Millions of activists lined streets around the world last week in solidarity with the US Black Lives Matter movement, following the brutal murder of 46-year-old George Floyd. His death sparked a global outrage with protests taking place in cities from London to Tokyo, Sydney to Auckland, Paris, Rome, Rio de […]
The world is full of surprises — and amidst President Donald Trump declaring martial law and employing the National Guard against protestors, even James Mattis, who resigned as secretary of defense in 2018, has described Trump as a threat to the Constitution. “When I joined the military, some 50 years […]
#BlackLivesMatter has over 4.6 billion posts on TikTok. While TikTok is a Chinese import, today’s users, as well as the platform, are entirely indebted to Black creators for its success. The second half of May proved to be a crucial point for TikTok. The 19th May Blackout was a rallying […]
People across the world are marching in protest of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black people — as well as the systemic racism and tradition of police violence in the U.S. that contributed to their deaths. Alvertis Simmons, an activist who’s organised more […]
Ombre French nails is a trend nowadays, thank you in part to the advancement of nail technology. Gorgeously clean looks are not anymore impossible to create because of the advent of acrylic nails. Nail technicians have also been so inspired by all these innovations that we see a lot of […]
Now is the perfect time to learn how to create a DIY makeup brush cleaner. As you know, makeup brushes need to be deep cleaned once every two weeks, depending on how heavy you use it. Since we are on lockdown, it might be more difficult to get your hands […]
The Criterion Collection, a streaming platform which specialises in “important classic and contemporary films”, has made a range of titles about Black lives available for free. These titles include classic films by Black female directors such as Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, a highly acclaimed and visually stunning 1991 […]
J.K. Rowling is once again being called out for transphobia follow a series of provocative and exclusionary tweets. The Harry Potter author posted a tweet on Saturday night in which she appeared to take issue with the phrase “people who menstruate” in an article by Devex, a media outlet which […]
As thousands take to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd and other unarmed Black men and women killed by police and others, demonstrators are being vilified for acts of property destruction and vandalization. Current news broadcasts are an endless cycle of images and videos of damaged storefronts. […]
Red smokey eye makeup is probably one of the more intimidating looks you can think of as far as smokey eyes go. Understandably so because red is not the most natural color to put on the eyes. However, it is not at all impossible to look glam and gorgeous using […]
