This is the story of Black hair
Author Emma Dabiri says the stigma around Afro-textured hair is a construct. Here's where the myth comes from.
Author Emma Dabiri says the stigma around Afro-textured hair is a construct. Here's where the myth comes from.
Becca Cosmetics was launched in 2001 in Perth, Australia, by founder and global creative director Rebecca Morrice Williams. Becca Cosmetics carries everything from face products to lip products and its cult-favorite Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed highlighter is the No.1 bestselling highlighter in the U.S. according to market research firm The NPD Group.
For the first time in 35 years, United States Postal Service workers are getting a new set of wheels. As the poem long associated with the postal service, "The Letter" states, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," the new trucks are built to withstand the tough terrains and weather mail carriers often face. This week, the USPS pulled the wraps off the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle.
GameStop shares surged nearly 40% early Thursday, after doubling in price on Wednesday, in a new rally that once again has many market watchers scratching their heads. The new spike in GameStop stock comes weeks after its meteoric rise and fall in late January as individual investors on the Reddit forum r/wallstreetbets pushed shares for the struggling video game retailer to new heights, forcing hedge funds shorting the stock to close their positions at major losses. Trading of GameStop stock was temporarily halted multiple times Thursday morning as the wild trading session kicked off.
An Austin, Texas-based sports reporter has gone viral for her honest and raw on-air broadcast during the Texas winter storms. KVUE's Emily Giangreco usually covers sports for the ABC station but turned to weather coverage during the devastating deep freeze that shook the Lone Star State last week. Like many in Texas, Giangreco, 27, also was without power or water for much of her week as the state experienced massive blackouts due to the extreme weather.
Like mother, like daughter: Willow Sage Hart, the child of Pink and husband Carey Hart, has appeared on her very first Billboard charts alongside her mom. Willow and her artist mother teamed up for an original song called "Cover Me In Sunshine" earlier this month, and the track has now debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's digital song sales chart.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has taken possession of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a spokesman for the office told ABC News. The documents were turned over Monday by the former president’s accountants at Mazars USA. The Trump tax documents run into the millions of pages, a source told ABC News.
Morgan, 31, scored her first goal for the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) since giving birth to her daughter, Charlie, last May. Morgan's goal, her 108th in her career, helped propel the USWNT to a 6-0 victory against Argentina, which earned the team its second consecutive She Believes Cup title. "First USWNT goal as a momma," Morgan captioned a photo of her goal in an Instagram story.
"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening has addressed the controversy over the long-running animated series' white actors voicing characters of other races. The comments came on the heels of Harry Shearer's announcement that he'd no longer voice Dr. Julius Hibbert, or any other Black characters, as well as Hank Azaria's hanging up playing Indian immigrant Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the show in 2017. "Times change, but I actually didn't have a problem with the way we were doing it," Groening told the BBC.
For Carrie Underwood, "Softly and Tenderly" is a message of healing she hopes to share with fans. "It felt like at the time, that song just brought a lot of healing into the room," Underwood reflected in the video. "My Savior," the companion to Underwood's Christmas album, "My Gift," features a variety of other gospel songs she grew up singing, including "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art."
New York City's highest-ranking uniformed police officer, Terence Monahan, who memorably took a knee with George Floyd protesters in Washington Square Park, is retiring, a source familiar with the decision told ABC News. Monahan's retirement as NYPD chief of department is expected to prompt another shakeup of top officials, including the elevation of Rodney Harrison from chief of detectives to chief of department. Monahan joined the NYPD in 1982 and was named chief of department in January 2018.
The beautiful and tranquil weather around the country is over on Thursday as several storms systems are expected to move from West to East with heavy rain, strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy snow and damaging winds. In the West, a snowstorm hit Colorado overnight with Denver getting 6 to 12 inches of snow which caused numerous accidents, spinouts and stalled vehicles. On Thursday morning, 10 states are on alert from California to Montana with damaging winds, heavy snow and avalanche danger as a winter storm warning continues for Denver early today.
Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, is speaking out to tell his side of the story, via his lawyer, Vivian Thoreen, regarding his daughter's conservatorship in an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America." The conservatorship, established in 2008, has put Jamie in control of Britney's financial affairs for the past 13 years, as well as her personal affairs up until 2019. The case has dominated headlines as of late, largely due to the release of "Framing Britney Spears," a documentary from The New York Times, and the now-famous #FreeBritney movement.
New data now reveals that the same racial and ethnic disparities which have affected adults throughout the pandemic, also extend to children of color. Black and Latino children have been affected by more illness and death than other children, during the pandemic. More than 3.1 million children have tested positive for coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic, accounting for approximately 13.1% of all cases in states reporting cases by age, according to a weekly report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.
Nearly 60 years ago, Calvin Tyler was forced to drop out of college in his hometown of Baltimore because he couldn't afford tuition. Now he and his wife, Tina, have pledged $20 million to endow scholarships for students needing financial aid at the historically Black school. "Morgan is so proud to call this son and daughter of the great City of Baltimore our own, and through their historic giving, the doors of higher education will most certainly be kept open for generations of aspiring leaders whose financial shortfalls may have kept them from realizing their academic dreams," David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, said in a statement Monday.
"This is a very different trial than the trials that were done last fall," said Dr. Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a lead researcher for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. While Pfizer and Moderna are conducting further research on their vaccines' efficacy against variants -- or if a booster will be required -- Barouch emphasized that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has a leg-up in terms of its data, because it's the only one so far that's been tested against variant strains.
The 369th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, were the first African American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Their accomplishments and heroism stood in stark contrast to the racism and discrimination they faced on the home front. In 1916, New York Gov. Charles Whitman formed the 15th New York (Colored) National Guard Regiment, which became the 369th Infantry Regiment after the U.S. entered World War I. The majority of the men were from Harlem -- in their ranks were hotel porters, mailmen and doormen. The men were the first Black soldiers in New York's National Guard.
Any former teammate of Shaquille O'Neal would likely tell you that having him on the court was the sports equivalent of a great insurance policy. The NBA Hall of Famer told "Good Morning America" that "trust and credibility were very important" throughout his 19-year NBA career, and now he's applying those values to a new campaign with a brand that's been by his side since college. Shaq first teamed up with the brand nearly a decade ago.
From gracing the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition to starring in such blockbusters as "Just Go With It" and "Battleship," Brooklyn Decker's move from magazines to movies wasn't easy. The model-turned-actress has starred alongside powerhouses such as Jane Fonda, Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, all of whom have shared some of their wisdom with her. "I've noticed that when people just sink into themselves fully without any sort of fear or trepidation, they're really the fullest version of themselves," Decker told "Good Morning America."
To kick things off, Justin Chapple, author of "Just Cook It!" and culinary director-at-large for Food & Wine, shared his insights about the essential types of pans every home cook should have on hand. Not only will this be for soups and stews but braises and even deep-fried foods.
Kristyn Watkins got her first menstrual cycle when she was 10 years old and then suffered from what she describes as debilitating, heavy periods for nearly the next three decades. Watkins said her mother had experienced the same complications, as had Watkins's grandmother, whom she said underwent a hysterectomy at age 32 because of her excessive bleeding. Watkins lived with her heavy periods -- which would often force her to stay home or stay near a restroom -- without knowing any better or having any relief until the age of 33, when she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Georgia.