Written By Danielle James Protective styles are about more than just giving your natural hair a break or shielding your strands from environmental elements, like cold weather. Protective styles are freedom for Black women. These looks allow us to add (or remove) volume, length, and texture to our coif. Whether you want to rock a lace front one day, or add some attitude with Beyoncé-esq Lemonade braids the other — protective styles can give you a fresh look sans permanent comm

Written By Erin Lukas The legendary Black-owned makeup brand is back — and better than ever. Before Fenty Beauty and Uoma Beauty, Fashion Fair was the premiere cosmetics brand tailored to dark skin tones. Founded in 1973 by Eunice Johnson, the Black-owned brand broke barriers in the beauty industry with its range of inclusive shades for Black and Brown skin tones. Fashion Fair became a global phenomenon, not just for its products, but the fashion shows it held in cities acro

Written By Brunno Braga Belize model Destiny Wagner, 25, made history last weekend after being crowned Miss Earth 2021. In addition to bringing the first major international crown to the Caribbean country, she also broke a 19-year record without a Black woman winner. Before her, the last Black woman to be crowned in the competition was Kenya’s Winfred Omwakwe in 2002. The Miss Earth 2021 crown comes after a succession of Black queens recently in major nternational beauty con