Editor's Letter: We're Celebrating Black Hair as a Means of Connection
Beauty
Feb 7, 2025

Editor's Letter: We're Celebrating Black Hair as a Means of Connection

Box braids. Blowouts. Bantu knots.

Will AI Ever Understand Black Hair?
Beauty
Feb 7, 2025

Will AI Ever Understand Black Hair?

As artificial intelligence continues to become more embedded into our daily lives, we're seeing its effects across all industries, especially in the beauty space.

I Got Sisterlocks When I Started My Fitness Journey — and It Changed My Life
Beauty
Feb 7, 2025

I Got Sisterlocks When I Started My Fitness Journey — and It Changed My Life

I was recently asked, "What's one piece of advice you'd give to a Black woman who wants to take control of her health?" As a health and beauty expert who has slowly lost 100-plus pounds over the past eight years and is studying to become a certified fitness instructor, I thought about that question carefully.

Lovie Simone on Acting, Partnering With SheaMoisture, and the Power of Black Hair
Beauty
YESTERDAY

Lovie Simone on Acting, Partnering With SheaMoisture, and the Power of Black Hair

As someone who's maintained my hair in its natural state all my life, I've always admired the Black female figures that embrace their curls on the big screens and stages.

I Thought the American Flag Excluded Me — Then Came Beyoncé
Identity
May 28, 2025

I Thought the American Flag Excluded Me — Then Came Beyoncé

One weekend, my friends and I headed to the Catskills in upstate New York to celebrate a bachelorette party.

Everything You Need to Know About Locs Hairstyles, According to a Loctician
Beauty
May 23, 2025

Everything You Need to Know About Locs Hairstyles, According to a Loctician

Dreadlocks — preferentially known as "locs" — are a popular hairstyle that includes sections of hair that have been matted and knotted together to create a rope-like appearance.

"Forever" Made Me Fall in Love With Love Again as a Black Mom
Love
May 21, 2025

"Forever" Made Me Fall in Love With Love Again as a Black Mom

On TV, Black love is rarely given enough screen time — and when it is, it often revolves around trauma and pain.

Golloria George Is Setting a New Standard For Beauty
Beauty
May 12, 2025

Golloria George Is Setting a New Standard For Beauty

Despite the progress that's been made in recent years, the beauty industry still has a diversity problem.

What Will It Take to Close the Mortality Gap For Black Women With Breast Cancer?
Health
May 5, 2025

What Will It Take to Close the Mortality Gap For Black Women With Breast Cancer?

October is generally the month that "awareness" around breast cancer research peaks, but it's important to be aware of potentially life-saving screenings and treatments all year long.

Angel Reese's Must Haves: $13 Skin Care, Undereye Masks, and More
Shopping
Apr 30, 2025

Angel Reese's Must Haves: $13 Skin Care, Undereye Masks, and More

Angel Reese is a basketball champion, a fashion and beauty darling, a homeowner, and an entrepreneur — all before her 23rd birthday.

I'm a DEI Consultant — Here's How to Find Hope and Take Action Right Now
Identity
Apr 28, 2025

I'm a DEI Consultant — Here's How to Find Hope and Take Action Right Now

Since Inauguration Day, we've endured an onslaught of legislative, rhetorical, and cultural shifts undermining the practice of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Gabrielle Union's Must Haves: From $14 Skin Care to Her Daily Journal
Shopping
Apr 14, 2025

Gabrielle Union's Must Haves: From $14 Skin Care to Her Daily Journal

Gabrielle Union and husband Dwyane Wade are vocal advocates for transgender rights and living, breathing examples for how to navigate a bigoted world as parents to a trans child.

The Viral Undereye Masks I Always Pack For Jamaica, Plus 9 Other Items to Bring
Travel
Mar 31, 2025

The Viral Undereye Masks I Always Pack For Jamaica, Plus 9 Other Items to Bring

We likkle but we tallawah — we're little but we're strong.

Your Next Therapy Session Is at the Hair Salon
Beauty
Mar 21, 2025

Your Next Therapy Session Is at the Hair Salon

Want the 411 on something?

My First Curly Cut Transformed My Relationship to My Hair
Beauty
Mar 20, 2025

My First Curly Cut Transformed My Relationship to My Hair

Like many Black girls, I had a complicated relationship with my hair growing up.

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