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When Beauty Innovation Centers Black Women & the Planet💁🏽‍♀️

January 2026 As we step into a new year, many of us are rethinking not just our routines, but the products we use and the values behind them. For Aubrey Patton, that reflection led to the creation of AKYN Beauty , a brand rooted in sustainability, innovation, and care for Black women and the planet. AKYN Beauty was born from a simple but deeply familiar problem: makeup stains. For so many women, especially Black women who wear deeper, melanated foundation shades, stains on co

Aubrey Patton

Jan 122 min read

Rhythm, Blues, and Toxic Fumes: Guess Who’s Coming to Pollute?🌬

December 2025 Data centers are on everyone’s minds lately, and for good reason. They have quickly become a unifying issue as communities across the country push back against the growing demand for new construction. And all too often, these facilities end up in predominantly low-income Black and Brown neighborhoods, where residents are already carrying the weight of environmental harm. Even R&B singer SZA recently spoke out against a proposed data center in Memphis. Keep readi

Bilen Gimikael

Dec 1, 20254 min read

We’ve Got the Receipts. Here’s How You Can Join the Movement!🧾

November 2025 2024-25 has been a huge year for Girl Plus Environment . From training young leaders, to amplifying environmental justice campaigns , GPE has been building the tools and infrastructure for Black and Brown women+ to shape their own environmental solutions. In this post, we’re celebrating how our members took action and sharing how you can deepen your involvement through membership, donations, and spreading the word. This year, GPE has created, launched, and comp

Danait Issac

Nov 4, 20253 min read