There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with dating as a Black woman. It sits somewhere between the pressure to be strong and the quiet longing to be held. Between navigating double standards and refusing to let them win. Between wanting love and not wanting to lose yourself chasing it.
None of that…
Cardi B has had enough. The Grammy Award-winning rapper took to Instagram Live this week to announce that her American Express card had been stolen and used for more than $60,000 in fraudulent purchases, and that the people responsible should start preparing for the consequences.
The card went missing approximately two weeks ago. By the…
There's a version of a celebrity hosting debut that plays it safe. Marsai Martin did not take that version. On March 12, the 21-year-old actress stepped onto the stage at the Fairmount Ballroom in Los Angeles for the 19th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards and delivered a performance that felt less like a…
For a season that typically arrives on a gentle wave of florals and pastels, spring 2026 is showing up with something far more interesting. Designers across the board have abandoned the safe middle ground this year, delivering collections that feel charged, a little strange, and — surprisingly — very wearable. Seven trends in particular have…
Career anxiety has become one of the quieter epidemics of professional life. People in their 20s worry they have not found their direction. People in their 30s fear they made the wrong choices. People in their 40s wonder if they still have time to build something meaningful. The feeling of being perpetually behind is so…
Workplace crushes are far more common than the professional environment makes them comfortable to discuss. When you spend more hours with coworkers than with friends or family, navigate shared pressures together and genuinely admire how someone handles their responsibilities, developing feelings is a natural outcome. Proximity, admiration and shared experience are some of the most…
Ulta Beauty is watching a new consumer pattern take shape inside its stores, and it traces back to one of the biggest pharmaceutical trends of the decade. CEO Kecia Steelman said in an interview released Monday by Yahoo Finance that customers using GLP-1 weight-loss medications are increasingly shopping for products that address hair thinning and…
A launch built around family and performance
Beyoncé marked the expansion of her Cécred hair care brand with a star-studded event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 8, celebrating the debut of the new Cécred Styling Collection. The all-white affair doubled as a full hair show, featuring live demonstrations, dancers and hairstylists showcasing the six…
Facial waxing tends to get filed under hair removal and left there. The actual benefits extend well past that, which is why the treatment has built a following among people who are less interested in the hair and more interested in what happens to their skin afterward.
The process removes peach fuzz and dead skin…
Romance fiction has built an entire universe of intimate moments, and for decades those moments have unfolded largely without condoms. A growing number of authors in the genre are pushing back against that default, arguing that the absence of sexual health conversations in steamy scenes sends a message worth reconsidering.
The genre is thriving. Enemies…

