Glow & Grow: Black Beauty, Haircare, and Skincare Tips Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Get ready, folks! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, also known as #NSale, is just around the corner, and it’s the shopping event we’ve been eagerly waiting for this summer. The #NSale is known for its annual beauty offers on makeup, fragrance, beauty devices, and, of course, skincare, my personal favorite. Brace yourself for a golden chance to score mind-blowing deals on those fancy brands that rarely see a price drop. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is where the magic happens, giving you the perfect opportunity to snag some serious bargains, including products from brands…
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Faith & Reflection: Voices from the Black Church and Beyond Chinese-American film-maker Bing Liu made an impression with the poignant documentary Minding the Gap about people from his home town in Illinois; now he pivots to features with this sad and sombre study of romance and life choices among those on the margins of US society, adapted from the prize-winning novel of the same name by Atticus Lish.The scene is the no-questions-asked world of New York’s Chinatown; newcomer Sebiye Behtiyar plays Aishe, a Chinese Uyghur Muslim undocumented immigrant. One day she catches the eye of Skinner, played by Fred Hechinger,…
Faith & Reflection: Voices from the Black Church and Beyond (RNS and NPR) — Sabrina Ali grew up in a South Asian home in Canton, a multicultural suburb of Detroit, and said she learned from a young age that she couldn’t talk about her mental health struggles with her immigrant parents. “It was like they just came from a totally different world … and for them it was like, ‘Well, what do you have to be depressed about? Like, you’re 13, you have a good home, you have a good family, like, you have food on the table,’” said Ali,…
Style Spotlight: Looks, Trends & Fashion Inspiration Happy Cyber Monday and Happy December! I’m pretty proud of myself – I got nearly all of my holiday gift shopping done over the weekend with the help of all the amazing sales going on right now. I got things for my mom, sister, stepdad and brother-in-law, along with a Secret Santa gift for a friend and even a couple items for yours truly. I still need to get a gift for my nephew and maybe a couple of other little things, but hoping to scout those out today before all of the…
Style Spotlight: Looks, Trends & Fashion Inspiration I don’t know about you, but this week is THE week of holiday parties and gatherings for me! I’ve got a lunch today, a friend dinner Wednesday, Secret Santa Thursday, another friend dinner Friday, and two holiday parties Saturday night! And it’ll start all over again when I get back to Austin next week. This embellished tweed jacket and short set is the only holiday look I’d purchased this season, that is until I saw two darling dresses on sale at FWRD the other day. I ordered this red number and this velvet…
Style Spotlight: Looks, Trends & Fashion Inspiration Travel always looks polished when you’re scrolling through someone else’s feed, yet the lived version can be a mess of half-packed bags, outfits you regret, and trying to wind down in a room that doesn’t feel remotely like home. I’ve had trips where I fell asleep with my makeup bag as a pillow because I didn’t bother to unpack properly. That’s when I realized that travel comfort isn’t about luxury, it’s about intention. When I know I’m staying somewhere longer than a couple of nights, I don’t want to feel like I’m “passing…
Black Arts & Culture Feature: UZO EGONU (1931-1996), “Will Knowledge Safeguard Freedom 2,” 1985 (oil on canvas, 178 x 274.5 cm / 70.1 x 108.1 inches). | © Estate of Uzo Egonu. Tiana and Vikram Chellaram On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions NIGERIA’S MODERN ART REVOLUTION comes to life in “Nigerian Modernism.” The groundbreaking exhibition explores the modern art movement in Nigeria, showcasing works by pivotal figures, the international network of artists active in the movement (including Zaria Art Society and Mbari Artists’ and Writers’ Club), and the African, Pan-African, and European aesthetics that influenced the work.…
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Black History & Cultural Point Of Views: On 2 January 1893, the black American activist and reformer Frederick Douglass gave a lecture on Haiti to a target audience in Chicago. It was extensively affirmed, he showed, that the Caribbean republic was filled with “voodooism, fetishism, snake praise and cannibalism”, which “kids are fatted for massacre and made use of as sacrifices to their voodoo magnificent beings”. Such cases, Douglass stated, were incorrect. He informed his audiences that, while working as USA preacher (effectively, ambassador) to Haiti in between 1889 and 1891, he situated no evidence of regular sacrifice, despite thorough…
Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers As if year-end tax planning wasn’t complicated enough, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” approved by Congress earlier this year is bringing changes that will have an effect on seniors and retirees for the next couple of years. New Deductions “There are a number of new deductions that come into play, especially for seniors,” says Robert Waskiewicz, partner and senior financial advisor at Wescott Financial Advisory Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “You have the enhanced senior credit or senior deduction, which was meant to offset some of the tax liability associated with…