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The impact of your daily skin care routine on your microbiome

A nine-week study tracking 11 volunteers found that deodorant, moisturizer, and foot powder alter the skin's chemistry and bacterial ecosystem in ways that persist for weeks after use stops. Most people think of their skincare routine as a daily ritual with daily consequences. Apply something in the morning, wash it off at night, start over.…

ByDestiny PhilipsMarch 29, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Tiny Harris calls out 50 Cent for targeting women in T.I. dispute

A hip-hop rivalry that has simmered for well over a decade boiled over again this month and this time, it did not stop at the two men at the center of it. Tameka Tiny Harris, wife of rapper and actor Clifford T.I. Harris, stepped forward to address the situation publicly after finding herself and her…

ByDorcas OnasaMarch 28, 20260Comments

Fashion

How to dress for Easter 2026 with 11 outfit ideas

Easter Sunday lands on April 5 this year, and whether the day means a formal church service, a backyard brunch, a garden party, or a casual afternoon with family, the outfit conversation is officially on the table. Spring dressing offers a generous range of options airy fabrics, soft pastels, playful prints, and unexpected textures and…

ByDorcas OnasaMarch 28, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

4 chefs reveal the brilliant way to cook asparagus

Asparagus has a way of announcing spring's arrival before almost anything else at the market. But as fleeting as the season is, cooking it perfectly every time is harder than it looks. To settle the question once and for all, four professional chefs were asked about their preferred methods and without any coordination, every single…

ByDorcas OnasaMarch 28, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

The reason you should never cut fat from your diet

Nutrition trends have a way of cycling through villains. In the 1990s, fat was public enemy number one, and an entire generation of low-fat packaged foods followed. Today, protein is having its moment, showing up in everything from yogurt to pasta. Carbohydrates, meanwhile, swing between beloved and feared depending on the decade. But fat? It…

ByDorcas OnasaMarch 28, 20260Comments

Wellness

Grounding techniques that works when everything feels overwhelming

When external circumstances feel out of control, the nervous system responds accordingly. Stress accumulates, focus narrows in unhelpful directions and the gap between what is happening and what feels manageable widens. Grounding techniques work by interrupting that cycle at the point where it is most accessible, which is the body and the immediate environment. These…

ByGesi LloydMarch 28, 20260Comments

Fashion

The color combination rewriting spring dressing right now

Butter yellow has been in circulation long befor this spring. Celine, Chloé and Dior have each put their version of it on the runway. The color has shown up on street style accounts, Instagram feeds and celebrity outfits consistently enough that it has moved from trend to fixture. Most of those appearances share one thing…

ByGesi LloydMarch 28, 20260Comments

Hair

Wash n’ go myths for 4C hair owners debunked

The wash n' go has a reputation problem when it comes to 4C hair. The assumption that the style only works for looser curl patterns has kept a lot of people with coily textures from trying it, and textured hair experts say that assumption is wrong. Hairstylist Stacey Ciceron, who specializes in textured hair, describes…

ByGesi LloydMarch 28, 20260Comments

Entertainment

From HBCUs to Yale 5 Black joy wins this week

The news cycle can be relentless. Between rising costs, geopolitical tensions and the daily grind of navigating an uncertain world, it can feel like good news is in short supply. But Black joy, Black excellence and Black pride have never stopped showing up and this week delivered some of the most heartwarming proof of that.…

ByDorcas OnasaMarch 28, 20260Comments

Wellness

Why Living in urgency mode is not productivity

You wake up and the day is already moving. Meals get rushed. Texts get answered immediately. Relaxation feels like something that needs to be earned rather than taken. By the time evening arrives, you cannot quite explain why you feel depleted when nothing dramatic happened. Psychotherapist Erica Schwartzberg describes this as urgency mode, a…

ByGesi LloydMarch 28, 20260Comments

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The impact of your daily skin care routine on your microbiome

Tiny Harris calls out 50 Cent for targeting women in T.I. dispute

How to dress for Easter 2026 with 11 outfit ideas

4 chefs reveal the brilliant way to cook asparagus

The reason you should never cut fat from your diet

Grounding techniques that works when everything feels overwhelming

The color combination rewriting spring dressing right now

Wash n’ go myths for 4C hair owners debunked

From HBCUs to Yale 5 Black joy wins this week

Why Living in urgency mode is not productivity

How one sleep hack is going viral right now

Best $15 Amazon gifts Black moms actually love

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