Black Chemist Creates Fashion Brand to Celebrate the Beauty of Melanin
Meet Deirdre Roberson, founder and CEO of Eumelanin, a unique fashion brand that infuses science by using the chemical structure of melanin in clothing and jewelry designs. As a real-life chemist and a creative woman of color, Deirdre says her apparel line celebrates and empowers people of color all around the world. The name of the company, Eumelanin (pronounced: you-mel-a-nin), is a real scientific term that refers to the most abundant type of human melanin responsible for
Caribana Festival Cancelled for the first time in 52 years
For the past 52 years, travelers from all over have made their way to Toronto to participate in Caribana– Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival celebration. After weeks of monitoring the news surrounding COVID-19, festival organizers have decided it was best to cancel this year’s gathering. The month-long festival usually begins in July and runs into August. This is the first time since the festival started that it will not take place. “Taking into consideration the mass crowds that a
Fashion Nova Launches $1MM COVID-19 Relief Fund In Partnership with Cardi B
Fashion Nova and Cardi B are teaming up again. But this time it’s to help people impacted by COVID-19. In 2019, the hit rapper and fashionista collaborated with the popular clothing brand for a line that sold out in hours. Now together again, Cardi B and Fashion Nova will donate $1,000 every hour for the next 42 days until May 20th, totaling $1MM through Fashion Nova Cares. The announcement came as a pleasant surprise to many of the brand’s loyalists. In a statement released
Founder and President of CACCI Dr. Roy A. Hastick Jr. Died
Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. transisted April 9, 2020 Born in Grenada, Roy A. Hastick migrated to the United States in 1972 and worked for several years as a social services administrator, community advocate, entrepreneur, and newspaper publisher. In 1985, Dr. Hastick founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (CACCI) with only ten members. Under his leadership, the organization has become a well-recognized business entity with a mem
African Americans will be MOST impacted by COVID-19
April 3, 2020), NAATPN executive director Delmonte Jefferson was featured on Charlotte's Fox46 to comment on emerging data that confirms what many of us have predicted. African Americans are, indeed, experiencing higher COVID-19 infection and death rates. As the pandemic has spread across the country, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has focused its reporting on the geographic locations of the virus. While racially specific data has been noticeably absent, some ci
