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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

Beauty

Black spot on your lip: Hidden causes explained

From harmless pigmentation to serious conditions, here’s what your lips may be revealing about your health A dark mark on your lip can feel alarming, especially when it seems to appear out of nowhere. But before panic sets in, it’s worth understanding that not all lip discoloration signals something serious. In many cases, it’s simply…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 6, 20260Comments

Career

Kwanza Jones set to make history as MLB’s first Black woman

Major League Baseball has been operating in its modern form since 1903. In more than 120 years of the sport's professional history, not one Black woman has ever held a majority ownership stake in any of its 30 franchises. That is a long time, and an even longer overdue. That is now on the verge…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 6, 20260Comments

Beauty

Single eyeshadows are proving less is actually more gorgeous

As mega-palettes fade into the background, beauty lovers are rediscovering the quiet power of a single, well-chosen shade. For more than a decade, the eyeshadow palette reigned supreme. Stacked neatly across vanities and bathroom counters, these multi-pan collections once defined an era of beauty maximalism — a time when more was undeniably more. But something has…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 6, 20260Comments

Hair

Is that flaky scalp harmless or something far more dangerous?

May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and dermatologists are urging people to pay closer attention to a part of the body that is often forgotten during skin checks: the scalp. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and when it develops on the…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 6, 20260Comments

Health

Before you let your dentist drill, ask these 3 critical questions

Dental experts say not every cavity requires an immediate filling and rushing into one could actually cost you more in the long run. Close to 90 percent of American adults between the ages of 20 and 64 have experienced some form of tooth decay, according to federal data from the National Institute of Dental and…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 6, 20260Comments

Parenthood

4 real reasons your child prefers the other parent

For a lot of parents, there comes a moment at bedtime, after a scraped knee, or on a slow Sunday afternoon when the child makes their preference crystal clear. Not you. The other one. And no matter how well you understand the logic behind it, it still lands differently than you expect. It is one…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 6, 20260Comments

Relationships

Single Black mothers deserve to stop shrinking for love

How the weight of stereotypes keeps Black women trapped — and what it looks like to finally walk away There is a specific kind of silence that Black women know all too well — the kind that settles in when fear of a label feels heavier than the pain of staying. For too many, that silence…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 5, 20260Comments

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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

Black spot on your lip: Hidden causes explained

Kwanza Jones set to make history as MLB’s first Black woman

Single eyeshadows are proving less is actually more gorgeous

Is that flaky scalp harmless or something far more dangerous?

Before you let your dentist drill, ask these 3 critical questions

4 real reasons your child prefers the other parent

Single Black mothers deserve to stop shrinking for love

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5 benefits of applying facial masks for skin care

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