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The Topicals Founder Asked What Went Wrong With Bread. I Asked Too.
I found the lavender-tinged Bread Beauty Supply through a creator with beautiful hair, excellent product footage, and a beauty sensibility that felt like she was talking to a specific person, and that person might be me.
I had always under...
Pretty for a dark skinned girl
The tragedy of the archaic “pretty for a dark-skinned girl” is that those who said it rarely did so to be cruel. The backhanded compliment implies that dark-skinned women are inherently not beautiful—the receiver is the exception, the magic...
a few minutes on what happens when an ethical brand’s values are bought by its exact antithesis
Hi friends, followers, and new people — welcome back to a few minutes, an ideas newsletter, and a weekly dispatch on culture.
But first, a few things I ate: this week, I didn't have a bad meal. mushroom pizza and brussels from Beethoven Ma...
a few questions on 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'
Welcome back to a few minutes, an ideas newsletter—a weekly dispatch on culture.
Writing can feel so selfish and insular sometimes.
My day job at the Therapy for Black Girls podcast allows me to work at the intersection of mental health,...
a few minutes on "birthday girl" by hunxho and tiktok linguistics
Happy Sunday, everyone. Welcome back to A Few Minutes, a weekly edit of ideas, references, and conversations that say what we’re all thinking.
Earlier this week, I was invited to an event hosted by Dua Lipa’s Service95 and body care brand...
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Writer and award-winning producer. Director of Podcasts at Therapy for Black Girls. Running A Few Minutes — a boutique showrunning and editorial studio, and a weekly culture dispatch. Forbes 30 Under 30, Media 2026.
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