We’re Not Marching Alone, #BlackLivesMatter World Wide
As allies around the globe heard our screams, they joined in our cries, protesting alongside us in a heartwarming display of solidarity while memorializing the ...
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What You Should Be Listening to During Lockdown
Here’s our list of who we believe you should be listening to while on lockdown, a list we hope fills the void we often feel after mindlessly consuming online co...
How to Live with (More) Intention
Yolanda Acree is a black woman living a minimalist lifestyle; calling it slow, simple, and creative. She answers a few burning questions about her move to minim...
How I Started Earning $200 a Month After 6 Years
In April of last year, I popped a bottle of Nicolas Feuillate in celebration of the fact that I had earned a whole $200 that month! Models and bottles y’all, I’...
Prelo White & Brooklyn Artistry Think You Deserve To Be More Than A Starving Artist
I knew I wanted to be a visual artist but it was when I got introduced to The Boondocks’ strip was when being a cartoonist was what I thought I wanted to do wit...
Ditching the Dye: The Other Side of Going Gray
In today’s society, a woman’s sex appeal is tied to her value in social and professional environments, and gray hair appears to be a direct contradiction to tha...
How That Zara Top You Bought Is Hurting Africa’s Economy
We all love a good sale at Zara or H&M, but it’s killing Africa’s economy. The global impacts of the runway-to-retail industry are profound; wreaking havoc on A...
Holy Sh*t: It’s 2020 and I’m Moving Back in With My Parents
“the year of moving backward"
How Fe Noel Built a Fashion Brand in 4,380 Days
When Felisha Noel sadly closed the boutique she had ran for four years, she wouldn’t know that years later Michelle Obama would be wearing a Fe Noel design.
Recap: Color & Complexity Behind the Brand
Last week we invited 11 women of color to join us for dinner in New York City to discuss how to create marketing initiatives that are truly inclusive.
From Straight Hair to Box Braids: The Afro-Latina Interloper
As I manipulate my curls to fit soul-crushing social standards, sometimes this hair articulates convincing authenticity—most times it leaves me feeling like a f...
Real Women Open Up About Their Short Hair Evolution: Part II
Short hair, don’t care? It’s deeper than that.