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Kimberly Wilson
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Fenty Beauty Just Turned WhatsApp Into Your Personal Beauty Advisor
If you’ve ever wished you could text a beauty expert late at night to ask which Fenty foundation shade matches your undertone or which lip…
ESScent Of The Week: Lancôme Idôle Peach ’N Roses Adds A Juicy Twist To A Cult Favorite
Before we get into the nitty gritty, I’ll lead with a spoiler alert: So far since adding this fragrance to my collection, I have gotten…
Jay-Z’s Wealth Isn’t The Problem. What He Does With It Might Be
Lately, it feels like everyone has something to say about billionaires. And more often than not, those conversations end up circling the same question: are…
Before ‘Community’ Was A Business Model, Dr. Cameka Smith Was Building One For Black Women
In 2009, Cameka Smith got laid off from Chicago Public Schools and did something most people probably would have talked her out of. She was…
Meet the Black Woman Who Built The Largest Professional Women’s Football League In America
Have you ever met someone and they have that “it” quality to them? You don’t know them, but you know there’s something about them that…
Love, But Make It Strategic: How Black Couples Are Doing Weddings on Their Own Terms
Wedding season is officially back. And somewhere between “I do” and “until death do us part” there’s a vendor who needs to hear, “here’s my…
Black Farmers Were Finally Getting a Path to Land Ownership. The Federal Government Just Took It Away
The story of Black land loss in America is long, painful and very well documented. Over the last century, Black farmers have lost an estimated…
AI Was Supposed To Make Work Easier—So Why Are We More Burned Out?
The latest research looking at the effects of AI on our brain yielded a red flag warning. Since ChatGPT launched late 2022, it’s felt like…
Inside Isla, The D.C. Restaurant Where A Black Woman Chef Is Making Fine Dining Feel Like Home
For a long time, the conversation around Caribbean cuisine in fine dining moved slowly, if it moved at all. Executive chef and restaurateur Lonie Murdock…
ESScent Of The Week: Summer Fridays Bottled Its Cult-Favorite Lip Balm Scent Into A Perfume
When a skincare brand decides to cross over into fragrance, I always approach with both excitement and caution. Because we’ve seen it go either way…
