Inclusivity Is Good For Business — So Why Do Beauty Brands Still Treat Black Women Like An Afterthought?

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I’ll be honest with you, up until a few weeks ago, I didn’t even know who Mary Phillips was. While I was familiar with the underpainting technique, I actually didn’t know who it was attributed to, and now I understand why. She was never targeting us. Which is apparent

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