Who’s afraid to invest in black-owned beauty brands? How the beauty industry is failing Black entrepreneurs

One step forward, two steps back. That’s the sentiment shared by Black beauty entrepreneurs and executives, who report that the beauty industry has fallen short of its promises to better support Black founders in 2020 following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. More from WWD The biggest pain point: access to … Read more

Britain will soon discover to its horror that there is no ‘moderate’ left

As it seems inevitable that we will soon have a Labor government, it is worth thinking now about what kind of monstrosity this could be. The Conservatives have warned in recent days about the known facts of the Labor Party. Which is perhaps inevitable. But to continue with Rumsfeld-ism we must at least spend some … Read more

Groundbreaking model and lawyer Beverly Johnson looks at life and the fashion industry with a critical eye

Fifty years after becoming the first black model to land a cover of Vogue, Beverly Johnson continues to move forward in the fields of business, entertainment and diversity. Her achievements and challenges are highlighted in a just-opened one-woman show at 59E59 Theaters in New York. “Beverly Johnson in Vogue,” which runs through Jan. 28, also … Read more