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All About Eve: The ‘Pit Bull in a Skirt’ Won Our Best-Dressed at the 2018 Grammys

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the names of Eve’s hair-and-makeup team. The good life has always looked good on rapper, singer, actress and mogul Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper—the once self-proclaimed “pit bull in a skirt” best known to us as Eve. But last night, she stopped the show before it even began…

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Maiysha Kai

Published

January 29, 2018
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California Woman Sues Walmart for Locking Black Beauty Products Behind Glass

Black people continue to be criminalized for just being in the U.S. of A. A California woman says she is suing Walmart for discrimination after saying that the mega retailer locked its African-American hair and skin products behind glass at a California store. Moreover, the woman said, she was walked to a register by an…

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Angela Helm

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January 28, 2018
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Your Black Barbie Could Never: Naomi Campbell Is Still #SlayGoals

Fun fact: I work alongside a supermodel, and can tell you firsthand to believe the hype. They really are that preternaturally beautiful, have clearly never experienced inner-thigh chafing and seemingly possess some sort of vampiric-level knowledge of how to eternally slay. And I can’t even be mad because they’re so mesmerizing to look at. So…

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Maiysha Kai

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January 26, 2018
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Love Without a (Price) Limit: Love Mary J.’s Look at the SAG Awards? Get It With Black Opal!

It’s no secret that we’re all about Mary J. Blige’s glow up this awards season; in fact, we’re not sure we’ve stanned this hard for her since What’s the 411? The singer and actress has been nominated for Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards, and now a history-making two Oscar nods for…

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Maiysha Kai

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January 24, 2018
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Desired Extensions Is Changing Lives, One Tress at a Time

Gina Conwell knows hair. You could say that the owner of high-end hair boutique Desired Extensions was born into the beauty industry: Her parents own All-in-1 Beauty Supply, an Atlanta beauty emporium that has served local residents for the past 40 years. Conwell began working in the family business as a sales rep in her…

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Maiysha Kai

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January 23, 2018
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50 Shades of Beige: Can Tarte Make Up for Excluding Us?

This past May, when Miss USA 2016, Deshauna Barber, crowned her equally beautiful successor, Kara McCullough, during the 2017 pageant, I knew it was going to be quite the year for a new brand of unapologetic #BlackGirlMagic. Because not only the pageant world, but the beauty industry as a whole has been making some major…

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Tiffanny

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January 20, 2018
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Protect Your Tresses: Hair-Care Tips for the Reluctant Fitness Enthusiast

Stomping out the pavement for a few miles four times a week is how I’m able to gain my clarity and preserve my sexy. But just as frequently, my dreadlocks and scalp kick my ass just as hard as my fitness regimen. And when I try to recruit a new fitness buddy, I’m frequently met…

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Latoya Shauntay Snell

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January 18, 2018
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Still in the Spirit: The Legendary Susan Taylor Wants Us to Love Ourselves Enough to Save Ourselves

Susan Taylor is legend. But the term “legend” is nowhere near adequate enough for this woman, whose tenure as editor-in-chief of Essence magazine transformed both of their names into global powerhouse brands followed by 8 million readers. Living in the now, at 71-fighting-years strong, Taylor founded the nonprofit National Cares Mentoring Movement in 2005; to…

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Veronica Webb

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January 18, 2018
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Calling Professional Black Girls Everywhere! Ready for a Road Trip?

“Professional Black Girl is, like, my favorite thing that I didn’t plan to do.” Dr. Yaba Blay is talking about her self-produced sleeper-hit video series, Professional Black Girl, which quietly rocked our worlds when it debuted in fall 2016. The 14-episode first season was an exploration of what Blay calls “black-girl culture”—in all its regular,…

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Maiysha Kai

Published

January 17, 2018
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#RedCarpetRoundup: The Stars Came Out to Shine at the 2018 NAACP Awards

Don’t you just love us? On Monday night, #BlackExcellence was out in full force at the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards, and our best and brightest stars did not come to play. They came to werk. We don’t know if you watched, but we do know that our Glow Up gang loves a good red-carpet…

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Maiysha Kai

Published

January 16, 2018