consistently shown unparalleled grace, generosity and commitment, no matter how high her profile continues to rise. As she recently told Elle…
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When Lena Met Linnethia: Watch What Happened
Here’s a dynamic duo we didn’t see coming but thoroughly enjoyed Sunday night: To kick off their week in Hollywood, Calif.—coupled with the airing of The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s 10th reunion special—Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen paired up NeNe Leakes and Emmy winner and RHOA superfan Lena Waithe for Sunday night’s…
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Monday Motivation: Get Out of Bed and Have a Good Hair Day!
As beauty and fashion editors, we’ve seen some impressive heads of hair, but few are more astounding than Instagram star, and Guinness World Record holder for the highest high-top fade, Benny Harlem and his daughter, Jaxyn (Mom Kourtney’s got a pretty impressive mane, too). At 9 years old, Jaxyn, the youngest member of the Harlem…
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Brows on Flee? Would You Dare Rock Shaved Eyebrows?
Clearly, we love a new fashion trend here at The Glow Up, and we’re not averse to taking risks. That said, we have our limits, and a deliberate lack of edges or eyebrows may be one of them. So when we became aware of new fashion muse Jazzelle Zanaughtti, we were intrigued … and also…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Lizzo’s ‘Fitness’
From the time we launched The Glow Up, we’ve known that music would play a part in our mission to inspire, uplift and empower our readers. After all, your managing editor is also a musician (and may or may not also have been a DJ in her pre-recording-deal years). Besides, what glow up is complete…
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Protect Your Glow: Don’t Sleep on Sunscreen!
Sunscreen is a must. I do not care how young, how gifted or how black you think you are, it’s the lotion none of us can afford to forget. “Black don’t crack—but it does crease,” The Glow Up’s managing editor, Maiysha Kai, likes to joke. Black people can also fry, as our editor-in chief, Danielle Belton,…
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Fashion News From the Continent: Rwanda Rising
Africa wants to be a player in the luxury fashion world, and it’s coming into the game strong. Last week alone, Lagos, Nigeria, was host to two separate fashion weeks featuring African designers. Rwanda is now the latest nation to get behind the creative talent in the design and textile industries, with government subsidies like…