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BEAUTY WITHOUT COMPROMISE 10 ETHICAL BEAUTY BRANDS TO KNOW • Going green doesn’t mean skimping on your beauty routine. Here are the best eco-conscious beauty buys.
ASIAH JAMES PINNED MOOD-BOARD FOR WOMEN TAKING UP SPACE • Asiah James Cannon is the Creative lead at Pinterest. So, in my mind she is basically Angela Robinson in the FILM BOOMERANG. From 1992. A walking aesthetic shaping the VISUAL IDENTITY and marketing to inspire both users and advertisers.
101 STYLE GUIDE WITH DESIGNER ESSENCE NYRIE
THE MOST SUSTAINABLE WARDROBE IS THE ONE YOU ALREADY OWN • Sustainable style doesn’t start at the store—it starts in your closet.
CAMDEN STEWART COMPOSER AND PIANIST: taking the world by the tips of his fingers
THE BOYKINZ ARE BUILDING a Sound That Doesn’t Ask for Permission
Anyah NANCY Is Learning to TRUST HER TIMING • If you heard Anyah sing, or watched her perform, you would conclude, she’s been here before. To say she has an old soul would be an understatement.
you’re doing ENOUGH: WHY YOUR SUSTAINABILITY HABITS ACTUALLY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE • YOUR ECO-CONSCIOUS HABITS AND ROUTINES ADD UP MORE THAN YOU THINK.
CELESTE O’CONNOR IN FULL BLOOM • BROOKLYN NEW YORK, Celeste O’Connor is in full bloom. The actress fresh off their red-carpet premiere for Scream 7, joins an impressive group of actresses that have starred in two Blockbuster franchises before the age of 30.
TAYARISHA POE
A.J. ANDREWS: KNOWS BALL • Timing and alignment seem to be perfectly intersecting. With the newfound excitement and buzz around the WNBA, putting bigger spotlights on women in sports faces ans voices, one that stood out amongst them all is A.J. Andrews. While many of the names we know from Joy Taylor to Taylor Rooks, Cari Champion. Most of them are primarily NFL, NBA, WNBA. When you think of a woman who knows ball in the sports entertainment space for MLB, there is one flower that blooms above the best.
ERICA KNOX: The secret sauce behind shaping the future of social impact at BET
Brandon Tillery: Fighting Bullies • “I hated bullies then—and I still hate them now.”
AI vs. Earth: Can AI Go Green? • With AI being used in so many facets of life, the question remains how it affects the planet now and in the future.
IF THERE ARE NO TRASH BINS WHERE DOES THE TRASH GO? • If the trash isn't going in the trash bins, it’s landing somewhere. Are you a part of the problem or the solution?
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