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It’s the holidays and much like 2020, 2021 was a year that Black people and other minority groups showed up and showed out. Black and minority-owned businesses received more attention than ever before this year, leaving people with more options to support them and their products. This holiday season we curated …

U.K. government officials have placed a temporary export bar on an “extremely rare” 17th-century painting of a Black woman and a white woman sitting side-by-side as equals. The artwork titled, “Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies, English School,” was created around the year 1650 and has been valued at  £272,800 euros, …

Unhealthy and unrealistic health and beauty standards are forced on consumers from every angle. Television, social media, advertisements at transportation hubs and even subliminal messages in our entertainment do a good job of reminding us all that we’re lacking something special. We’d all be better of if we just purchase …

Michael B. Jordan has been dethroned as PEOPLE’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” a title that the actor perhaps wasn’t ready to give away just yet. After actor and fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe alumnus Paul Rudd was named the 36th “Sexiest Man Alive” in November, Jordan, appeared on Live with Kelly and …

After being on lockdown for over a year, it’s safe to say that many are optimistic to get back to traveling. And while your ideal gift may be an all-expense-paid vacation for you, your family, friends, or boo, the next best thing to get prepared for vacationist activities is to …

Whether Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah (yes, Black folks are Jewish, too), or other celebrations fill your home this season, holiday time is a great opportunity to refresh little readers’ book lists. Consider one of these books about Black children — written by Black authors — as holiday gifts for the young …

Working in TV news is like nothing else in the world. New reporters often find their jobs listed on “Most Stressful Jobs” rankings next to physicians and paramedics. The work schedule is tough and so are the stories. The deadlines are wild and the pressure is intense. Don’t forget you’ve …

Online retail giant Amazon is launching a new program to help advance the careers of real estate developers of color and increase diverse voices in the industry. The effort will also focus on inclusive community building to address the affordable housing shortage across the U.S.   “With this accelerator program, we are …

Hair and skincare company Carol’s Daughter has announced a partnership with the Mama Glow Foundation, a reproductive justice non-profit organization, to offer doula grants. The grants are part of their joint initiative, Love Delivered. Starting Tuesday, Black birthing people can apply for a grant to be matched with a doula …

Two Black women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles recently added their voices to the chorus of California’s predominantly white legalized cannabis marketplace by opening their own dispensary. CEO Whitney Beatty and COO Ebony Andersen opened Josephine & Billie’s on Oct. 29, according to Forbes. The old-school, speakeasy-style cannabis store is named …