Korryn Gaines Shot by Baltimore Police While Holding 5-Year-Old Son Korryn Gaines was shot and killed by Baltimore police Monday, the Baltimore Sun reports. Police allege Gaines was sitting while holding a s...
Carla Hayden Confirmed As First Black, First Woman Librarian of Congress The Senate confirmed Dr. Carla D. Hayden, 63, to be the 14th Librarian of Congress Wednesday. Hayden is the first woman and first Black pers...
7 Children's Books That Highlight the Power of #BlackGirlMagic by Dr. Artika Tyner Black women have been at the forefront of advancing social change through the exercise of service and leadership. Our fo...
10 Black Women Authors Who Have Shaped Our Souls by @sofia_maame Black women writers work tirelessly to share their lives in an effort to awaken others. These women infiltrated the closed w...
Favorites... Summer Hair Products Summer is a time when hair doesn't necessarily look it's absolute best - but it should - cause you're rocking a tan and feeling ...
sweet tarte For some reason, the East Coast got the memo that summer was here while here on the West Coast we’ve had some serious June gloom. But ev...
Memorial Weekend Beauty Bag As you pack your bag for your Memorial weekend getaway - even if it's just a day bag - (here's to hoping for some sun and swim), th...
Smooth Legs For Spring: Chantecaille Retinol Body Treatment All anyone can seem to talk about is "royal this" and "royal that." So, in light of the Royal Wedding taking place on Fr...
Winter to Spring: Making the Beauty Switchover Spring is in the air! Can't you FINALLY feel it? With daylight saving's time - my personal favorite time of year - Spring is actuall...
WEEKLY MUST-HAVE - Jason Cocoa Butter This isn't just a must-have, this is an obsession, must run out and buy in bulk asap. I was debating putting this as a "Drugstore F...
Slather Me With --- La Natura 100 % Organic Shea Body Butter What exactly is shea butter, you ask? Well, it's a noun, first and foremost. And here's a definition I found most useful: This fat o...
CALIFORNIA GIRL Not two weeks after I wrote about the Environmental Working Group’s sunscreen report , I got a sunburn. Nice, huh? I don’t burn generally a...
Post-Sun Skin Savers So you've tanned it up beach - or pool - side and your sporting the perfect sun kissed hue (after applying loads of SPF, naturally). Now...
SEEING GREEN I never leave the house without mascara. Ever . Even to go to the gym (okay, on the occasion I go to the gym). One coat applied and I instan...
Bathing Beauty: Charlotte Collard You may recognize Charlotte Collard from her modeling campaigns - L'Oreal and Revlon - or her magazine spreads in Vogue, Elle and Marie...