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  • Melanin Haircare Brand That Focuses On Using Natural African Ingredients.

    Melanin Haircare Brand That Focuses On Using Natural African Ingredients.

    Melanin Haircare focuses on using high-quality, natural, and non-toxic ingredients that are meticulously chosen to ensure shelf stability and elevate performance. The brand believes that product performance and dependability are just as important as product safety.

    Founded in 2015 by two sisters, Whitney White and Taffeta White, the brand is rooted in a passion for healthy natural hair and scalp care, as well as high-quality products and unique lifestyle offerings that benefit the community it serves.

    Natural and luxurious yet simple and effective, the shampoo is enhanced with mineral-rich, moisturizing cocoa and shea butters, argan oil, and pro-vitamin B5. These ingredients condition and promote increased elasticity and flexibility of the hair.

    Melanin Haircare prides itself on its nourishing, healing, and anti-inflammatory oils, including tea tree, black cumin seed, rosemary, and peppermint. Along with revitalizing turmeric root extract, they work to soothe, calm, and heal the scalp, creating a healthy environment for increased hair growth and a beautiful, healthy hair sheen.

    #Clique what are your thoughts on this

  • Black Owned Candle Company Branches Into Making Perfume Inspired By The Richness Of Harlem

    Black Owned Candle Company Branches Into Making Perfume Inspired By The Richness Of Harlem

    The Harlem Candle Company is a luxury home fragrance brand that specializes in scented candles inspired by the richness of Harlem. Renowned for its exquisite luxury candles and captivating fragrance journey, the company was founded in 2014 by travel and lifestyle expert Teri Johnson as a manifestation of her deep love for fragrance, jazz, and the vibrant spirit of Harlem.

    The brand continually captures the beauty and essence of Harlem, both past and present, as it illuminates spaces around the world with soft glows and exquisite scents.

    After several years of creating award-winning luxury candles, the brand received overwhelming demand from customers for personal perfumes that they could wear.

    This was not a task they couldn’t handle, as the company had spent many hours working alongside some of the most renowned perfumers in the industry to develop fragrances for each candle. The brand expanded into this space and launched the Harlem Perfume.

    The Harlem Candle Company has blossomed into a creative endeavor that collaborates with award-winning perfumers to design exquisitely scented candles and home fragrance products.

    The Harlem Candle Co. has collaborated with a variety of partners, including large legacy brands like Kodak, Manhattan’s first and only whiskey distillery, Great Jones Distilling Co., the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and even the White House, in sharing the magic of the Harlem Renaissance with candle and perfume lovers everywhere.

  • Dwayne Johnson’s ZOA Energy Drink Brand Earned Over $100M In Sales In 2022

    Dwayne Johnson’s ZOA Energy Drink Brand Earned Over $100M In Sales In 2022

    Dwayne Johnson’s ZOA Energy Drink brand has reached a new milestone, earning over $100 million in sales in 2022. This represents a 138% increase in sales from the previous year.

    ZOA Energy is a zero-sugar energy drink that is marketed as a healthier alternative to traditional energy drinks. It is made with natural caffeine, electrolytes, amino acids, and vitamins B and C.

    The brand was co-founded by Johnson in 2016, and it quickly gained popularity thanks to Johnson’s massive social media following. In 2021, ZOA Energy partnered with Molson Coors Beverage Company, which gave the brand access to Molson Coors’ distribution network. This helped ZOA Energy to expand its reach and increase its sales.

    ZOA Energy is now available in over 42,000 retail locations across the United States and Canada. The brand is also planning to expand into international markets in the near future.

    Johnson’s success with ZOA Energy is just one example of his savvy business acumen. The actor has also built successful businesses in the tequila, fitness apparel, and production industries.

  • “Kilali Cosmetics: Celebrating African Beauty with Effective and Natural Products”

    “Kilali Cosmetics: Celebrating African Beauty with Effective and Natural Products”

    Kilali Cosmetics is a black-owned cosmetics line that shares the beauty that lies within Africa.

    Founder Tope Adubi created this brand to highlight African beauty through effective and functional products and education. All of the brand’s items are named after heroines, monuments, and monikers of Africans. Kilali African Black Soap is made of all-natural products infused with turmeric, black seed oil, and moisturizers to ensure your skin stays healthy and radiant all day long.

    The product is infused with moisturizers to prevent it from drying out the skin.

    Infused with essential oils and turmeric, this soap contains natural oils that provide moisture therapy for eczema and have a longer-lasting effect compared to bar soaps.

    Kilali Cosmetics is a brand that aims to bridge a gap in the industry while sharing the beauty that lies within Africa.

    The brand also alleviates the frustration of customers who constantly worry about finding their perfect makeup match, regardless of their skin tone.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts on this?

  • Luxury Eyewear Brand Vontelle Partners With WIN To Provide Eyewear For Families In Need

    Luxury Eyewear Brand Vontelle Partners With WIN To Provide Eyewear For Families In Need

    Vontelle is a luxury eyewear brand that offers eye-catching, ethnic patterns reflecting the African Diaspora, including Caribbean and Latinx cultures.

    Founders Tracy Green and Nancey Harris launched Vontelle after experiencing losing their eyewear. The goal for Vontelle is to provide a better fit that is stylish and represents the culture.

    Vontélle was founded in 2019 to satisfy the demand for better-fitting vibrant, fashion-forward eyewear. Each product and accessory is designed and handcrafted to pay homage to African ancestry with traditional colors. This brand partnered with Paramount and Nickelodeon to design specs for children. Vontelle is shifting the narrative in the industry and showing how culture can be more celebrated in the space.

    Vontélle is partnering with WIN (Women In Need) a New York City organization with 11 shelters to provide proceeds and eyewear to women and families in need.

    Vontélle recently participated in New York Fashion Week. The brand was selected by Visa US as the 2023 She’s Next In Fashion.

    Vontélle uses many textiles and designs from highly identifiable, recognizable, and respected materials like mud cloth and kente cloth. They believe their designs are tailored to empower humanity to see the world through a cultural and global lens.

    Vontélle translated in French means “there she goes,” or “to go.” The brand’s head-turning eyewear designs work to ensure this level of command in every room.  “You GO” style.

  • Rapper Rick Ross Life Will Be The Subject Of A New Law Class At Georgia State University

    Rapper Rick Ross Life Will Be The Subject Of A New Law Class At Georgia State University

    Rick Ross continues to make history as he now joins the list of hip-hop artists and entertainers inspiring college courses across the United States. Georgia State University Professor Mo Ivory plans to highlight Rick’s music career and business empire as part of her Legal Life Of series.

    The university’s website lists Ivory as an attorney and GSU’s Entertainment, Sports, and Media Law Initiative director. Rick will be part of the professor’s course study this fall semester at GSU’s College of Law. As a hip-hop enthusiast, Professor Ivory told Fox 5 that the course study aligns with the genre’s 50th anniversary, which just passed on Aug. 11. She said the timing is ideal to

    “study the career of a visionary like Rick Ross.”

  • Texas Girl Makes Headlines As She’s The Youngest Person To Graduate From High School At 12 On Track To Graduate College At 14

    Texas Girl Makes Headlines As She’s The Youngest Person To Graduate From High School At 12 On Track To Graduate College At 14

    Alena McQuarter isn’t like other teenagers, she graduated from high school at 12 years old, made national headlines as the youngest person to intern at NASA and is the youngest Black person to get accepted to medical school.

    The native Texan and teenage prodigy had time to start the Brown STEMGirl, an organization for girls of color who want to study science, technology, engineering and math.

    She has been admitted to the University of Alabama’s Heersink School of Medicine to pursue a medical degree, but she’s more interested in research. She plans to apply elsewhere to pursue a doctorate and study viral immunology with a focus on infectious diseases. 

    #Clique, Let’s give some words of encouragement to this young queen.

  • From Rapper to Ice Cream Mogul: Snoop Dogg’s New Venture

    From Rapper to Ice Cream Mogul: Snoop Dogg’s New Venture

    Snoop Dogg and Happi Co. have joined forces to introduce an original ice cream collection named Dr. Bombay. However, unlike previous ventures, the packaging will not display Snoop Dogg’s face; instead, it will showcase his Bored Ape NFT character.

    The delightful ice cream line boasts seven delectable flavors: Bonus Track Brownie, Cocoa Cream Cookie Dream, Iced Out Orange Cream, Rollin’ In the Dough, S’more Vibes, Syrupy Waffle Sundaze, and the exuberant Tropical Sherbet Swizzle.

  • Tim Hardaway Jr.’s Former Miami Mega-Mansion On Sale for $9.1 Million

    Tim Hardaway Jr.’s Former Miami Mega-Mansion On Sale for $9.1 Million

    The former mansion of NBA star Tim Hardaway Jr. is now on the market for $9.1 million. The 5,400-square-foot estate is located in the guard-gated Normandy Isle neighborhood of Miami Beach and features five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, and 60 feet of water frontage. The mansion also has a dock and lift, a pool, a spa, and a home theater.

  • Rapper French Montana Lists LA Home for $22M

    Rapper French Montana Lists LA Home for $22M

    Rapper French Montana’s mansion in Los Angeles is for sale. The 16,000-square-foot home is located in the exclusive guard-gated enclave of Ashley Ridge in Hidden Hills. The property has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and a 1.5-acre lot. It is ideal for those who love to entertain or have a large family.