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6 common triggers behind women’s hair loss

For many women, noticing extra strands in a brush, shower drain or on a pillow can quickly become a source of worry. Hair is closely connected to appearance and self image, so even relatively subtle changes in density can feel significant. Hair loss is also far from unusual. Research has found that roughly one third…

ByDorcas OnasaSeptember 5, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Lauryn Hill responds to viral claims about her Rohan Marley years

Lauryn Hill broke her usual silence on her personal life this week to respond directly to a content creator who argued that Rohan Marley, the father of five of her children, had essentially ruined her. Lauryn Hill left an extended comment under the video pushing back on that narrative, while still acknowledging real pain in…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 4, 20260Comments

Dating

The cohabitation questions couples skip until it’s too late

Moving in together changes a relationship in ways that are easy to underestimate until the boxes are actually unpacked. Some of what makes cohabitation work well is genuinely researched by relationship scientists, and some of it is just ordinary logistics that never come up until two people share one refrigerator. Here are five conversations worth…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 4, 20260Comments

News

Michelle Obama’s foundation ties $500,000 grant to her own story

Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance is putting 500,000 dollars into 10 Chicago area nonprofits that serve girls between the ages of 10 and 19, an investment expected to reach more than 2,200 young people in the former first lady's hometown. Where the money is going The funding spans organizations working across mental health care, arts…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 4, 20260Comments

Finance

7 ways to handle black tax without wrecking your own finances

Black tax refers to the informal, often unspoken expectation that a working professional will regularly support parents, siblings and extended family financially, a pattern common across African communities and in diaspora communities abroad. It is not a legal obligation, but black tax can function like one once requests become routine, and left unmanaged it can…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 4, 20260Comments

Music

Beyoncé marks 20 years of B’Day with Selena, Maluma and a birthday drop

Beyoncé released a 31 track deluxe edition of her sophomore album B'Day on September 3, timed one day ahead of both her own birthday and the album's original release date twenty years earlier. The reissue folds in previously unheard recordings, new Spanish language collaborations and a run of remastered visuals, capping off a rollout that…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 4, 20260Comments

Celebs

Rihanna’s Baby Rocki makes a stunning second cover appearance

She's not even one yet, but the star power is already undeniable — and this time, it's a father-daughter affair. Rihanna's daughter, Rocki, has landed on a magazine cover once again, this time stepping into the spotlight alongside her father, A$AP Rocky, just days before her first birthday on September 13. The pint-sized fashion darling…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 3, 20260Comments

Beauty

How to get glowing skin without looking oily

Why dermatologists say the secret to radiant, dewy skin has nothing to do with piling on more product There's a fine line between skin that glows and skin that looks like it needs blotting paper every hour. For Black women and men especially, hitting that sweet spot can feel like a moving target — products…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 3, 20260Comments

Sports

Claressa Shields opens wild casting call — But who qualifies?

The undisputed champion's new boxing competition series has an application process open to far more than pros — here's what it actually takes to get in the ring. Claressa Shields wants every woman who thinks she can take her down to prove it — and now there's a formal path to try. The undisputed champion…

ByDempsey May AyucoSeptember 3, 20260Comments

Celebs

Cardi B claps back after critics slam Kulture’s new ad

Cardi B put her 8 year old daughter Kulture front and center in a new ad for her haircare line Grow-Good Beauty this week, and when a critic pushed back online, the rapper made it clear this was never just a cute cameo. According to Cardi B, Kulture is not simply promoting the family business.…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 3, 20260Comments

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6 common triggers behind women’s hair loss

Lauryn Hill responds to viral claims about her Rohan Marley years

The cohabitation questions couples skip until it’s too late

Michelle Obama’s foundation ties $500,000 grant to her own story

7 ways to handle black tax without wrecking your own finances

Beyoncé marks 20 years of B’Day with Selena, Maluma and a birthday drop

Rihanna’s Baby Rocki makes a stunning second cover appearance

How to get glowing skin without looking oily

Claressa Shields opens wild casting call — But who qualifies?

Cardi B claps back after critics slam Kulture’s new ad

Halle Berry did not lose custody. Here’s what happened

Kim Kardashian admits the painful reason she hides Kanye news

Dermatologists expose why your face is losing its fullness