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The House of Versace: Long May It Reign
The trailer for Ryan Murphy’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, debuting on FX on Wednesday, ironically sparked a flood of gorgeous memories for me about working with Versace. This, despite the fact that the Versace family has issued a press release calling the series—based on Vanity Fair correspondent Maureen Orth’s book Vulgar Favors—“a…
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Vision Boarding 101: Set an Intention to #SelfLove, Part 3
At the top of every New Year, there’s a lot of fuss about creating a vision board so that we can set ourselves up for smashing our goals in the upcoming year. But the question is, do vision boards really work? And if so, how? I began creating vision boards nearly nine years ago, and…
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Dressing Coretta: We Honor the Woman Who Helped Mold a Movement as Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Revisits Selma
In the 50th year since his assassination in 1968, much has and will be said about Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader and icon whose legacy of nonviolent resistance inspired the world—while compelling some to distort and dilute his message of activism. But Coretta Scott King, the great woman consistently behind and beside…
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For Colored Girls in Their 30s and 40s Who Feel Like Life May Have Passed Them By
In the predawn quiet before the world reanimated itself, my phone lit up, announcing an incoming call from a friend I absolutely love. She’s an early riser like me, so we have high-energy conversations at obnoxious hours of the morning when everyone else is still asleep. But I was on deadline this particular day, so…
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Remembering a Pioneer: Civil Rights Attorney and Activist Frankie Muse Freeman Dies at 101
She was a fearless fighter for our freedom, and one of the first of her kind: She was Frankie Muse Freeman, a brilliant civil rights attorney, activist and icon. She died Friday, Jan. 12, at the age of 101. Born in segregated Virginia in 1916, Freeman was raised in a college-educated family, ultimately attending Hampton…
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#RedCarpetRoundup: Color Made a Comeback at the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards
Spring is coming! We know, we know … we’re still a long way off, but with the dark and gray days outside, we could use use a little pick-me-up. Cue the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards on Thursday night in Santa Monica, Calif., fresh on the heels of Sunday’s Golden Globes, which kicked off awards season.…
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Just Fine: Mary J. Blige Looks Like She’s Living Her Best Life, and We Love It
She may consider herself “just Mary,” but liberation is looking really good on Mary J. Blige. Riding high on a wave of supporting actress nominations for Mudbound—including two Golden Globe nods and one from the Screen Actors Guild (with the Oscar nominations still pending)—the songstress and actress also celebrated her birthday Jan. 11 at the…
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New Orleans Icon Leah Chase Is 95—and Fabulous
It’s dinnertime in the dining hall of the famous New Orleans soul food haven Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. Executive chef Leah Chase goes table to table with her walker, greeting and taking pictures with patrons who have come to dine on her world-famous fried chicken and gumbo. The place is teeming with history; Dooky Chase’s sits…
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#BlackGirlMagic on Ice: Black Girls Rock on Skates, Too
Each day I live, I want to beA day to give the best of me.I’m only one, but not aloneMy finest day is yet unknown … “One Moment in Time” was the official theme song of the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics in South Korea, memorably sung by the incredible Whitney Houston. At last week’s 2018…
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Making Proud Mary: Stylist Tym Wallace Shares His Behind-the-Scenes Secrets for Taraji’s Killer Hair
How dope would your hair look if you had a $10,000 wig budget? And how about an über-talented hairdresser like Tym Wallace scrutinizing your every move via a super-closeup iPhone app for moviemakers? You would be flawless, that’s what. Don’t take my word for it, though; see for yourself when Proud Mary, Taraji P. Henson’s latest…