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Gesi Lloyd

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Celebs

Beyoncé’s Met Gala Look Had Fashion People Talking and Music Fans Theorizing

Ten years after her last appearance, Beyoncé returned to the Met Gala as co-chair, wearing a skeleton gown and leaving fans convinced her next album move was somewhere in the details. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter's return to the Met Gala this year was always going to draw attention. She had not attended the event in ten…

ByGesi LloydMay 6, 20260Comments

Events

Prom Season 2026 Has a New Dress Code and It Looks Like the Runway

From bias-cut satin to art deco sequins, this year's prom dress landscape has moved far beyond tulle, and the options range from understated to unapologetically dramatic. For years, the prom dress conversation started and ended in the same place: layers of tulle, ballerina-style skirts, shades of pink, and the general aspiration of looking like…

ByGesi LloydMay 6, 20260Comments

Dating

Dating Apps Promised Connection and Delivered Exhaustion. Meet the Alternatives.

As frustration with swiping culture grows, a new wave of singles is logging off and showing up, trading algorithms for actual rooms full of actual people. For a certain kind of single person, the dating app has stopped feeling like a tool and started feeling like a trap. The matches pile up, the conversations…

ByGesi LloydMay 6, 20260Comments

Lifestyle

Mind gardening could be the cure for information overload

As burnout and doomscrolling take a toll, a growing number of people are turning to mind gardening, a practice of actively tending to thoughts the way a gardener tends to plants. There is a French phrase, "cultiver son jardin intérieur," that translates roughly to cultivating your inner garden. It has circulated in philosophical and literary…

ByGesi LloydMay 6, 20260Comments

Finance

Understanding financial abuse as a hidden weapon used against Black women

At a Martha's Vineyard town hall, advocates and survivors broke down how money gets weaponized in abusive relationships and what communities can do about it. Domestic violence leaves marks that courts and hospitals can document. Financial abuse rarely does. No visible injury results from a partner who drains a bank account, tanks a credit score…

ByGesi LloydMay 3, 20260Comments

Community News

Celebrating Black joy this week with five stories that held up

Nia Long and Keke Palmer got candid, a Ugandan dance crew went viral again, and a North Carolina church fed hundreds more families than it planned. Some weeks produce moments that move quickly across timelines and stick. A conversation between two actresses that wandered into skincare and stayed there longer than expected. A student headed…

ByGesi LloydMay 3, 20260Comments

Lifestyle

Affordable products that feel like a steal at under $25

Ten affordable picks under $25 that tackle everyday friction points, from hair care to dental hygiene, without padding your credit card bill. Shopping on a budget rarely feels inspiring. Most budget-product roundups traffic in the obvious: cable organizers, reusable bags, the same silicone spatula everyone already owns. But every so often, a short list of…

ByGesi LloydMay 3, 20260Comments

Advice

Why ‘show me how good it gets’ is the only mantra worth saying this year

A four-word phrase is circulating on TikTok with thousands of users claiming it shifted their mindset, their luck, and their daily outlook in ways they didn't expect. Affirmations have been around long enough to earn a degree of skepticism. Telling yourself the mantra 'I am worthy' in a mirror before work is a well-worn ritual…

ByGesi LloydMay 2, 20260Comments

Dating

Halle Bailey is dating a Grammy winner and here’s what to know

The singer and actress stepped out with record producer Scott Bridgeway at the ASCAP Pop Awards, and his résumé is as impressive as the moment itself. Halle Bailey has never been short on headlines, but the ones coming out of the ASCAP Pop Awards in Hollywood at the end of April 2026 had nothing to…

ByGesi LloydMay 2, 20260Comments

Events

Mother’s Day Gifts Under $100 That Actually Feel Thoughtful

From silk sleep masks to statement sneakers, these stylish picks under $100 make it easy to honor the women who deserve the world. Mother's Day has a way of turning reasonable people into anxious ones. The pressure to find something meaningful as gifts, something she'll actually use, something that doesn't scream 'I grabbed this on…

ByGesi LloydMay 2, 20260Comments

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Beyoncé’s Met Gala Look Had Fashion People Talking and Music Fans Theorizing

Prom Season 2026 Has a New Dress Code and It Looks Like the Runway

Dating Apps Promised Connection and Delivered Exhaustion. Meet the Alternatives.

Mind gardening could be the cure for information overload

Understanding financial abuse as a hidden weapon used against Black women

Celebrating Black joy this week with five stories that held up

Affordable products that feel like a steal at under $25

Why ‘show me how good it gets’ is the only mantra worth saying this year

Halle Bailey is dating a Grammy winner and here’s what to know

Mother’s Day Gifts Under $100 That Actually Feel Thoughtful

Jamie Foxx had no idea his daughter would do this at BET

Janet Jackson channels brother Michael in daring BET Awards style statement

Divorce glow ups are trending—But is there science behind the glow?