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These Are Hands Down the Best Dressed Black Politicians

These Are Hands Down the Best Dressed Black Politicians

From Barack Obama to Shirley Chisholm, here are the most stylish Black politicians in American history.
Queen Latifah's Best Hair Looks Through the Years

Queen Latifah’s Best Hair Looks Through the Years

When it comes to hair, rapper, actress and entrepreneur Queen Latifah is never short on style
The Black Man Behind The Quarter-Zip Movement Explains the Deeper Purpose Behind It All

The Black Man Behind The Quarter-Zip Movement Explains the Deeper Purpose Behind It All

Jason Gyamfi, the man behind the viral quarter-zip trend on TikTok says he has plans to make his movement even bigger in 2026.
Do You Know Zelda Wynn Valdes, The Black Designer Who Helped Shape The Legendary Playboy Look?

Do You Know Zelda Wynn Valdes, The Black Designer Who Helped Shape The Legendary Playboy Look?

Zelda Wynn Valdes was responsible for dressing stars like Dorothy Dandridge and Eartha Kitt and helping create the iconic Playboy Bunny suit.
  • 24-Karat Magic: Issa Rae Has Us Wanting to Get Gilded

    Yeah … she cute. Issa Rae stole our hearts once again Monday with her Insecure-inspired CoverGirl ad for its new Melting Pout Metallics line. We love Issa’s signature, self-monologuing humor and this gorgeously shot spot, and will definitely be test-driving her bronzed-lip look. (Issa’s rocking 24 Karat available here.) But alas, these shades are limited…

  • Everything but the Burden: Why We’re Done Getting Mad Over Makeup

    Here we go again: Another day, another blackface makeup tutorial. Cue the moral outrage … and another horrible human goes viral. Today’s transgressor is @notcatart, a Russian-speaking makeup hacker who claims to “love skin of all colors”—which likely inspired this idiocy, after he apparently ran out of other looks and cultures to imitate. Of course,…

  • Winged Victory: The Victoria’s Secret Runway Got More Colorful This Year … but Is It Enough?

    “I’m rooting for everybody black.” Issa Rae’s now-famous quote from the 2017 Emmys is the gift that keeps on giving. Case in point: Now, in the season of giving, it was the exact phrase that came to my mind while watching the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which aired last night on CBS. This year’s…

  • Welcome to The Glow Up! 

    What’s up, gorgeous?! If we haven’t yet met, I’m Veronica Webb, a woman with 30 years of experience in the fashion industry under my proverbial Gucci belt. I’m proud to be known as one of the original supermodels to rule the runway and slay magazine covers, and as the first black model in history to…