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Victory For Two African Communities Recognized As The Rightful Knowledge Bearers Of Rooibos Tea

Victory For Two African Communities Recognized ...

After nearly 200 years, the Khoi-Khoi and San communities are recognized as the rightful knowledge bearers of rooibos (roy-boss) tea. This recognition also comes with a signatory that requires industries...

Victory For Two African Communities Recognized ...

After nearly 200 years, the Khoi-Khoi and San communities are recognized as the rightful knowledge bearers of rooibos (roy-boss) tea. This recognition also comes with a signatory that requires industries...

Is UV Exposure Really Linked To Skin Cancer?

Is UV Exposure Really Linked To Skin Cancer?

Photo credit: Hust Wilson Is UV exposure really linked to skin cancer? I recently read the New York Times article, Should Black People Wear Sunscreen? A dermatologist speculates that UV sun exposure...

Is UV Exposure Really Linked To Skin Cancer?

Photo credit: Hust Wilson Is UV exposure really linked to skin cancer? I recently read the New York Times article, Should Black People Wear Sunscreen? A dermatologist speculates that UV sun exposure...

White Gold: East Africa Holds The Key To The Next Beauty Superfood

White Gold: East Africa Holds The Key To The Ne...

Photo credit: Konevi   Cleopatra is renowned for her beauty. She bathed in camel’s milk, honey and roses daily for soft, supple skin. Her famed milk baths are a beauty...

White Gold: East Africa Holds The Key To The Ne...

Photo credit: Konevi   Cleopatra is renowned for her beauty. She bathed in camel’s milk, honey and roses daily for soft, supple skin. Her famed milk baths are a beauty...

Unlocking the Mystery to African Beauty

Unlocking the Mystery to African Beauty

Photo credit: Ian Kiragu   Iman. Waris Dirie. Liya Kebede. Alek Wek. Agbani Darego. Fatima Siad. African women have been revered for their beauty for hundreds of years. What are...

Unlocking the Mystery to African Beauty

Photo credit: Ian Kiragu   Iman. Waris Dirie. Liya Kebede. Alek Wek. Agbani Darego. Fatima Siad. African women have been revered for their beauty for hundreds of years. What are...

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Toxic Beauty: How The Cosmetics Industry Is Harming African American Women's Health

Toxic Beauty: How The Cosmetics Industry Is Har...

Photo credit: Vonecia Carswell   Did you know women of color are disproportionately affected by beauty product-related environmental chemical exposure compared to white women? Women of color have greater reproductive...

Toxic Beauty: How The Cosmetics Industry Is Har...

Photo credit: Vonecia Carswell   Did you know women of color are disproportionately affected by beauty product-related environmental chemical exposure compared to white women? Women of color have greater reproductive...