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Olandria Carthen’s new Brandon bag collection is finally here

It has been a fast and deliberate rise for Olandria Carthen. Just four months after leaving the Love Island villa in 2025, she made her first major fashion statement at the CFDA Awards, arriving in a fully custom Brandon Blackwood look alongside the designer himself. Now, roughly six months after that night, the reality star…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 27, 20260Comments

Skincare

Why your itchy skin could be a warning sign to never ignore

Most people brush off an itchy patch of skin without a second thought. But according to board certified dermatologists, persistent itching can be the body's way of flagging something that deserves real attention. While dry skin and the occasional bug bite are the most familiar triggers, experts say the full list of causes runs much…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 27, 20260Comments

Money

A 26 year old’s money diary after a rough week in Los Angeles

Money diary: Sometimes the most revealing weeks are the ones that catch you off guard. For one 26 year old TV and film coordinator living in Los Angeles, what started as an ordinary Monday quickly spiraled into one of the most emotionally and financially loaded weeks of her year. Between a sudden breakup and a…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 27, 20260Comments

Books

7 mental health books by Black authors every reader should know about

7 essential mental health books by Black authors worth reading this month Subtitle: These seven titles — from a novel about a daughter's psychotic break to Michelle Obama's latest — make an honest case for why Black mental health deserves its own shelf. Mental Health Awareness Month arrives every May carrying good intentions and, often,…

ByGesi LloydMay 27, 20260Comments

Music

Lauryn Hill at 51: the looks that built a legend

From knotted locs at Brixton to a Nefertiti crown at the Global Citizen Festival, Lauryn Hill's beauty journey mirrors her art: always evolving, always intentional. Lauryn Hill arrived in the early 1990s already fully formed. Her style was not aspirational in the way fashion magazines tend to define it. It was grounded. During a…

ByGesi LloydMay 27, 20260Comments

Music

Queen Latifah is finally ready to drop new music — Are you?

The legendary rap icon is blending hip-hop, jazz, and soul into something the world has never heard The Wait Is Almost Over Queen Latifah is done letting her unreleased music collect digital dust. In a candid sit-down with Variety, the Grammy-winning artist and entertainment powerhouse signaled that she's gearing up to finally share songs she's…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 26, 20260Comments

Adventure

Yosemite visitors face chaos over Memorial Day 2026

Park's scrapped reservation system turns Memorial Day weekend into a gridlocked nightmare Yosemite's Crowd Problem Just Hit a Breaking Point Memorial Day weekend at Yosemite National Park looked less like a nature retreat and more like a theme park without a capacity limit. Visitors who made the trek to one of California's most celebrated landscapes…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 26, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

BTS and Oreo teamed up and it tastes like home

A purple wafer filled with hotteok-flavored creme is hitting shelves in more than 80 countries — and it might be the most strategically timed snack collaboration of the year. BTS Takes on a New Kind of Stage It has been a busy year for BTS. The K-pop juggernaut returned in March from a nearly four-year…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 26, 20260Comments

Beauty

3 Simple DIY methods that could transform your eyelashes forever

These at-home treatments use pantry staples to help you grow longer, fuller lashes — no expensive serums required. If your lash game has been falling flat, it might be time to raid your kitchen cabinet. Achieving longer, fuller eyelashes doesn't have to mean spending a small fortune on salon treatments or high-end growth serums. A…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 26, 20260Comments

Skincare

6 DIY skin firming treatments made for black women

These six melanin-friendly treatments bring the glow — without the guesswork Black women's skin is nothing short of remarkable. Blessed with higher melanin content, it tends to age more gracefully than most — but that doesn't mean a little extra TLC is off the table. In fact, the right DIY treatments can amplify what's already…

ByDempsey May AyucoMay 26, 20260Comments

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Olandria Carthen’s new Brandon bag collection is finally here

Why your itchy skin could be a warning sign to never ignore

A 26 year old’s money diary after a rough week in Los Angeles

7 mental health books by Black authors every reader should know about

Lauryn Hill at 51: the looks that built a legend

Queen Latifah is finally ready to drop new music — Are you?

Yosemite visitors face chaos over Memorial Day 2026

3 Simple DIY methods that could transform your eyelashes forever

6 DIY skin firming treatments made for black women

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