Like many Black woman consumers, Emeka L. Anyanwu was among those dissatisfied with the number of options many beauty stores offered with it came to showcasing Black-owned brands and diversity in their advertising. After dealing with several negative shopping experiences, she decided to create her own store to help amplify …
Read More »‘Tyler Perry’s Sistas’ Renewed For Season Three
Tyler Perry’s Sistas is officially returning right here on BET for season three. Deadline exclusively reports that the series will continue, which is no surprise considering it is cable’s No.1 series among Black viewers in the key adults 18-49 demographic. Sistas follows a group of fiery single Black women as …
Read More »How to Be an Antiracist Author Ibram X. Kendi Teams Up With Netflix to Create Three New Projects
Ibram X. Kendi visits Build to discuss the book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You at Build Studio on March 10, 2020 in New York City.Photo: Michael Loccisano (Getty Images) Historian (and 2020 The Root 100 honoree) Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will partner with Netflix for a handful of antiracist-centered projects. …
Read More »Sterling K. Brown On Therapy As A Necessity During COVID-19
Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award winning actor Sterling K. Brown, like so many of us, had moments last year where he had to reconcile feelings of anger, isolation, and sadness. Whether it was pandemic, the incessant examples of racial violence or the strife of politics, Brown and …
Read More »Kwame Kilpatrick, Lil’ Wayne Get Trump Pardons
Donald Trump, in his last hours as president, commuted the sentence of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who had been convicted in 2013 on multiple corruption charges, and issued a full pardon to hip-hop superstar Lil’ Wayne early Wednesday. (Jan. 20). The move, announced by the White House, comes as …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Celebrates Natalia’s 18th Birthday
Natalia Bryant, Vanessa and Kobe Bryant’s oldest daughter, turns 18 years old today. Vanessa celebrated with some adorable throwback photos. Vanessa posted on her Instagram, “We love you so much! Happy birthday Natalia!!!! Our first born.” A second caption read, “Daddy’s little princess, Natalia.” See below: She also posted …
Read More »Sephora Doubles Number of Black-Owned Beauty Brands After New Racial Bias Study
Previously, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported how beauty companies like Sephora were working to foster more diversity and inclusion initiatives amidst negative criticisms from Black employees. This week, the retailer unveiled its racial bias study and announced that it will double the number of Black-owned brands available at its retail locations. The …
Read More »Steve Harvey Reflects On COVID’s Effect On Police Protests
Steve Harvey is giving his take on the protests against racial justice and police brutality amidst one of the worst pandemics in American history. PEOPLE provided a first look at Wednesday’s (January 20) episode of STEVE on Watch. The host shared the lessons he taught his own sons about police …
Read More »White Man in Texas Harasses Black Woman at Her Home; Law Enforcement Tells Her to Stay at a Hotel
Screenshot: NBCDFW5 A Black woman in Texas has had to leave her home after facing racial harassment from a white man in her neighborhood. According to NBCDFW 5, Stacey Livingston resides in a neighborhood in Denton County where one of her white neighbors began shouting racial slurs at her home. …
Read More »A Tragic Beginning to a Presidency
Current hospitalizations are always the most stable indicator of the pandemic’s progress, and after peaking at 132,474 on January 6, they have declined more than 6 percent—meaning that 8,654 fewer people are in the hospital now, compared with two weeks ago. Hospitalizations have declined, too, in every region for at …
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