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Another week, another reason to make a little more room on the top shelf. This week’s beauty drops are less about reinventing your entire routine and more about making the one you already have work a little harder, from smarter hydration and lash-and-brow growth to a blush that sticks around long after you wash your […]
Halle Berry has been that girl since she was named Miss Ohio 1986 and first runner-up in that year’s national Miss USA competition. Now, 40 years later, on August 14, the Oscar-winning star, producer, director and activist is celebrating her 60th birthday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry) It’s […]
When Chef Kristen Ashley, the founder of Chicago’s Cleo’s Southern Cuisine, received a text from her cousin on a Monday morning, she didn’t realize her business would never be the same. A link. Keith Lee had posted his review. She had heard that he had come by, but there was no way that she could […]
In the year of the American semiquincentennial, Philadelphia situates itself as an origin site, lending itself to the national imagination through the arts spaces that define the city. In this context, there was a kindredness in encountering the Barnes Foundation’s Freedom Dreams the same weekend as the fifteenth BlackStar Film Festival, comprising four days devoted […]
There is something deeply satisfying about a drugstore beauty run. You walk in for toothpaste and somehow emerge 45 minutes later with a new lip product, body scrub, mascara and enough skincare to convince yourself you have entered a new era. This month, that particular form of retail therapy comes with a little financial justification. […]
This year’s WNBA All-Star Weekend saw record-breaking numbers with nearly 20,000 attendees. Jordan Wood’s iconic orange purse became a part of the New York Knicks’ historic NBA Championship win. And fashionistas brought style and team spirit effortlessly with their FIFA World Cup fits this summer. Women are having one hell of a moment in sports. […]
When most people picture Black entrepreneurship, their minds go to the same handful of places, usually a salon, a restaurant, or a clothing line. And to be clear, there is nothing wrong with any of that. Black creativity has been shaping those spaces for generations, often without getting the credit or the capital that came […]
Does your camera eat first? Do you have a growing list of favorite restaurants organized by city? Are you the friend everyone texts when they need the perfect brunch spot, date-night destination, or hidden gem? Are your streaming app libraries loaded with culinary documentaries and competition series? If you answered yes, chances are you’re a […]
David Crowley Wins Wisconsin Gubernatorial Primary Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday, edging out state Assemblymember Francesca Hong by a narrow margin, with about 39% of the vote and roughly 1,200 votes over Hong. A win in November would make Crowley Wisconsin’s first Black governor. Deep Dive: Crowley, a moderate […]
What better way to improve your life than having a seat at the table with the Robinson siblings? It’s like having access to the cool aunt and uncle at the family function. And when Megan Thee Stallion sat down with them for the latest IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, it was a gathering […]