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5 Sep

ICYMI: ESSENCE After Dark Showcases Latest & Next Artists

Photo by Amanda Rudd DJ Domo set the tone with twerk anthems for ESSENCE After Dark’s closing concert at Republic NOLA. Photo by Amanda Rudd Mellow Rackz, of Young Money Entertainment, claimed the stage and opened the night. “The gang turned up, and it was lit!” Mellow Rackz shared after her performance. She describes herself as an emerging artist, inspired to support women. “I like in my songs for the ladies to feel good. You realize, we wish all women to feel beautiful, and music is one other technique to empower ourselves.” Photo by Amanda Rudd Omeretta the Great did just that and graced the space with a powerful presence. Rooted in Atlanta pride, Omeretta calls herself “the toughest.” She said that Hip Hop...

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5 Sep

EXCLUSIVE: Elsa Hosk Launches Helsa Clothing Brand With Revolve

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Fashion, Featured

Elsa Hosk is launching her own brand, called Helsa. In collaboration with Revolve Group, the previous Victoria’s Secret Angel’s clothing line will launch Tuesday on the favored e-tailer and Fwrd’s official e-commerce sites. The initial release will include 48 styles ranging sizes XXS to XL that shall be launched to coincide with the corporate’s Revolve Gallery during Recent York Fashion Week. Hosk, originally from Stockholm, decided to call the brand Helsa as a play on the Swedish word for health (hälsa) and create a platform to speak her vision based on her heritage, almost two-decade modeling profession, travel experience and her beliefs for herself and others. Elsa Hosk for Helsa, created in collaboration with Revolve Group. Courtesy of Revolve In creating the road, the model...

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5 Sep

FKA twigs on Reinventing Through Beauty and Product She

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Beauty, Featured

FKA twigs on Reinventing Through Beauty and Product She

“I’m very much coming out of my character, coming back into me,” said FKA twigs. The multifaceted talent — a singer, songwriter, dancer and actress — just wrapped filming Rupert Sanders’ “The Crow,” opposite Bill Skarsgård. “Today has been really fun, since it’s the primary time that I feel that I’m back to myself,” she added, backstage at a pop-up event for Viktor & Rolf in Los Angeles. She’s the face of the brand’s latest fragrance, Good Fortune. Beauty is a transformative tool, whether it’s used for filmmaking to embody a task or preforming on stage as a part of a persona. Nevertheless it’s also deeply personal. Finding herself again, FKA twigs had on her “staple, go-tos,” in braids, a lined lip, strong...

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5 Sep

Goldman Sachs To Invest $2.3M To Make Black Undergrads

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Hair, Featured

Goldman Sachs To Invest .3M To Make Black Undergrads

The “racial tech gap,” between Black students and other ethnic groups could threaten the likelihood of them landing meaningful employment, and ever closing the wealth gap in a rapidly digitizing labor market. Scary, right? Fortunately, Goldman Sachs Asset Management is aiming to vary that. In an announcement made earlier this month, the financial titan will turn into a premier sponsor of the web optimization (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) Tech Developer, with a commitment of $2.25 million over the subsequent three years. The initiative’s goal is to offer Black, Latinx, and Native American undergraduate students the resources needed to chart a linear path to a tech profession right after completing their studies. “While Tech is a high-growth industry, only 5% of...

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