The Root’s 2025 Ultimate Black Father’s Day Gift Guide
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Red Carpet Looks At The 2025 BET
TikTok Blasts Vogue Magazine for Allegedly Lightening Teyana Taylor’s Skin— With Receipts
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We Just Learned the Deeper Meaning Behind Jeremy Pope’s Met Gala ‘Fit, and—Whew
The theme was 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion'. Pope and his designers opted to reference America's lexicon of enslavement and exploitation.
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She Got the Beat: Ester Dean Tells Us Why Barbie Should Be a Music Producer, Too
Less than 3 percent of music producers are women—which is why hitmaker Dean joined Mattel to help further bridge the 'Dream Gap.'
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Create New $2 Million Scholarship Fund for HBCUs With Tiffany & Co.—but Is It Enough?
The Carters star in Tiffany’s controversial campaign; the two have also partnered on the Love Scholarship Program via BeyGOOD and the Shawn Carter Foundation.
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NYFW Runs Across the Concrete Jungle—and Atop the Empire State Building
The look trending for Spring-Summer 2022 is clearly 'Black excellence'.
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Essence Ventures Has Acquired BeautyCon Media
The growing media company also kicks off New York Fashion Week with its annual Essence Fashion House.
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Natalia Bryant Makes Her Mark on the Modeling World as Teen Vogue’s September Cover Star
The 18-year-old University of Southern California freshman and daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant recently signed with IMG Models.
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A New Kind of ‘Homecoming’? Kanye West Files a Trademark Application for a Housewares Line
The rapper’s company Mascotte Holdings Inc. is reportedly seeking to expand beyond fashion into lifestyle products.
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Amanda Gorman Is Estée Lauder’s Newest Ambassador
The youth poet laureate has been named global changemaker and curator of Writing Change, Lauder’s new literacy initiative.
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Lindsay Peoples Wagner Is (Re)Making The Cut by Recognizing Fashion’s Racism
'Fast Fashion' has new meaning with Heron Preston’s latest; TGU co-founder Veronica Webb rightfully gets her flowers; Aaliyah's legacy gets new merch.
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Did Ye’s Donda Logo Rip Off Another Black-Owned Label?
The entertainer-entrepreneur is accused of riffing on the logo of Infinity G8ds—after approaching the business about collaborating.