Pepsi Dig In held a pop-up at the newly opened SAINT in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan in honor of Pepsi Dig In Day. The event served as a preview for 2024’s Pepsi Dig In Day, a day spent encouraging diners to attend Black-owned restaurants.
Ras Plant Based, a celebrated Ethiopian restaurant, has expanded its presence with a new location in West Village. Its original location is a Crown Heights staple and was opened in 2020 by Romeo and Milka Regalli to rave reviews.
Island’s Best Juice, a black-owned, female-owned, and Jamaican-owned purveyor of handcrafted, island-inspired beverages, invites you to embark on a sensory journey to the heart of the tropics. With every sip, experience the magic of island life, where the sun kisses the earth and the breeze whispers through the lush green canopies.
Nestled into the candle lit, lower level of Champers Social Club NYC; Novara founder, Reshona Jessamy, hosted an intimate dinner to celebrate World Kindness Day on November 15.
Saved by acts of kindness during her own struggles with depression, and while overcoming a suicide attempt, Jessamy dedicates her skincare line to paying it forward. For this reason, each Novara product is packaged with affirmations.
“We created thousands of unique messages,” the gracious Jessamy noted before dinner commenced. “Those messages are really meant to spread kindness, and to uplift and inspire women.”
“Often times when we think about kindness, we think that it’s just about being nice, but kindness is more than that,” she continued. “It’s uplifting one another, it’s generosity, it’s compassion and it’s self care. So first, I implore you to be kind to yourself.”
Providing consumers with an opportunity to show themselves kindness, Novara, so far, consists of six key products know as the Waterfall Collection. The collection consists of: the soft cream Purifying Cleanser, an Illuminating Serum, their oil free Hydrating Cream; not to be confused with the Ultra Hydrating Cream, a Resurfacing Serum for texture improvement and lastly, the micro-exfoliating Revitalizing Essence treatment. Beyond gaining the benefits of each product, supporting Novara is an act of advocacy for suicide prevention since 20% of profits are donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Linking beauty and mental health as a mother, career woman, wife and entrepreneur, Jessamy continues to walk in her purpose as she uses her platform to show others why it’s important for them to do the same.
The whole month of March is Women’s History Month and March 15th is National Espresso Martini day! In honor of both, we wanted to share some of our favorite female liquor brands as well as our favorite espresso martini recipes.
On June 18th, TRILLFIT, a black women owned fitness brand held their grand opening celebration for their new flagship studio in Brooklyn, New York.
The beginning of February marks the start of Black History Month which was the perfect time for the Paley Center of Media to honor Black Entertainment Television (BET). Founded in 1980 as the first black-owned TV network dedicated to depicting the black experience, BET turns 40 years old this year and was celebrated at a VIP cocktail reception at the Paley Center on January 30.