Sweet Scopes With Amber The Alchemist: Gemini Season 2022

Sweet Scopes is a Sweet July series in partnership with Amber the Alchemist. Each horoscope season, we bring you tarot readings specific to your astrological sign, with beauty and wellness tips tailored to help you be your best self. Gemini season is here to snatch us from our home base. The sign is ruled by Mercury, the messenger […]
Black Joy Through Food: A Ramadan Tradition

Black Joy Through Food is a Sweet July series in collaboration with Black Women Photographers. This photo essay is by Alade Aderonke. Having Sahur and Iftar with family and friends during the holy month of Ramadan is an unspoken custom. Sahur and Iftar are the names of the two meals eaten by Muslims throughout Ramadan. Sahur is meant […]
Sweet Scopes With Amber The Alchemist: Taurus Season 2022

Sweet Scopes is a Sweet July series in partnership with Amber the Alchemist. Each horoscope season, we bring you tarot readings specific to your astrological sign, with beauty and wellness tips tailored to help you be your best self. When the sun touches down in the earthy, tactile sign of Taurus, we collectively yearn for stability and explore […]
Meet The Makers: Summer And Kam Johnson Of Zach And Zoë Sweet Bee Farm

Sweet July’s Meet The Makers series highlights amazing Black women-owned brands that are carried at our Oakland flagship store and e-commerce shop. Meet Summer and Kam Johnson, who started beekeeping to help manage their son’s allergies.
Get To Know Nina Parker: Emmy-Nominated Host Turned Designer With A Mission To Give Curvy Women A Better Stake In Fashion

With the launch of the Nina Parker Collection in partnership with Reunited Clothing and Macy’s, Parker is providing high-quality and accessible plus-size wardrobe options. She shares with Sweet July her journey to launching the collection, how she balances careers in media and fashion, and more.
Sweet Scopes With Amber The Alchemist: Aries Season 2022

Sweet Scopes is a Sweet July series in partnership with Amber the Alchemist. Each horoscope season, we bring you tarot readings specific to your astrological sign, with beauty and wellness tips tailored to help you be your best self. I’m here to let you in on a little secret: the New Year *technically* starts now. We’re accustomed to […]
Get To Know Fatima Robinson: The Award-Winning Choreographer Behind Some Of Your Favorite Music Videos and Movies

Fatima Robinson has captivated audiences with her timeless moves—most recently displayed at the Super Bowl halftime show. Here, she shares how she turned her passion into a profession, her career experience beyond choreography, and how she’s adjusting to the ever-evolving world of dance.
Sweet Scopes With Amber The Alchemist: Pisces Season 2022

Sweet Scopes is a Sweet July series in partnership with Amber the Alchemist. Each horoscope season, we bring you tarot readings specific to your astrological sign, with beauty and wellness tips tailored to help you be your best self. Expect the free-flowing, introspective energy of Pisces season to introduce us to our unique gifts, intuitive hunches, emotional sensitives […]
Black Joy Through Food: Sian’s Caribbean Kitchen

We go inside Sian’s kitchen to follow the process of making Jamaican Black Cake—and to learn about the memories that surround it.
Black Joy Through Food: New Year’s Day Soup Joumou

A step-by-step look at how to make a delicious Haitian soup, traditionally served on New Year’s Day.
Black Joy Through Food: Around The Dinner Table

A peek inside the homes of two families as they prepare and enjoy holiday meals.
Get To Know: Cora Harrington

Writer, entrepreneur and lingerie expert Cora Harrington discusses how she’s working to make the apparel industry more inclusive.