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Mama Bear Came Out! Cheer Mom Fights Hairstyle Policy Violation

Many parents choose to enroll their children in different sports and activities to assist in their development. It was no different for cheer mom SaRaya Woolridge and her 7-year-old daughter, Ryan Brunson. Ryan began cheering with the all-star team, the Maryland Twisters, in 2020. Since joining the team, she fell in love with the sport and participated in every…

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Futuristic Fashion Inspo: Celebrity Afrofuturism Looks to Elevate Your Style

Traditional African attire has become a focal point of fashion as people continue to explore new cultural aspects of African style. Afrofuturism has taken traditional clothing items and made them staples across cultures in the diaspora. These styles were soon adopted by European fashion houses — Yves Saint Laurent's 1967 SS African Collection is one example. …

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Black Women Designers Are Standing Up Against the Theft of Fast Fashion Fraud

There's Inspiration...and There's Theft Fashion, like creativity, is very much fueled by inspiration. Inspiration, however, is when someone else's idea or work triggers something in you, encouraging you to create something new maybe with similar themes, goals, patterns, etc. However, taking someone else's work, copying it down to the detail, without remixing or changing anything…

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