Fashion & Beauty
A Miss America Crown on Natural Hair Is Small History—and Still History
Source contextRegan Hutsell of Texas was crowned Miss America 2027.A pageant crown should not have to carry the weight of a national conversation about…
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A Miss America Crown on Natural Hair Is Small History—and Still History
Source contextRegan Hutsell of Texas was crowned Miss America 2027.A pageant crown should not have to carry the weight of a national conversation about…
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A Miss America Crown on Natural Hair Is Small History—and Still History
Source contextRegan Hutsell of Texas was crowned Miss America 2027.A pageant crown should not have to carry the weight of a national conversation about…
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Black Designers Are Not a Side Conversation at Fashion Week
Source contextESSENCE is spotlighting Black designers set to show during New York Fashion Week SS27.Every fashion season produces a familiar ritual: a list of…
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Black Designers Are Not a Side Conversation at Fashion Week
Source contextESSENCE is spotlighting Black designers set to show during New York Fashion Week SS27.Every fashion season produces a familiar ritual: a list of…
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Naomi Osaka’s Braids Remind Us That Black Sports Style Has a Lineage
Source contextNaomi Osaka wore U.S. Open braids inspired by Allen Iverson.Sports style is often treated like decoration around the “real” athletic story, even though…
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Naomi Osaka’s Braids Remind Us That Black Sports Style Has a Lineage
Source contextNaomi Osaka wore U.S. Open braids inspired by Allen Iverson.Sports style is often treated like decoration around the “real” athletic story, even though…
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Textured Hair Should Never Have Been an Elective in Cosmetology School
Source contextNew York now requires cosmetology education and licensing to include training on textured hair.A professional beauty license is supposed to signal basic competence.…
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Textured Hair Should Never Have Been an Elective in Cosmetology School
Source contextNew York now requires cosmetology education and licensing to include training on textured hair.A professional beauty license is supposed to signal basic competence.…
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