Month: August 2020

At Least 70 Dead After Massive Explosion In Beirut

At Least 70 Dead After Massive Explosion In Beirut

Amid already hard times, a massive explosion shook Beirut on Tuesday, causing widespread damage both to the city’s port and elsewhere. The explosion rocked the city, sending a mushroom cloud over the sky, according to the Associated Press, and damaging buildings up to 4 kilometres away, with the rumble reaching […]

Gabrielle Union Re-Launched Her Hair-Care Brand With New Formulations and Majority Black Ownership

Gabrielle Union has accomplished so much she’s not just a multi-hyphenate — she’s a multi-multi-hyphenate. The actress-host-producer-activist-author-entrepreneur-designer-mom-mogul’s latest venture? A re-vamp of her hair-care brand, Flawless by Gabrielle Union, which originally launched in 2017. In … Continue reading

The Greatest Love Story in Black Is King Is Between Beyoncé & Kelly

The Greatest Love Story in Black Is King Is Between Beyoncé & Kelly

Kelly Rowland gets asked about her skin tone a lot. Almost as much as she gets asked about her best friend and former Destiny’s Child bandmate, Beyoncé. Both are understandable lines of questioning. Rowland is a dark-skinned Black woman in Hollywood who has been subjected to horrific colourism and undue […]

Resale Is Thriving In The Pandemic

Resale Is Thriving In The Pandemic

Since the pandemic began, the fashion industry has taken a hit. Retail giants have filed for bankruptcy, independent brands have closed, and brick-and-mortar stores, if they haven’t shut their doors, are still financially recovering from the months they were forced to stay closed during the lockdown. One of the few […]