skin cancer
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Time Magazine Honors Black Boy For Creating Soap That Could Treat Skin Cancer
Heman Bekele was given the prestigious “Kid of the Year” honor.
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Black Teenager Invents Low-cost Cancer cure
High schooler was crowned “America’s Top Young Scientist,” for his skin cancer soap
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Like Gold: Naomi Osaka's Upcoming Skincare Line Will Boast Sun Protection for People of Color
A four-time Grand Slam champion now has gold on her mind. Naomi Osaka, currently the highest female paid athlete, has now made good on her recent tease to “watch this space”; on Tuesday morning, it was reported that the tennis phenom, who already has partnerships with Nike and Louis Vuitton, will soon launch a skincare…
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Venus Williams vs. UV Rays: The Tennis Legend Launches a Sunscreen Line
It seems like only yesterday we were reminding you crazy quarantining kids (we hope) about the importance of sunscreen as we chatted it up with Black Girl Sunscreen founder Shontay Lundy. Oh, wait, Yesterday was Big Beauty Tuesday, right? Then, yes. Yes, we did. But since May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, it bears repeating…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Yes, You Need Black Girl Sunscreen Because Melanin Isn't Enough
Handwashing. Masks. Social Distancing. All of these are necessary measures of self-protection in our current climate. But as we begin to consider how to move about the world in our current climate, we want to remind you of one simple, yet essential fact: Melanin is NOT sunscreen! Yes, yes, we know your beautiful brown skin…
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Protect Your Glow: Don’t Sleep on Sunscreen!
Sunscreen is a must. I do not care how young, how gifted or how black you think you are, it’s the lotion none of us can afford to forget. “Black don’t crack—but it does crease,” The Glow Up’s managing editor, Maiysha Kai, likes to joke. Black people can also fry, as our editor-in chief, Danielle Belton,…
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Black Don’t Crack, but You Can Still Get Skin Cancer
The summer sun is coming, and boy, how we do love it. We love to bask in it. We love to play in it. And our brown skin protects us from its harmful rays. Or does it? Throughout generations, we’ve probably heard that because of the melanin in our skin, we don’t need sunscreen or…