Tag: beauty
Joí Gresham: Creating Masterpieces of Beauty and Strength
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Joí Iman Gresham didn’t have to go far to find her first client.
While out shopping several years ago at...
Sharon Hill’s 3 Daughters: The Business of Grace, Faith, and Hope
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
With grace, faith, and hope, Sharon Hill opened the doors to 3 Daughters Beauty Supply in Birmingham as an example...
Cheslie Kryst, 30, Former Miss USA, One of Three Black Pageant...
NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has...
Stylist Darrius Peace Finds Beauty Beyond Hair
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
When Darrius Peace arrived on the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus in 1998, he made an observation that...
What women need to know about fibroids and potential risks
By Ameera Steward
For The Birmingham Times
Many do not know that July is Fibroid Awareness Month, and even fewer know much about fibroids at all—and...
Courtney Kirk Brings Style to the Haircare Industry
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Few could understand Courtney Kirk’s vision when she graduated from college, played professional basketball in Portugal, and returned home to...
Say Y.E.S. to Yolaine Joseph’s Enhancing Skincare Line
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Working for the Howard University campus radio station gave Yolaine Joseph an opportunity to do something no one else had...
Business owner Nneka Gunn learned natural beauty from her mother and...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Nneka Gunn wants every black woman to know she is naturally beautiful—and she does that through her Namaste Natural Beauty...
More than Skin Deep: Why ‘Nina’ Is Sparking Conversation about Black...
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
As biopics go, “Nina” may be one of the most talked about and controversial biographical films in recent memory—and it...
Grooming Kinky Hair Requires Understanding
Health and Beauty
by
Pete Stone
To perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of healthy kinky hair one must destigmatize our hair.
The history of kinky hair...