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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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21 Oct

Black Women & Lupus – Essence

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Getty Images Sponsored by AstraZeneca As Black women, we’re the backbones of the family—we tackle the responsibility of family, friends, and our communities. We are also disproportionally impacted by lupus—and our relationships are the middle of our battle with this disease. Based on an NIH study, African-Americans within the U.S. have three to 4 times greater prevalence of lupus, risk of developing lupus at an earlier age and lupus-related disease activity, damage and mortality compared with Caucasians, with the very best rates experienced by Black women. A chronic autoimmune disease, lupus can affect any a part of the body (skin, joints and/or organs contained in the body), in accordance with Lupus.org. With lupus, your immune system cannot tell the difference between “foreign invaders,”...

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19 Oct

Elle Celebrated Power Women in Hollywood, LaQuan’s Recent Capsule,

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Elle Celebrated Power Women in Hollywood, LaQuan’s Recent Capsule,

SISTER, SISTER: “You're the sister I’ve all the time wanted, and I'm so lucky to find a way to play a sister on ‘Euphoria’ with you and so that you can find a way to be my best friend,” Sydney Sweeney told Maude Apatow. “It’s such an incredible feeling, because I all the time had a tough time having girlfriends. You’re just every thing to me.” Apatow had introduced her costar onstage at Elle’s Women in Hollywood Celebration dinner. Sweeney was amongst eight women being honored, the others being Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Yeoh, Ariana DeBose, Zoë Kravitz (who didn't attend), Anne Hathaway, Issa Rae and Olivia Wilde. Each appears on a canopy of Elle’s upcoming Hollywood issue. Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney Michael Buckner/Variety Nominated...

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16 Oct

The Divine 9 Goals To Save The Lives Of

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Hannah Beier/GETTY Sorority and fraternity members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc., commonly referred to as the Divine 9, have come together in an effort to guard the lives of Black women following the historic overturning of Roe V. Wade by The Supreme Court. The repeal of the law, which was in place for nearly half a century, ended the constitutional right to an abortion. The coalition of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO) recently launched the “Tell Any person” public service campaign. The initiative emphasizes the disproportionate impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on Black women. It also calls on the community to interact elected officials to re-establish the appropriate to abortion. Article continues after video. “Overturning Roe v. Wade is not going to end abortion. It...

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