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17 Oct

6 Beauty Brands Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month –

Spooky season isn’t the one focus in October, as this month also symbolizes Breast Cancer Awareness. Whether you’re honoring your family members with the normal ribbon, rocking your pink, or walking for the cure, our favourite beauty brands are opening their wallets to support research with just a few limited-edition releases which are price adding to the routine.  Essence has played an enormous role in sharing the stories of Black women and their breast cancer journeys, like media personality Ananda Lewis who was diagnosed with stage three of the disease in 2020, or legendary singer Mary J Blige, who recently learned the depths of breast cancer. “I didn’t find out about breast cancer or mammograms until I used to be 40,”...
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23 Sep

WATCH: Black Fashion TikTok Creatives Speak On The Importance

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31 Aug

Howard University Professor William Southerland Challenges More Corporations To

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