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25 Oct

Alaska Women Speak Up About Their Struggles Wearing Natural

Alaska Women Speak Alaska Women Speak Twists outs and co-washing have firmly cemented themselves as a part of Black hair lexicon. The terms originally emerged as a part of the second-wave natural hair movement, which the web site Curl Centric notes began within the early 2000s. Hair bloggers like Whitney White (a.k.a. Naptural85) and web sites like curlynikki.com quickly became the go-to for those embarking on (and struggling with) their natural hair journey. Lately, many Black women have fully embraced the feel of their God-given kinks and curls — and the multi-step regimens that come together with caring for natural hair. Though, for a lot of us, the topic stays some extent of contention. How is it possible that in a world flooded with quality YouTube tutorials on haircare and countless...
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23 Sep

WATCH: Black Fashion TikTok Creatives Speak On The Importance

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23 Sep

Latin Fashion Professionals Speak on What’s Now and Next

Whether it’s Latin Heritage Month or some other time all year long, Latin designers and fashion creatives are working to open doors for the following crop of creatives with ties to the region. This time, three of those creatives are doing that with an “Into The Industry Workshop” in Latest York City for college kids from Mexico’s Istituto di Moda Burgo. Hosted by designer Nadia Manjarrez of her namesake bridal label, celebrity and editorial makeup artist Mayela Vazquez, and fashion photographer Raul Tovar, the three-day workshop running from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 goals to provide the incoming an inside have a look at the industry. “I'm extremely excited to be doing this workshop for a lot of reasons,” Vazquez said. “All...
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7 Sep

When Your Boyfriend And Best Friend Bump Heads, Who

HBO Max I’m undecided what you were as much as at 2 a.m. last night — my guess is sleeping — but I used to be up. Issa Rae’s reality series The Sweet Life: Los Angeles returned for its second season on HBO Max on Thursday night (August 4), and to my surprise and glee, got here back with a bang. It rolled out 4 episodes to assist me meet up with my favorite twentysomething Los Angelinos. I used to be excited — after which I quickly became stressed. I used to be reminded pretty quickly of how briskly this group can get catty, petty and overreact about small pickings and the way sometimes those misunderstandings can end in explosive ways....
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