Zahra Spencer

3 days ago | allure.com | Zahra Spencer

As a Black woman I’ve spent much of my life trying to find the balance between styling my hair and preserving it. Growing up I heard about and saw images of Black women whose hair had fallen out permanently after years of chemical damage, or their edges never recovered from wearing that one style that was simply too tight. We’re bombarded with too many horror stories of irreversible hair loss and too few success stories of hair recovery.

Feb 28, 2025 | teenvogue.com | Zahra Spencer

In February 2022, Russia officially launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating a years-long conflict between the two nations. Then-Columbia University graduate student Macire Aribot Ashford says it was all anyone on campus could talk about. “The whole school was all about Ukraine,” Aribot recalls. “We were [all] feeling very devastated.”In what feels like an era of endless crises everywhere from Ukraine to Gaza to Sudan, that sense of devastation can be pervasive and overwhelming.

Feb 28, 2025 | yahoo.com | Zahra Spencer

NoirUnitedIn February 2022, Russia officially launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating a yearslong conflict between the two nations. Macire Aribot Ashford, a Columbia University graduate student at the time, says it was all anyone on campus could talk about. “The whole school was all about Ukraine,” Aribot recalls.

Nov 13, 2024 | essence.com | Zahra Spencer

Courtesy of Kristopher Streeks It was a different kind of homecoming season for Rihanna.

Oct 8, 2024 | allure.com | Zahra Spencer

Fenty Beauty’s arrival to our shores is an exciting development, because, while the Caribbean is home to a number of global brands—from Hallmark to Starbucks to Bulgari—by my experience, we’ve yet to see much investment in the beauty space. It’s true that, as a region, we don’t have a large consumer base, but population sizes only tell half the story. The Caribbean consists of more than 30 countries and territories and is home to around 44 million people.