Yes, Black Skin Still Needs Sunscreen — Here’s Why

• Jul. 15, 2022

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Yes, Black Skin Still Needs Sunscreen — Here’s Why

Close readers of this newsletter may have noticed that I’ve included multiple sunscreen stories within, and here we are, another one! As a person who used MANY actives on their face without adequate sun protection until… late 2015 (I KNOW), a goal of mine is to provide the education and encouragement I didn’t have in any way that I can. For example, literally applying the Supergoop Glow Stick to my mom’s face and subsequently buying it for her. Next steps include handing it off this weekend and checking in to make sure that she is, in fact, using it. So, if you’re not already applying sunscreen on the daily, now is your time to start. Get into the benefits and shop the best options for melanin-rich skin.

Fashion & Beauty

• Nylon

Meet Pierrah Hilaire, The TikToker Showcasing Black Fashion Designers

“Any way I could be close to fashion, I wanted to do it.”

• Bustle

The Secret Behind Ncuti Gatwa's Glowing Skin

Sex Education hair and makeup designer Emily Bilverstone spills the (beauty) tea.

• The Zoe Report

Black-Owned Handbag Brands To Shop For Every Occasion

From wedding-appropriate clutches to everyday shoulder bags.

• Bustle

Princess Nokia Wants To Break The Stigma Around Body Hair

“I don't believe that I have to shave or need to be hairless in order to be beautiful or clean.”

Mic

Frank Ocean's Tender, Transformative Confessions

Ten years ago, Frank Ocean showed us that not all Black boys are blue.

As writer Tarisai Ngangura reflects, “At the time, it was rare for a relatively newer artist to turn candor into an essential part of their process, opting for an amplified fragility instead of a manufactured persona meant to top the charts. Most contemporary attempts at sincerity come off as contrived, opportunistic lunges for relevancy buoyed by the algorithms. But Ocean’s letter was a clear-eyed declaration of a person becoming and growing, using art as the momentum to showcase possibilities, and maybe even purpose.”

Entertainment

• Nylon

Latto, Bigger And Better

• Input

Skyrim Is Bringing Black Gamers Solace

• Elite Daily

Tayshia Adams Is Falling Madly In Love With Herself

• Mic

Who Does Burna Boy Want To Be?

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