Month: April 2021

29 Big (Style) Ideas

29 Big (Style) Ideas

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A Year Of Doing Own Hair In Our Own Homes

A Year Of Doing Own Hair In Our Own Homes

To some, Tessica Brown’s perma-sleek mistake was just another punchline that launched a million Gorilla Glue Girl memes, but the fact that a Black woman was struggling with at-home hairstyling during a pandemic wasn’t a simple joke. It was a viral example of the creative ways in which Black women […]

Sadiq Khan On His Plans To Make Women Feel Safer In London

Today Sadiq Khan, who is currently running to be re-elected as mayor of London on 6th May, visited a pharmacy in east London’s Newham. That pharmacy was more than it seemed: staff inside are trained to provide a safe space for people experiencing or at risk of domestic violence. If […]

The COVID-19 Vaccines May Have Some Surprising Benefits

The COVID-19 Vaccines May Have Some Surprising Benefits

In the hours before the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in the US for emergency use, I was on the phone with epidemiologists and medical experts who were detailing the expected advantages to widespread vaccination: There’d be fewer deaths, and fewer severe cases of COVID-19, so hospitals wouldn’t be so […]

An HIV Vaccine Based On The Moderna COVID Vaccine Is Getting Promising Results

An HIV Vaccine Based On The Moderna COVID Vaccine Is Getting Promising Results

A new HIV vaccine, based on the Moderna COVID-19 inoculation, has shown a 97% antibody response rate in Phase I clinical trials. Currently, HIV affects more than 38 million people globally. If approved, this vaccine could become the first stage of a multi-step strategy to combat HIV and other viral […]