Luckett, Founders Kimba Williams and Dr. Barb, Kickoff Kushae’s Cool, Comfortable & Confident Summer With Product Launch, Thursday
Some products are so timely most may assume one currently exists in the marketplace; a deodorant stick for “down there” is quite possibly that new, innovative product. Kushae (pronounced koo-SHAY), the first OB/GYN created, plant-based feminine care system, is set to introduce a new natural deodorant stick, Thursday.
An innovation in personal hygiene, Kushae is the first to produce a roll-on for one’s most sensitive areas. Endorsed by celebrity mom LeToya Luckett, the company’s official Brand Ambassador, Kushae is the first feminine health and hygiene company to launch a major global celebrity campaign, focused specifically on helping women become bold, unapologetic, and fearless about making their feminine health a priority. A Black-owned and women-led business, Kushae continues to dismantle the stigmas and barriers women face in speaking about their feminine health and wellness.
With the men’s personal care and hygiene market estimated to reach a $160 billion in 2022, and the feminine hygiene product market alone set to top $125 billion by 2030, Kushae’s deodorant stick is reaching consumers as the demand for products is at a record high.
Stop sweaty, musty odors “down there” in its tracks
with Kushae’s new natural deodorant stick.
“I am excited to work with Kushae. As the proud mom of two beautiful children, I understand how the different phases of life can change a woman’s body. I support Kushae’s simple, science-backed natural products and welcome the opportunity to spread positive information to educate women about the importance of their feminine health and wellness.”
LeToya Luckett
Kushae is turning the feminine health industry upside down in more ways than one. Co-Founder & CEO, Kimba Williams recently raised $1.25M through venture capital/angel investors, making her one of the first 100 Black women to do so. Launched in 2018 with exhibits and expos, the company literally worked to reach and support women one “Kushae” at a time. By 2020 they had achieved triple revenue year over year growth and debuted in Whole Foods Market. The brand has since been featured in global publications including Essence, Vogue, NBC News, and more.
Despite popular trends in the feminine care space, Kushae’s mission and values of always putting women first remain the bedrock of the brand. Led by co-founder Dr. Barbara McLaren (aka Dr. Barb), a Board-Certified OB/GYN, Kushae uses the highest quality natural, plant-based ingredients in every formula to create unique products that are highly effective and manufactured in the USA. Education-driven, the brand focuses on helping women to make informed decisions about their own health; creating avenues for open dialogue where they can feel comfortable and confident about learning about their bodies. Kushae also encourages women to develop feminine health routines and to be more proactive and intentional about their feminine wellness.
Thousands of people receive lung transplants every year, but only around 50% of them survive over 5 years due to lack of research and technology. The Sid Foundation and their brown superhero “Lung Girl” that has been sponsored by Google, Amazon, Trader Joe’s and more, are working to change that by raising funds to support research and development as well as help lung transplant patients live longer and healthier lives.
The Sid Foundation is proud to announce “Lung Girl”, a comic book about a brown superhero girl fighting to help people with lung health issues and lung diseases. The idea of the comic is to provide useful information about lung health, in a fun and exciting way.
Lung Girl, along with her sidekick, Ecmo (a robot with numerous gadgets that aid lung disease victims), offers vital information for readers on their adventures in a race against time to help save the world from lung diseases. Sales from the comic book are used to help fund lung transplant research and provide support for lung transplant patients, so everytime you purchase a comic you can be sure that you are the real hero.
According to The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, after receiving a lung transplant, only 78% of patients survive the first year, and only 51% live for up to 5 years. Thousands of people receive lung transplants every year. However, lung transplants have the lowest survival rate among all organ transplantation. Lung transplants are more complicated procedures than other organ transplants and because lungs are the only organ in the body that are exposed to the outside environment (air), this makes it easy for patients to get infections. Not to mention, lung transplant patients have to shell out enormous amounts of money, owed to the fact that insurance usually cannot cover the full cost of surgery as well as the necessary 50 pills a day regiment. Hospitals don’t have adequate money to do research or develop technology to increase the survival rate for patients and not enough attention is being given to lung transplant patients by other organizations. The Sid Foundation was created to solve this problem and make life better for lung transplant patients everywhere.
The Sid Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization named after Sid Vahal, a young man who caught an infection that destroyed his lungs. He went on to receive a double lung transplant which, unfortunately only allowed him about 2 more years of life. Sid is recognized as a hero who fought until his last breath. The foundation was established to honor him, along with helping other lung transplant patients survive.
The Sid Foundation has been backed by Google, Amazon Smile, Trader Joe’s, King of Pops, Prime Vice Studios LLC, Kriya Capital, GATP Solutions, and many more organizations. The foundation has over the years helped multiple lung patients and raised over $40,000 dollars for their support as well as support for the research and development of lung transplantation. They are currently funding research at the University Of Kentucky Hospital Lung Transplant Program and have donated thousands of dollars in supplies, otherwise known as care packages, to lung transplant patients all over the United States. The foundation has also sold and donated hundreds of Lung Girl comic books and merchandise to hospitals, schools, libraries, and comic book fans around the world.
Lung Girl and The Sid Foundation continue to strive for the betterment of lung transplant patients around the world, but they need your help.
For more information, to make a donation, purchase a Lung Girl comic, or support their projects in anyway, please visit https://www.thesidfoundation.org
Nope,
it’s not ice cream. Not yogurt… Not. Even. Edible. But it is certainly a
treat. Mocha
Whip is turning the clean beauty industry on its head, one body at a time.
Mocha Whip’s flagship collection of vegan shea butter treats include shea
butter whippies, shea butter swirlies, shea butter balls, and shea butter
softies. Each of which are scented to perfection with aromatherapy grade essential
oil blends that satisfy any sweet tooth.
Melissa
Troupe, founder, CEO and long-time mompreneur developed Mocha Whip’s flagship
collection of indulgent shea butter moisturizers in her family kitchen. Her
mission was to pair purity and simplicity with unapologetic indulgence. From
her past, she learned that super simplified body and hair care created amazing
results. The issue though, was it was no fun using a single ingredient product
day after day just for positive results. Melissa wanted to uphold the
simplicity she benefited from while adding the indulgence she longed for. Her
three children, each of whom have eczema, also benefited greatly from the
vitamin-rich natural formulas she whipped up.
Soon
after launching, Mocha Whip quickly gained the attention of wellness retailers
nationwide including Clean Beauty Mart, Blk + Green, Earth Fare and even Whole
Foods. “We are completely devoted to using the highest quality wildcrafted
plant-based ingredients to whip up the most indulgent and nourishing vegan body
care you can imagine,” says founder and CEO Melissa Troupe.
Each
shea butter product Mocha Whip offers uses as few ingredients as possible to
offer users the most beneficial dose of each ingredient. This is all done
without sacrificing indulgent appeal. From Vanilla Chai, to Peppermint Mocha,
Mocha Whip has created the essence of some of consumers’ favorite indulgent
treats to allow users to unapologetically bask in the “me” time
experience.
For
Mocha Whip, personal care should be more of an experience and less of a
routine.
About Mocha Whip For the first time, Mocha Whip brings indulgent simplicity to the mainstream beauty aisle and beyond. Mocha Whip is truly devoted to making better body & hair care that’s just as enticing and indulgent as it is incredibly nourishing.
Each
jar of mocha whip contains pure ingredients derived from nature, then whipped
to perfection to ensure consumers get the most out of each recipe.
Aretha Franklin’s funeral today in Detroit is expected to be a star-studded tribute with politicians, dignitaries and celebrities from across the entertainment industry set to attend. Former President Bill Clinton, civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson and legendary Motown singer, songwriter and record producer Smokey Robinson will speak. Numerous musical tributes have also been planned for the service.
Franklin died on Aug. 16, 2018, of pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer.
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) account for about six percent of all pancreatic tumors. They develop from the abnormal growth of endocrine (hormone-producing) cells in the pancreas called islet cells. This is why these tumors are sometimes referred to as “islet cell tumors.”
This year, 55,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The disease is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. by 2020.
“PanCAN mourns the loss of Ms. Franklin to pancreatic cancer, a disease with a five-year survival rate of just 9 percent,” said Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, PanCAN president and CEO. “Additionally, African Americans have the highest incidence rate of pancreatic cancer – up to 59 percent higher than the incidence rates for other racial and ethnic groups. This is why our mission to double survival and find better treatment options is urgent.”
A young Aretha Franklin, pictured in 1968, a year after her smash hit (You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman. (via Creative Commons) (PRNewsfoto/Pancreatic Cancer Action Network)
The Queen of Soul rose to fame during America’s Civil Rights era. Many credit her with not only bridging the gap between racial groups, but also for paving the way for African American and women musicians. Her arsenal of hits includes Motown favorites like “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Respect” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”
Over her six decade-long career, she received 18 Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987). In 2005, under President George W. Bush, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.
Local Detroit stations will be covering the service live. Please check your local listings for up-to-the-minute coverage information in your area. CNN and Fox News cable networks will also cover the memorial live, and the Associated Press has announced plans to livestream the service online.
PanCAN has an urgent goal to improve outcomes for patients battling the disease today and double survival by 2020. The organization attacks pancreatic cancer using a comprehensive approach focused on research, clinical initiatives, patient services and advocacy.
About the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is dedicated to fighting the world’s toughest cancer. In our urgent mission to save lives, we attack pancreatic cancer on all fronts: research, clinical initiatives, patient services and advocacy. Our effort is amplified by a nationwide network of grassroots support. We are determined to improve patient outcomes today and to double survival by 2020.
BLACK WOMAN-OWNED STARTUP LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE PRODUCT TO KEEP YOUR HAIR “NATURAL, BUT NOT NAPPY”
Alashee Naturals, a Black woman-owned startup brand that produces innovative natural hair care products, is pleased to announce the launch of the Natural, But Not Nappy Alashee Good Hair System – the latest addition to their new science and technology based selections of hair, skin and beauty care products. Diana Alashee Pitts, CEO and President of the company, says that it takes a Black woman to truly understand the hair needs of other Black women.
She comments, “What sets our new Alashee Good Hair System apart from all other hair care products is it’s revolutionary new way of conditioning natural, relaxed or difficult to manage hair or braids simply by using two gentle, specially formulated natural hair conditioners – applied one after the other to create a double coating of protection to block naps and kinks and to detangle hair.”
This is the first system of it’s kind to approach hair conditioning from this angle, and the 4 item system consists of Ultra Gentle Shampoo, double silky hair conditioners and a silky moisturizing chamomile gloss sealant. The new Alashee Good Hair System is designed to give women their softest, silkest, easiest to manage hair ever, and even to be totally natural – but totally NOT Nappy. The conditioning effects are temporary and are simply shampooed out. There is no more need to worry about lines of demarcation because women won’t need to relax or perm while using the system but is safe to use if you have a relaxer or perm or color on your hair and electric straightening combs, curling and flat irons are ok to use.
According their web site, getting this right became a passion and the company took a “no holds barred” approach to the science and R&D aspects of the project and not a moment too soon to give black women everywhere a much needed break from braids and other people’s hair.
So for a limited time only, the complete system is FREE with free shipping as part of their Special Introductory Promotion Celebration thru September 15, 2018, while supplies last so that as many people as possible can test the system, and then buy it.
For more details and/or to purchase the Natural, But Not Nappy Alashee Good Hair System, visit www.NaturalButNotNappy.com
Lexi Allen is a woman of passion, among those are music and hilarity but she’s also a work-out enthusiast and is launching her VIRTUAL 5K Challenge in honor of National Running Day. Today, Lexi’s friends, fans and running/health enthusiasts are joining her in a virtual 5K run. Not sure how to complete a virtual 5K? All you have to do is complete (walk, jog or run) a full 5K- you won’t get a sticker, though! Participants are asked to post a photo or video using #RunningWithLexi for a chance to be featured in an exclusive fan video of Lexi’s song “Runnin’ (Marathon)” that will go live below on www.runningwithLexi.com
Lexi Allen is running to the finish line in preparation for her newest album “Just Listen” which releases this Friday, June 8th. Be sure to add her newest music to your collection. It’s a treat for music lovers, everywhere! Have a listen to snippets from the album, here.
