Tag: Black women
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On Tuesday, September 12th, hundreds of protestors were gathered outside of Peckham Hair and Cosmetics in response to the viral video. In the video, 45-year-old Sohail Sindho, owner of Peckham Hair and Cosmetics, is seen strangling a Black woman. He violently suffocates and restrains her, while she hits him with her shopping basket attempting to…
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![Kelechi Okafor’s debut novel fuses emotion and AI with black stories [@Kelechnekoff]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kelechi-Okafor-credit-to-Full-Frame-Atelier-2-e1694691828203-1140x850.jpg)
Productivity has changed ever since AI became widely available. However, we are only just beginning to understand the impact AI can have on our lives. What will happen once AI and technology begin encroaching on our friendships? Our romantic relationships? Impacting the way we feel and understand emotions? Writer, cultural hero and pole fitness expert…
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Awkward Black girls, alt Black girls, emo Black girls and everything in between. Stand up!
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“Activate your Goddess energy (Get everything you want)”. “How to make him want you.” “Masculine behaviours to STOP NOW!” As with many things, it all started with a deep dive on TikTok. I found myself scrolling through #divinefeminine,#hypergamy, #feminineenergy, #goddess and finding an overrepresentation of Black women making content underneath these hashtags. TikTok now seems…
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By Kiah Olowu From waiting for the seemingly inevitable ‘didn’t get ‘em’ notification from the Nike SNKRS app, to price increases, battling with bots, the procurement of sneakers is becoming more difficult. Despite these changes, sneaker culture is flourishing especially within the Black female community. Fashion is a big part of identity and sneakers have always been…
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![Music Managers Forum Unite [@MMFUK] Announces New Series Of Talks All About Putting Black Managers First](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MMF-Unite-2021-10-180x180.png)
‘Black Women Mean Business’ is the first talk in the MMF Unite series all about centring Black women’s experiences in the music industry On 9th March 2021 at 1800 GMT, MMF Unite, the world’s largest professional community of music managers in partnership with The Zoo XYZ will jointly host a discussion exploring the experiences of Black Women within the music…
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In the conversation of Black British music we can never forget the ladies that played just as big a part as the men. If you were a young Black Brit growing up in the era of UK Garage, and were about for the rise of the UK founded genre Grime, you were probably listening to…
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![Founder of Boss Women Media [@BossWomenMedia], Marty McDonald Sponsors Three Black-owned Businesses](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bosswomenmedia-maribelmorales-2-180x180.jpg)
Entrepreneur, Marty McDonald gathered over 15,000 virtually for the Boss Women Media’s annual Black Girl Magic summit. In 2016, Marty founded the platform with the aim to connect with women who wanted more. After a successful brunch held within the same year, she established the foundation for the brand identifying there was an opportunity to…
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The last few weeks have been heavy on all of us but undoubtedly for some more than others. The fight for black lives matter movement must continue yet we must acknowledge that the fight for supporting and care for black women that are often at the bottom of society must also continue. What about the…
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![Meet Abi Olusanya founder of theBlacBox – The Personalised Self-Care Box For Black Women [@gettheBlacBox]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/March-Edition-180x180.jpg)
After moving to Denmark founder of theBlacBox Abi Olusanya found herself frustrated with the lack of products in store for black women. Searching with very little luck Abi came up with theBlacBox, a bi-monthly personalised pampering & self-care box for black women across Europe. We spoke to Abi about how it all began and some…