Curtis Headley founds Culture1 to address demand for dark-skinned men in the European skin care market An entrepreneur has taken a bold step into the skin care market by developing a product for Black men. Curtis Headley told British newspaper Bristol Post his brand, Culture1, is undergoing testing, though he’s used the product himself for a…
Black Directors Health Equity designs a roadmap for board members to address health disparities A group of Black executives has launched a playbook designed to help improve healthcare, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. The Black Directors Health Equity, in partnership with Deloitte Health Care, created the playbook to “Encourage Board Directors to more directly influence conversations…
“Bonnet Chronicles” host Tami Roman Youngblood has decided that she needed a change in her life. Right before the reality star celebrates her 52nd birthday, she got the “big chop” and cut down her bob-length blond tresses to a sexy caesar. In a TikTok video, underscored by India.Aire’s 2006 hit song “I Am Not My…
A former Black Panther, Mubarak is dedicated to honoring the lives of notable Black figures in his native Los Angeles, one mural at a time. Mohammed Mubarak sat in his studio one sunny Los Angeles afternoon, working on his latest rendition of a mural of Marvin Gaye. This mural, among several others the artist has…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Conservative Supreme Court justices continue to engage in an exercise of hypocrisy and bad faith posturing on and off the bench. Speaking at a Salt Lake City event sponsored by the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation, named for the former Republican senator, Justice Clarence Thomas claimed he was concerned about polarization…
Kimora Lee’s estranged husband has admitted to a form of catfishing to deceive the former model into dating him. Tim Leissner testified in court that he pretended to be his ex-wife for years online to convince Lee that he was a single man. According to TMZ, Leissner admitted to hatching up a plan to impersonate his then-wife…
Source: Echoes / Getty Late legendary singer Otis Redding used his talent to transform the world of music, and a new space being created in his honor will inspire generations of artists to do the same. The Otis Redding Foundation recently unveiled plans to build a performing arts center in the heart of Georgia. ‘It…
Smith is the youngest ever recipient of the literary prize. Author Zadie Smith is this year’s winner of the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, an honor previously given to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim and Margaret Atwood among others. The PEN literary award is presented to “an important writer whose work has drawn a wide audience and…
While Black women are twice as likely to be infertile than white women, an additional barrier when seeking assistance reproducing — egg and sperm donor shortages — is now exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Black mother holding newborn baby in hospital bed. (Photo By Ariel Skelley/Getty Images) According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…
“Community colleges are an excellent training ground for students to prepare for the rigor of campus life at the university level,” said JSU’s president. HBCU Jackson State University is partnering with six Alabama community colleges to help associate degree graduates transition into its bachelor’s degree programs. JSU’s scholars pipeline hopes to provide a seamless transition…
