Though the women of the WNBA have returned to life outside the “Wubble,” the new Glossier campaign gives a glimpse of what went down inside. This week, the skincare brand unveiled its collaboration with the pro league to launch two new products in its Body Hero line: the Exfoliating Bar and Dry-Touch Oil Mist. It is the WNBA’s first-ever beauty partner. Meet @glossier : the WNBA's first beauty partner. Take it from @glossier Body Heroes @seimoneaugustus @lexiekiah_4 @bigmamastef @kalanibrown21 @amandazahuib @gabbywilliams15 @NatAchon @S10Bird : You Deserve This. Follow along @glossier . pic.twitter.com/t9Z1WvJplT — WNBA (@WNBA) October 15, 2020 The ad features eight “heroes”— including Seimone Augustus (LA Sparks), Lexie Brown (Minnesota Lynx), Kalani Brown (Atlanta Dream), and Amanda Zahui B (New York Liberty) — and aims to combat the stereotype that female athletes aren’t considered the standard of beauty. As a repetitive affirmation plays, each player details their daily beauty...

A college connection that birthed Topicals Founder Olamide Olowe changed the trajectory of her life. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, Olowe is behind the popular skincare company Topicals, which sells skincare products for people with chronic skin conditions such as eczema and hyperpigmentation. Founded in 2020, by 2022, it had become one of Sephora’s fastest-growing brands, selling one product every minute. Meeting Richelieu Dennis Olowe’s trajectory to founder was not her initial calling. In fact, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on a full-ride scholarship to participate on its track team. Additionally, she was studying to become a doctor, she said during an interview on the “God Is My Creative Director” podcast. While there, she was introduced to another student, Rechelle Dennis, the daughter of SheaMoisture Founder Richelieu Dennis. “My freshman year, I’m standing there with one of my teammates, and a woman comes over to me and is like, ‘Hey, you...

People of color have long since endured hardships to create more visibility and diversity in the beauty industry. Support for POC in beauty has been an uphill battle to have their financial, social, and cultural contributions acknowledged, but still, many entrepreneurs continue to push the envelope to shake up the industry. Recently, two entrepreneurs — Olamide Olowe and Claudia Teng — set out to accomplish their goal to create their own skincare line that aims to treat skin conditions for all skin tones and provide quality products consumers can rely on, according to Black Enterprise . https://www.instagram.com/p/CAny1XLJtjm/?utm_source=ig_embed Topicals — a newly launched WOC-owned skincare company — was founded by Olowe and Teng to help people like them who have sensitive skin conditions like eczema, hyperpigmentation, psoriasis and more. Plus, they also aim to provide representation for people that look like them. “With my background in clinical research and dermatology, I saw...

The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has sparked widespread unrest, both peaceful and riotous. Amid the global uprising, which began on May 26, several businesses have been a casualty of protestors’ war against police brutality, including Black-owned stores. Thousands of people have made their way to the streets for justice, to call for defunding the police, and to spread awareness of other Black bodies that have been executed via state-sanctioned murders, particularly Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery . Windows have been shattered, vehicles have been burned and property damage is done. Additionally, some Black businesses have suffered economically due to mandatory curfews. As activists continue to organize, strategize and mobilize on the ground, donate to or simply #BuyBlack at any of these Black businesses. Pure Oasis This Boston cannabis retailer, the state’s first and only Black-run cannabis retailer, was hit by looters. According to The Boston...