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Whose Nude? Christian Louboutin Explains Why Inclusion Is Important—but We Still Have Questions
If you were an artistically inclined kid like me, chances are you grew up coveting crayons, colored pencils and art markers by the dozen. (Who am I kidding? I still have a vast collection of art supplies at the ready.) But if you were that kid in the 1980s or prior, you also likely remember…
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An Hour With Her: Debbie Allen Teams Up With Dove to Talk Mentorship
If you’re of a certain age, there’s a likelihood that you remember the iconic words spoken by the character of teacher Lydia Grant in the opening credits of the ’80s hit television series Fame: You’ve got big dreams. You want fame. Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying: in sweat. Multihyphenate…
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L’Oreal Brand Ambassador Fatou N’diaye Brings Her Brand of Africanism to Cannes
I am waiting for the the L’Oreal carriage to come get me to roll out the red carpet at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival Festival wearing a total look from my father’s Soninke tribe. Mali strong (indigo bazin). Fatou N’diaye posted these history-making words last week as she became the first-ever beauty ambassador to appear…
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Yes, We Cannes: The Lens Is on Equality at the World’s Most Fashionable Film Festival
Liberté, egalité, fraternité (“liberty, equality, fraternity”) is France’s motto, and equality has appropriately emerged as the theme of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, taking place May 8-19 on the French Riviera. This year’s nine-member Main Competition Jury boasts five women, including Ava DuVernay, Burundian singer-songwriter Khadja Nin and this year’s jury president, actress Cate Blanchett.…
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My Mother’s Daughter, a Multigenerational Talk About Motherhood, Part 5: Rasheedah
Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. This final installment is the conclusion—and also the beginning—of their stories. …
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My Mother’s Daughter, a Multigenerational Talk About Motherhood, Part 4: Aissatou
Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. These are their stories. If you want to know about a…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Prince’s ‘I Wish U Heaven’
You didn’t think we forgot, did you? Admittedly, it’s been a busy week here at The Glow Up, with the GLAAD Awards, a lingerie line from Rihanna and the questionable Catholic imagination of the Met Gala (oh my!). Frankly, we’re ready to slow it down for the weekend, so we thought we’d start by going…
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Debra Shaw Gets Her 1st Vogue Cover at 41
We’ve seen her. We know her. We love her. We just don’t know her name—it’s Debra Shaw. We don’t know why it’s taken so long for her to land the cover of Vogue, but what we do know is that we love Debra Shaw’s May cover of Vogue Portugal. Why? Because at 41 years old,…
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My Mother’s Daughter, a Multigenerational Talk About Motherhood, Part 3: Moji
Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. These are their stories. Full disclosure: Moji Alawode-El and I have…
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Savage x Fenty Is Here, and Our Bodies Are Ready: Here’s What to Expect
Leave it to Rihanna to finally find a good use for a hologram. Our good girl gone bad stunned guests Thursday night at the Brooklyn, N.Y., launch of her Savage x Fenty lingerie line with larger-than-life holograms of herself modeling pieces of her highly anticipated collection, which went on sale to the public at midnight…