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UPDATE: This Jingle Dress Museum Exhibit Explores The History Of The Native Garment While Bringing Attention To The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Movement
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(Arts)
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Historic art forms and stories are on full display at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. A new addition to the museum is an exhibit on the Jingle Dress, a traditional Native garment typically worn during ...
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Created on 10 June 2021
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Khadijah Robinson's 'The Nile List' Is the Easiest Way to Discover and Support Black-Owned Bran
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(Living)
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During last year’s BLM uprising, Google Trends Data showed a 300 percent increase in the search “How to find a Black-owned business in my area?” Khadijah Robinson, a lawyer based in D.C., makes this ...
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Created on 07 May 2021
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Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
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(Living)
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... became flashpoints for protests, and Black-owned rinks and Black skate parties at otherwise white skate centers evolved, out of necessity, into community hubs in underprivileged neighborhoods. Known by ...
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Created on 05 May 2021
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Reclaiming The Lens: 10 Women Filmmakers Spearheading The New Wave in Black Cinema
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(Movies)
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... an indie, Black-owned network where she produced several steamy films and original series. She later took to the director’s chair and in 2019, her debut feature film Jezebel premiered at SXSW. Now streaming ...
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Created on 22 April 2021
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Fashion Nova's $1 Million "Women On Top" Campaign Demonstrates How The Brand Can't Stop Exploiting Black Wo
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(Feminism)
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... is that nearly everything about this non-Black-owned franchise—from its advertising, to its more humanitarian efforts—is legitimized through Black women and their likeness, without the company ever providing ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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Noname Is Making Headlines With Her Newest Book Club Announcement
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(Books)
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... purchase the featured books from local Black-owned bookstores and libraries. You can also show support by joining the club’s Patreon for as low as one dollar a month.
“We service the community. We cannot ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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New Year New Stuff! Bankroll On These 8 Marvelous Black-Owned Brands To Stay Fly In 2021
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(Style)
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Happy New Year, Busties! If one of your resolutions were to become more fashion savvy, what better way to jumpstart your goal than to support a Black-owned label? These eight brands have gained major ...
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Created on 04 January 2021
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UPS Finally Lifts Ban On Natural and Protective Black Hairstyles
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(Living)
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... ongoing push for large corporations to include at least 15 percent Black-owned products in their inventory.
Dove's 2019 CROWN Research Study study has found that Black women are 80 percent more likely ...
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Created on 18 November 2020
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Designer Aurora James Calls On Major Retailers to Make 15 Percent Pledge to Black Businesses
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(Style)
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... urged brands to adequately address structural inequality in America by making room for Black-owned brands. Earlier this week, the initiative saw a big win after Yelp announced that they were committed ...
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Created on 01 September 2020
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Celebrating #BLACKOUTDAY2020 By Supporting Black-Owned Businesses
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(Living)
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... for local stores that are Black-owned. This can also mean don’t eat at your usual go-to spots. Or you don’t even have to buy anything at all, if you are trying to save money. Blackout Day is not a new ...
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Created on 07 July 2020
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Tessa Thompson, Issa Rae, and Over 300 Black Artists Call on Hollywood to Divest From Police
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(Entertainment)
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... the Black community. This includes utilizing Black-owned businesses for PR, catering, etc., having unions expand their accountability, and consulting with organizers.
Some other notable names to sign ...
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Created on 25 June 2020
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“Black Parade” by Beyoncé Is the Activism Anthem We Need Right Now
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(Music)
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... song, Beyoncé wrote that proceeds from "Black Parade" will benefit her BeyGOOD’s Black Business Impact Fund, which supports Black-owned small businesses in need. On her website, you can also find the “Black ...
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Created on 22 June 2020
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Week Of Women: Black Lives Matter
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(Entertainment)
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... purchase this week to support Black artists and educate yourself on racism—and the fight against it—in America. Featuring documentaries, feature films, and books you can purchase directly from Black-owned ...
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Created on 04 June 2020
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14 Black Women-Owned Beauty and Wellness Brands to Support Right Now (And Always)
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(Style)
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we vote with our dollars. here are some black-owned businesses in our skincare/beauty ...
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Created on 03 June 2020
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A Brief History Of Flappers, Some Of The Original Rule-Breakers
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(Style)
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... herself mimicking the voice, mannerisms and dress of the poor little flapper girls of any age are a greater menace than the 16-year-old kind.”
In the Chicago Defender, a popular black-owned newspaper, ...
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Created on 24 July 2019
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These New Face Masks Are Good Enough To Eat
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(Living)
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Stay Golde
WHEN TRINITY MOUZON WOFFORD launched Golde—a line of tonic powders featuring turmeric, cacao, and matcha—her goal was to make the “luxury” of mainstream wellness more accessible. Now ...
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Created on 16 July 2019
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Photographer Najva Sol On Her Bold, Saturated Personal Style
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(Style)
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... Salon in Bed Stuy [the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn]. It’s a black-owned hair salon, and they kill it with the curly hair—it’s important to my outfit.
How would you describe your personal ...
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Created on 04 May 2018
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Solange On Intersectional Feminism And "A Seat At The Table": BUST Cover Stor
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(Feminism)
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... a phenomenon that both elevated public conversation about black women’s beauty, and helped Nelms cultivate global recognition. Solange has also been compiling a directory of black-owned businesses, curating ...
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Created on 22 May 2017
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Where You Bank Matters — Here's Wh
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(Living)
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... (swich.to), which lets you compare banks scored on their history of social responsibility. Local, black-owned banks are another option. The Blackout Coalition recently published an online map of black-owned ...
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Created on 10 April 2017
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The Girlcott: 13 Trump-Related Businesses You Should Stop Supporting
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(Living)
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... . Ultimately, Ricketts put his pockets over the fears and worries of his diverse group of TD Bank customers.
Alternatives: Consider putting your money into a Black-owned bank or, at the very least, mo ...
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Created on 15 November 2016
