Zaila Avant Garde wins the 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee:
Frankly, it was getting tiresome to see Indian Americans win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Nothing against Indian Americans; I’m married to an Indian American. After Indian Americans swept the Scripps National Spelling Bee year after year, it was time to retire the Bee.
It is exciting to see African-Americans break new ground and excel in fields where they haven’t been represented before. Think GOAT Simone Biles.
This is a follow-up to the article Meet the six black female @GOP candidates for Congress.
The Derp State raised a good question. Sadly, none of these women won. Incumbent Rep. Mia Love lost her Congressional race by a razor-thin margin. Now she’ll be a CNN Political Commentator.
I went to Ballotpedia to find how the other women fared:
I am really sickened by the leftist bent of the Democratic Party. At the same time, I’m disgusted with those Republicans who say that they vote for a candidates’ ideas, not for the race or gender of the candidates. This sounds good, but it seems that they have no problem with the Republican Party being The Party of Old White Men ™️. If the GOP fails to run and elect female candidates and candidates of color, it will become irrelevant.
NOTE: I updated this article to include this slideshow.
This is a follow-up to our feature #TBT vintage African-American beauty ads
Sources:
Bly, Toi. “World Wide Webb: Veronica Webb On AlaÏa, Pro-Aging, and Shattering Beauty Barriers.” The Neue, 22 Mar. 2018, www.theneuenude.com/mbdtff/veronica-webb-breaking-beauty-barriers-azzedine-alaia-pro-aging.
“Fisk Industries Acquires Zuri Cosmetics.” Beauty Store Business, www.beautystorebusiness.com/fisk-industries-acquires-zuri-cosmetics.
Nittle, Nadra. “Before Fenty: Over 100 Years of Black Makeup Brands.” Racked, 23 Jan. 2018, www.racked.com/2018/1/23/16901594/black-makeup-brands-history.
“ZuriFlawless.” Fisk Brands, www.fiskgroup.com/ZuriFlawless/.
Time was that African-American women had to turn to ethnic beauty brands to meet their needs. Even as recently as the 1990s, Revlon and Maybelline has created lines especially for African-American women. Here are other blasts from the past:
Do you know that Flori Roberts is a white woman? She later developed Dermablend corrective concealer.
Today, Flori Roberts cosmetics are sold through Color Me Beautiful’s direct selling and mall kiosks.
Posner Cosmetics was introduced in the 1940’s. I’ll occasionally find Posner cosmetics at drugstores, but not a comprehensive selection. Posner’s web site features online shopping.
I haven’t been able to find out much about Zuri. I found miscellaneous products at Dollar General years ago. You may shop Zuri at Texas Beauty Supply and House of Beauty (note: not an endorsement, I’ve never shopped these places).
Here a svelte Aretha Franklin serves as a spokeswoman for Fashion Fair.
Dorothea Towles Church was the first Black Maybelline model to appear in Ebony Magazine in 1959.
Cold Cream 'n' Roses 
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