BEAUTY & FASHION

Mahsyian’s Mafi Wulf Is Building A Fashion House For #TheCulture

Black people and fashion goes together like ice cream and sprinkles. The flavor that Black folks add to any section of entertainment and art is irreplicable, and designer Mafi Wulf Mahsyian puts his unique stamp on the fashion industry with his new clothing line. Read onto learn more about the founder of #lonewolfmafia below. 

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Healthy Vision Month Feature Allena Grant Is Changing Eyewear

The eyewear industry is made up of prescription glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and other eyewear products, and in 2020 it was valued around 140 billion dollars in the United States alone. By 2027, the eyewear industry is projected to reach 197 billion dollars. Even with such a huge number, there are a very small number of minority eyewear designers and an even smaller number of designers who are Black.

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Wednesday Wonder Women: Shannon and Valencia Are Akanni

Menopause isn’t the most fun part of womanhood, but it’s an inevitability for women once they reach a certain age. Dreaded by many of XX chromosomal humans due to the uncomfortable symptoms that are intertwined with the climacteric period, it’s hard for some members of the lady gender to escape menopausal madness. Compared to white women, Black and Hispanic women have worse menopausal symptoms, with Black women having the longest duration of hot flashes and being most bothered by them, while both Black and Hispanic women experience poorer quality sleep, according to the Washington Post. 

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