black-owned businesses
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'I Did It and So Can You': OWN's Star Entrepreneur Mahisha Dellinger Wants You to Mind Your Business
Mahisha Dellinger is a study in self-sufficiency. Growing up in the Sacramento, California neighborhood of Meadowview, dubbed “Danger Island” due to its high rates of crime, Dellinger learned early on how to take care of herself. With her mother often working and her older brother entangled in gang culture, Dellinger decided her own destiny early…
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Madam C.J. Walker Makes It to Netflix: Octavia Spencer to Play America's First Black Beauty Mogul
Here’s a television event bound to be binge-worthy: on Sunday, Netflix announced an upcoming limited series event on the life of black hair-care pioneer and self-made millionaire Madam C.J. Walker, starring Octavia Spencer as the famed mogul. The show is executive produced in part by Spencer and LeBron James, and based on the book On…
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Those 'Flexin' In My Complexion' Shirts You've Been Seeing Everywhere? An 11-Year-Old Did That
They’re bold. They’re bright. And they’ve been worn by some of entertainment’s biggest names, including actress and producer Lena Waithe and Lupita Nyong’o. But the most amazing part of those “Flexin’ in my complexion” shirts making the rounds of Hollywood? They were created by a then-10-year old, in response in bullying she endured because of…
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Meet the Youngest Black Woman to Own a McDonald's Franchise
Jade Colin, 28, is McDonald’s youngest black franchise owner in the country. Colin, a New Orlean’s native, was introduced to the McDonald’s franchise at an early age and not just by being a regular customer. Her parents purchased their first restaurant in 2010 and they now own six. After graduating in 2012 from the University…
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Howard Grads Do It For the Culture With Homage Hospitality Hotels
Damon Lawrence and Marcus Carey are two Howard University grads who are venturing into the hospitality business. The pair launched Homage Hospitality in 2016; the hotel company focuses on preserving African-American culture, according to Rolling Out. The two serve key roles in the business; Lawrence focuses on the creative aspect such as what music is…
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What Makes Lash Extensions Worth It? An Expert Weighs In
Eyelash extensions are a beauty indulgence that many women have been itching to try. I even caved in and tried it, but like many others, the prices are what deterred me—a recent college grad—from keeping up with the trend. But if you’re going to invest, it’s safest to do so with an expert, like Clementina…
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What We’re Talking About This Weekend
This is what The Glow Up is buzzing about this weekend: a world of curls; multiethnic, natural-hair care; ’90s-throwback, female-dominated streetwear; and traveling like royalty. Happy weekend! I am dying over HSI’s Groover Curler Master Kit curling iron, with 10 interchangeable curling wands. It’s beach season. It’s wedding season. That’s lots of bridesmaids’ parties and…
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Celeb Hairstylist Ursula Stephen Is Creating Magic in Brooklyn, NY, With a Brand That Won’t Bust Your Budget
“Some people have hair that listens,” celebrity hairstylist Ursula Stephen tells me as I settle into the chair at her eponymous shop in the heart of the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. “If the hair resists, you up the intensity,” she says. That’s a formula Ursula knows well. She’s been upping the game for…
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She’s a Savage: There’s Even More to Love About Rihanna’s New Lingerie Line
At this point, we may as well just add Rihanna as a co-signer on our bank accounts, because she’s clearly intent on draining them. Ever since we heard that our favorite bad girl had a lingerie line in the works, we’ve been excited, to say the least (we hear Rihanna has that effect on people).…
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Calling All Black Designers! Harlem Fashion Week Auditions Are Open
Harlem Fashion Week auditions are open for fashion designers who want to show their Fall/Winter 2018-2019 collections at the biannual event this September, covered by top-tier fashion journalists from around the world—including The Glow Up. In February we had the pleasure of being front row for the presentation of the Spring/Summer collections. Fashion celebs like…