Vanessa Fajemisin

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Cancel Culture Is Not A Real Thing. Let’s Stop Acting Like It Is

The Tooth Fairy, reverse-racism, and cancel culture. What do all those things have in common? They’re not real! They’re also all extremely irksome to talk about. But alas, here I am, talking about it.

12 Binge-Worthy Shows To Start Your Fall Off Right

How does one combat end-of-summer blues? With television of course! Fall isn’t great for a lot, but it is great for TV! And with Netflix, HBO, Crave, Hulu, the illegal streaming site that’s giving your laptop malware, the options are endless.

Euphoria’s Costume Designer, Heidi Bivens, Is Doing The Damn Thing

If you loved the style in HBO’s Euphoria (of course you did, who didn’t?), you have Heidi Bivens to thank. The costume designer and stylist is most definitely a hot commodity, having worked on so many amazing projects.

The War On Straws — Your Favorite Eco-Fad Isn’t Saving The Turtles, It’s Ableist

The #StrawBan has since become one of the biggest environmental fads of recent years. And one of the least nuanced.

Savage X Fenty NYFW Show Proves, Yet Again, That This Is Rihanna’s World, And We’re Just Living In It

Rihanna’s second Savage X Fenty Show made it’s world-wide premiere Friday night, on Amazon Prime, and it was everything.

The Best of NYFW Street Style: Fall 2019

What’s in? Tie-dye, animal prints, patterns, and vibrant colors are all orders of the season.

The Rise of Twitter’s Black Aestheticians

Black aestheticians and their twitter accounts are some of the unsung heroes of the POC skincare movement, giving those of us ballin’ on a budget, or completely lost in the lingo, the tips and tricks we need to get our skin right, without a pricey, 1-on-1 consultation (although they do offer that!).

In Less Than 3 Minutes, Queen & Slim Is Already One Of My Favorite Movies Of All Time

Written by Emmy-award winning Lena Waithe and directed by Melina Matsoukas, the film follows a black couple, played by Daniel Kaluuya and newcomer, Jodie Turner-Smith, on an ordinary Tinder date where things take a turn for nightmarish.

A Beginner’s Guide to Toni Morrison

The world said its doleful, final goodbye to the awe-inspiring Toni Morrison, earlier this week. Most know Toni Morrison as an African-American novelist, the first ever to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.