Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas and Beauty Bakerie are comin’ through with so. much. shade. Not the kind you throw at the haters, of course, but the kind you swipe on your lips. This Black-owned cosmetics company, which creates sweet treat-themed makeup goodies that are vegan, cruelty-free, and smudge-proof, has been around for awhile. For […]
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There are just 54 days left until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, and Gabby Douglas is gearing up in more ways than one. Besides perfecting her gymnastics routines in time to score big at the trials next month and be even closer to defending her 2012 title, this 20-year-old gold medalist is also helping […]
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You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. — Maya Angelou Just in case you hadn’t heard… Social media outlets exploded last month when the satirical website, The Onion, called Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis the “C” word. […]
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Gabrielle Douglas, the first African -American to win all-around gymnastic gold in the Olympics, looks more graceful flying across the bars than most do on the ground. But after her big win, the struggles she had to overcome became the topic of every article and interview: her parents’ divorce, her estrangement from her father, and […]
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