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11 Jul

Black Venus: rewriting the history of Black women in

Curator Aindrea Emelife talks to Ashleigh Kane about her radical latest show about Black femininity, opening at London’s Somerset House later this month Sandro Botticelli’s Fifteenth-century painting, “The Birth of Venus”, has long been considered the apex of female beauty. But there are only so many ladies who can relate to a unadorned blonde woman, birthed from sea foam and emerging from an enormous clam shell. Women who don’t see themselves reflected in Venus’ narrow image have needed to reckon with problematic representations stemming from racism, othering, misogyny, sexualisation and fetishisation. BLACK VENUS, an exhibition opening at Somerset House on July 20, counters this by showcasing the plurality of Black femininity. Curated by Aindrea...

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29 Jun

SheaMoisture Showcases “The Next Black Millionaires” In Recent …

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SheaMoisture Showcases “The Next Black Millionaires” In Recent …

Constructing a business isn’t easy but considered one of the leading beauty brands helps to make major dreams come true. SheaMoisture joined forces with The Roku Channel and MACRO Television Studios to launch The Next Black Millionaires, a recent series following the lives of three driven founders aiming to scale their firms to the following level. Article continues after video. “At SheaMoisture, we imagine in purposeful beauty which is being accountable to those who we serve. Which means from the products we create to how we show up with purpose, our mission is underscored by the dedication we've to the Black community,” said Cara Sabin, CEO at SheaMoisture and CEO of Beauty & Wellbeing, Unilever North America in a statement. “We're thrilled to...

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23 Jun

25 Black Women-Owned Brands You Should Know | Essence

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25 Black Women-Owned Brands You Should Know | Essence

GETTY IMAGES Blissful Juneteenth. While we rejoice being Black, fly, and excellent 365, today, we desired to highlight Black women designers. Fashion’s strides today wouldn't have happened without the contributions of Black women, from stylists and designers to PR mavens and so forth. Inside the fashion space, there are several hoops that Black women have needed to jump through to get to where they at the moment are, that they definitely shouldn’t have needed to but did so with grace. One among the numerous things that Black women do see well is uplifting one another, and in doing so, the Black fashion community has grown into something greater than simply numbers and variety quotas but a safer space to specific and...

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16 Jun

A love letter to 99p hair shop lip gloss,

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A love letter to 99p hair shop lip gloss,

Lip gloss has long been a universal staple of girlhood – and for Black teenagers within the UK, the NK Lip Gel is the last word cultural heirloom. Here, Sola Adeaga pens an ode to her holy grail Introducing Horror Nation?, a latest season from Dazed concerning the current state of the UK from the attitude of the young individuals who live here. “That is the Beyoncé of all clear glosses,” influencer Nella Rose says as she holds up her NK Lip Gel in a TikTok video sharing her make-up kit staples. “I can’t live without the £1 hair shop lip gloss”. When I feel back to my childhood days, what stands out most of all...

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