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8 Nov

Award-Winning Singer Keyondra Lockett And Her Sister Kimberly Lockett

Imagine waking as much as an email from one in all the largest stores on the planet stating they're fascinated by carrying your brand.  That’s what happened to Kimberly and Keyondra Lockett last 12 months, founders of athleisure brand Jolie Noire. Who sent the e-mail? Goal, yes that Goal.  “We received a message in our business email,” explained Keyondra, who can be an award-nominated gospel singer. “After which additionally they emailed Kim. That’s how bad they were searching for us,” she said, pointing to how incredibly humbled they were to see the massive brand actively looking for out their company for partnership.  However the road to success wasn’t all the time easy. Ever entrepreneurial, Jolie Noire isn’t the sisters’ first brand. In 2012...
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7 Nov

This Hampton University Grad Created An Inclusive Toy Line

Brooke Hart Jones didn’t know much about Hampton University when she applied for admission within the late 90s. She just knew that when her friend, also a prospective student, talked about his experience while on a tour there, he glowed. “Attending an HBCU, particularly Hampton was one of the vital pivotal decisions I’ve made in life truthfully,” Hart Jones shared with Essence. “And I believe my story is pretty reflective of my friends’ who would say the identical. The experience just really affects every aspect of your life: academically, professionally, personally. I graduated over 20 years ago and I’m still friends with my classmates. The bond is different.” After graduating from Hampton University in 2002, she said she continued to...
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22 Oct

ICYMI: Jadakiss’ Coffee Line, British Black History Month And

October is dwindling down which suggests Scorpio season is sort of upon us. When you listen close enough, you may hear their mysterious energy brewing. If that’s not scary enough, how concerning the shortage of butter and crab legs? Now while the disappearance of each feels very anti-Black, one is linked to climate change, and the opposite is due to the recent “butter board” trend online. Yes, butter board. Imagine a charcuterie board, but with butter. If that information alone made your cholesterol rise, here’s a couple of other news stories you may have missed. 1. Kiss The (Coffee) Game Goodbye Hip-Hop heads would guarantee cold rap lines from Jadakiss, but now they'll expect a hot cup joe too.  Jadakiss, born Jason Phillips, a...
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20 Oct

This Haircare Line Made For Young Black Men Is

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