On Episode 18, On Reflection host Funmi Fetto is joined by Christina Funke Tegbe, founder of 54 Thrones. Tegbe discusses why she wants to use her ethical, clean beauty brand, recently chosen by Sephora to join its accelerator programme, to change the world’s perception of Africa.
Read MoreIn Episode 9, we speak to Chloe Sheppard and Gina Tonic from The Fat Zine to discuss why they decided to launch a Zine ‘by fat people, for fat people and people who care about them’. We talk about the beauty industry’s biases against fat people, and how Black and Jewish women inspired the fat liberation movement.
Read MoreIn Episode 9, The Fat Zine founders, Gina Tonic (seen above) and Chloe Sheppard, explain their reclaiming of the word ‘fat’, why it needn’t be loaded with negative connotations and how the world can normalise fat bodies.
Read MoreIn Episode 8, US Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Director Julee Wilson, this week’s guest on Required Reading, joins me to discuss her feature in the latest issue around black women’s very particular relationship with beauty - from our mindset to ageing to getting beauty tips from strangers in the street.
Read MoreIn Episode 8, US Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Director Julee Wilson joins me for Required Reading. We look at a Refinery 29 feature which explores large corporations attempting to profit from the high mortality rates of black mothers -to -be in the healthcare system.
Read MoreWelcome to the beauty podcast with an intelligent, informed and inclusive take on beauty
Read MoreIn Episode 1 we discuss Kahlana Barfield Brown's piece in US Elle about her experience as a Black beauty editor
Read MoreUOMA beauty founder, Sharon Chuter explains why her campaign calling for beauty brands to support black lives at all levels for their lack of corporate inclusion is still relevant.
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