Black Tag
US drugstore chains Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS Health have all announced they may not be locking up cosmetics and hair care products aimed toward black people and other people of color.
This discriminatory practice, which didn't cover brands traditionally targeted towards predominantly white consumers, meant that these beauty products could only be accessed by having an worker unlock the cases, a few of which featured additional anti-theft measures.
In an announcement last week, Walmart said the locked cases had been used to discourage shoplifters from stealing products including electronics and cosmetics. Nevertheless, it continued: βWeβre sensitive to the problem and understand the concerns raised by our customers and members of the community and have made the choice to discontinue placing multicultural hair...
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Ahead of the discharge of Earth Mama, the Olympian-turned-director speaks to Dazed in regards to the US foster care system and the unrelenting surveillance of Black moms
Savanah Leafβs tender debut Earth Mama begins with a lady delivering a monologue direct to the camera. βItβs my journey; itβs no person elseβs journey. No one goes to walk with these shoes I got on my feet. You mayβt walk in my shoes but you'll be able to walk besides me,β she says. These first lines sit on the core of Leafβs directorial ethos β a type of cinema that doesn't intrude or pander to a pitiful type of empathy, but as an alternative observes...
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Holiday spending is showing some higher than expected momentum β to this point, at the very least, based on reports emanating Tuesday on the important thing stretch from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday.
Adobe reported Tuesday that customers spent a complete ofΒ $12.4 billionΒ on Cyber Monday, upΒ 9.6 percent year-over-year and surpassing the software giantβs initial projection of $12 billion.
Shopify, which powers the e-commerce sites of brands and retailers world wide, reported Tuesday that from the beginning of Black Friday through Cyber Monday its merchants totaled $9.3 billion in sales, representing a 24 percent increase from the $7.5 billion through the same period in 2022.
In one other positive report, the National Retail Federation said a record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day...
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