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Photo Credit: ‘The Fantastic thing about Blackness/HBO Max The Fantastic thing about Blackness, a documentary that tells the story of Fashion Fair Cosmetics, the primary cosmetics line created primarily for Black women, is out there to stream on HBO Max. Eunice Johnson – the co-founder of JET and EBONY Magazines – created the corporate in 1973 after she couldn't find products that complemented the skin color of the models who were a component of the Ebony Fashion Fair. The upstart cosmetics company provided darker tones of lipstick and eyeshadow versus the more common, neutral hues. “She began this company to actually provide an answer for an issue,” said Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, President of Fashion Fair. “The overall market firms who were selling cosmetics...