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BNYFW: Telfar Takes Black Rock to the RunwayÂ
Telfar Global rocked New York Fashion Week on Friday night. Studding the stage with Telfarâs âframilyâ of musical youths were Dev Hynes tapping the keys; Ian Isiah, aka âBig Shugga,â up front; and Kelela, Oyinda, 070 Shake and Kelsey Lu belting out tunes, along with a surprise appearance by Telfar himself on the mic, crooning…
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Kicks Ahoy! Lil Yachty Sails Into the Sneaker Game Â
Lil Yachty and his crewâincluding Meechie and Toosi of âHit Dem Folks,â the Atlanta-area-based dance duo, and his visionary VFiles stylist Rox Brown (she was the one who put Young Thug in a dress, yâall)âhit New York Fashion Week on Wednesday to show us the future of Reebokâs reborn old-school Classic Workout Plus Sneaker. The…
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Sheâs Grown-ish! Happy 18th Birthday, Yara Shahidi!
Here at The Glow Up, we hate to play favorites, but weâd be lying if we said we didnât have a very special place in our hearts for actress-activist-âitâ girl Yara Shahidi. While Hollywood is thankfully steadily filling with more young, black female talent, few have shared a trajectory so relatably similar to The Glow…
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NYFW: Chromat Shows Us Diversity Is Body BeautifulÂ
You cannot put Chromat designer Becca McCharen-Tran in a box. Diversity is not âa thingâ for herâitâs life. As a child, she busted her dolls out of their boxes and made clothes and dollhouses filled with her own handmade furniture so that they could fulfill her own unique vision of femininity. Now in her 10th…
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Our Sistersâ Keeper: Tarana Burke Keeps Us Focused
How do we count the ways we love Tarana Burke? The #MeToo founder has been rightfully getting her shine since the movement bearing the name she coined caught Hollywoodâs attention last fall. In the months since, she has appeared on red carpets, been honored in Time magazine, and become a regular on the talk and…
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Real Beauty: Is Truth in Advertising Finally Here?Â
âFor my entire life, Iâve been sold the seduction of my inadequacy.â âLupita Nyongâo Those are the words of a woman many consider one of the most beautiful in the world, who grew up, like many black and brown girls everywhere, not seeing images in the media that reflected herself and validated her beauty. Seth…
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Nudes You Can Use: Nubian Skin Gets Inclusive by Expanding Its Size Range!
Color us happy! In 2014, lingerie brand Nubian Skin made waves in the undergarment industry, making its debut with a full range of nude shades for women of color. But for all the brandâs inclusivity, its beautifully hued bras werenât initially available in an extensive range of sizes, much to the dismay of us fuller-busted…
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Bid on #BlackGirlMagic: EBay Partners With Black Girls Rock!
When Beverly Bond talks about the magic of black girls and women, her enthusiasm is contagious. The celebrity DJ-model-producer (and much more) shifted the paradigm in our favor in 2006 when she founded Black Girls Rock!, the award show and nonprofit organization that has since earned worldwide acclaim. Fittingly, Bond literally holds the trademark to…
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She Got That Glow: Danai Gurira Was a Work of Art at Black Pantherâs European Premiere
Danai, Danai, Danai … from The Walking Dead to Wakanda, Danai Gurira has slayed her way into our hearts, and does no less on the red carpet. At Thursday nightâs European premiere of Marvelâs Black Panther, she wowed in black and emerald, rising like the beaded phoenix gracing her gown by Jean-Louis Sabajiâwho notably also…
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#28DaysOfBlackCosplay: Too Black for the White Geeks
I was 6 years old when my mama educated me in the ways of saving princesses by touching flowers and shooting fireballs at turtles. Four years later, a kid in my class revealed a juicy bit of gossip: There were adult cartoons that aired way past our bedtimes. I stayed up and discovered âJapan-imationâ (or…