[ad_1] Are you a brand ambassador or a brand shareholder? A growing number of celebrities are opting for the potentially more lucrative latter path, applying wealth, fame, credibility and consumer insight to a multitude of fashion companies. It’s no coincidence that Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon have invested in Spanx in recent months, according to ...

[ad_1] This year’s African Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) celebrated creativity, stylistic versatility and elegance as designers showcased their work on the runway. Held at the Eco Hotel & Suites on Victoria Island in Lagos, the three-day event not only showcased emerging designer talent from across Africa, but also showcased black beauty and the uniqueness of ...

[ad_1] A New York designer has learned a few lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not only about how to sustain a luxury-focused fashion business amid global lockdowns, but also about making choices that are rooted entirely in personal fulfillment rather than overriding concerns about the bottom line. I also learned about the importance of ...

[ad_1] Tacoma Police Chief Addresses Racial Profiling Through Education In an ongoing effort to reduce crime, Chief Avery Moore is trying to set the tone that racial profiling will not be tolerated. Tacoma, wash. – When it comes to improving the safety of the city of Tacoma, the city’s police chief knows there’s a right ...

[ad_1] Exhausted workers in education, healthcare and rail industries are being pushed back after months of understaffing September 16, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT Striking nurses call for better working conditions on the public sidewalk outside Riverside Hospital on Sept. 13 in Minneapolis. (Annabelle Malkovich of The Washington Post) The U.S. economy was plunged within ...

[ad_1] Every six months, fashion insiders not only see what’s on the New York Fashion Week runways, but what’s on the bodies of the show’s attendees. It’s a fashion fact that street style trends are as influential as a designer’s vision. What season? The item of the moment was surprisingly fun and workable. A plain ...

[ad_1] while being fashion The industry has made slow progress in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion, but history has proven that passivity does not conducive to progress. It may have to be the change we want to see. Since its launch in August 2020, fashion council black Founded by Lindsay Peoples, Editor-in-Chief of The ...

[ad_1] Behavioral health inequalities are driving a wave of premature deaths, resulting in a huge strain on the U.S. health care system. In fact, the cost of behavioral health-related premature deaths in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities was $278 billion between 2016 and 2020 alone. This is according to a new metadata ...