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Renowned fashion designer Shiona Turini has collaborated with Barbie to create clothing and fashion styles that are both fashionable and empowering to Black culture. As one of the fashion industry’s leading experts, Turini has partnered with Solange Knowles on the visual projects, “Don’t Touch My Hair” and “Cranes in the Sky.” Turini also gained recognition […]

After a bad sew-in weave left Taraji P. Henson’s hair reeking of a mildew smell when the weave was taken out, she went on a quest to find a haircare product to solve the problem. As Henson explains it, she’d been washing her hair but it was not drying properly, which led to the smell. […]

Happy National Drink Wine Day!! Not that we need an excuse to drink wine on any day, but today we drink in honor of the wine. Here are some fun wine facts as we celebrate all wines. Did you know that wine has been around since 6000 BC? Back in Ancient Egypt, they would put […]

Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley knows all too well the challenges that prisoners face when they are released from their sentences to re-enter society. Her husband, Conan Harris, spent 10 years in prison on a drug trafficking charge, and her father also spent time in prison. This is why Pressley and Harris are especially passionate about […]

The Bronx Museum of the Arts honored Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, co-hosts of a late-night show on Showtime, with its Visionaries Award, which was presented by the Borough’s President, Ruben Diaz Jr. Behind their stage names, Desus is Daniel Baker and Mero is Joel Martinez. The duo received their award at the Museum’s […]

The power of the media and other imagery are very influential forces in shaping the perceptions of individuals, communities, and even the world. But this power doesn’t always create positive perceptions; it can also create negative ones. To shed light on the damage that may result from racist objects and imagery, the Rochester Museum & […]

What would you do if you found out someone had a robot made to look just like you? I’m not asking to just ask, this is actually a real thing! A Russian company is facing a lawsuit from the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger for using his face and voice. The robot is called Android Robo-C. […]

The same day of the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others, Vanessa Bryant requested a “no-fly zone” over the wreckage. Her request, made directly to the L.A. County Sheriff’s office, was to ban photographers from taking pictures of the crash site. The reason, said her attorney Gary Robb, […]

In an excerpt from the book “A-list Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley” by Zack O’Malley Greenburg published on Vanity Fair’s website this week, former NBA player and celebrity Shaquille O’Neal explained how he built his fortune. Beyond taking steps to work in areas other than basketball, Shaq took […]

Brandy Norwood’s 17-year-old daughter, Sy’rai, is an up-and-coming entrepreneur. She is not only the founder of Privileged Apparel, a new apparel company, but also one of the models for the company’s fashions. Sy’rai has designed her clothing line to serve women of all shapes and sizes, noting that she’s “bigger than most kids” – she […]