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H&M is stepping into the holiday season with something the culture has been asking for: real, visible, intentional support for Black designers. The retailer is rolling out The Style Shop, Curated by Maison Black, a month-long in-store experience spotlighting the talent, craftsmanship and entrepreneurial spirit driving Black fashion today. It is not just a pop-up. […]
The holiday season is a time to celebrate and break bread with family, friends and loved ones. But this can also mean putting on extra pounds as we indulge in our favorite dishes and holiday beverages. Although we don’t count calories during Thanksgiving and Christmas, adding low-impact workouts to your routine is an easy way […]
For many of us, the holidays are a season of return. A return to childhood homes, to long-standing traditions, to the people who raised us in church pews, ball fields, and in the kitchen. Core memories thick with laughter and love. But the holidays can also be a season of disruption. Distance, grief, identity, non-traditional […]
We’re excited for Thanksgiving. Now we know how our people can be. We tend to want to dress up for the holidays, especially around family and especially after not being around one another for so long. If you don’t know where to start, don’t worry. For a little style inspiration, we went down memory lane […]
Thanksgiving is a time when we celebrate life with family and friends. Traditionally, we gather from near and far to give thanks collectively for all the blessings we have and expect to receive. Besides watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and NFL games, there are some classic Thanksgiving-themed episodes from Black sitcoms that are guaranteed […]
I remember the year I tried to boycott Thanksgiving. I was 19, entering that necessary but annoying phase of young self-righteous and half-informed quasi-pro-Blackness. I drove home anyway because students were essentially kicked out of dorms for the holiday. As soon as I hit the door, the aroma of greens, fatback and yams hit me […]
Amazon Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the moments when everyone becomes a strategist. This is not casual shopping; it’s precision, it’s intention, it’s knowing exactly what upgrades your life needs and grabbing them while the universe finally cooperates. This year’s lineup isn’t just about deals, it’s about essentials that make your day move smoother, […]
What You Need To Know: Letitia James receives an update on the federal charges she faces alongside James Comey. Two viscerally recognized hate symbols are re-classified by the Coast Guard. Mayor Muriel Bowser informs constituents on the status of her plans to seek re-election. These are your weekly highlights from “The State of US.” Letitia […]
As Black children, many of us grew up under the rule that we were to be seen and not heard. We were taught to respect our elders without question, often at the cost of our own voices, boundaries and sometimes even our self-worth. Defending ourselves, no matter how respectful, was often labeled as “talking back” […]
Not since the Oscar-winning Summer of Soul has a documentary shed light on untold Black history quite like Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story. The true origin of “Black Is Beautiful”—the 1960s sociocultural slogan and self-love movement that encouraged appreciation of African-American features and hair textures—eluded many at first. The National Museum of African […]