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‘Afro Unicorn’ Plush Toys Are Now Available at Build-A-Bear

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Angel Reese & Gabby Thomas Grace the Cover of Vogue

Entrepreneur Tamira Chapman Launches Publishing Imprint With Penguin Random House to Amplify Black Stories

Shirley Chisholm to Be Posthumously Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

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Shirley Chisholm to Be Posthumously Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

Nikki Giovanni, Renowned Poet, Professor, & Black Arts Movement Pioneer, Has Joined the Ancestors

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Meet The Chicago Florist Using Art Installations To Shine A Light On Blackness

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KOBEES lip balms, lip scrubs, and cuticle butters aren’t just saving our dry, cracked skin, they’re also saving the planet. “I started KOBEES with the idea of creating a simpler, cleaner plastic-free alternative because the best plastic is no plastic,” founder and CEO Kobe Harris said via Instagram. “I’m sick of bad ingredients, companies telling us one thing and selling us another. We want to take out the guesswork and make something that actually benefits you and your skin.” Harris was a college student at Loyola Chicago when he got the idea to start the lip care brand after seeing the pollution in and around the big city. With KOBEES, he aims to help clean our oceans and lakes, planting trees and reducing deforestation, and providing cleaner air for future generations. To do this, the young entrepreneur is using proceeds from KOBEES to support non-profit organizations that share his commitment to the environment. All of KOBEES products are all-natural and handmade, using only four ingredients: beeswax, sunflower seed oil, mango butter, and coconut oil. And the packaging is 100 percent compostable. Starting at just $5 for a tube of lip balm, they promise to keep your lips nice and smooth while keeping a piece of plastic out of the environment. “We want whoever is supporting KOBEE’S to understand that they are making a difference for the environment. It doesn’t matter how small- whether it’s through carrying a water bottle, buying paper straws, or purchasing a single tube of KOBEE’S- it all makes a difference,” Harris says on the company website. “One small change is all it takes. BEE the difference. BEE the change.” Black-owned, good for your body and good for the planet? What more could you ask for? Meet Kobe Harris, The Founder of KOBEE’S, An All Natural, Handmade Lip Balm Brand

Meet Kobe Harris, the Founder of KOBEE’S, an All-Natural, Handmade Lip Balm Brand

Dr. Martin Lemelle Appointed as New President of Grambling State University

Showtime & MTV Studios Launch New HBCU Partnership For Emerging Creators

How Atlanta Stylist Ricci De Forest Transformed Madam C.J. Walker’s Historic Salon into a Museum

Remembering Hydeia Broadbent, One of the World’s Youngest HIV Activists

Beyoncé Announces $500k Cécred Fund for Cosmetology School Students

Descendants of Black History Icons Gather in Historic White House Meeting

Mara Brock-Akil Set to Reimagine Judy Blume Classic for Netflix

Meet Dr. Chester Pierce, the Black Psychiatrist Who Helped Create Representation for Black Children With Sesame Street

2 Georgia Teens From Same School Selected for Disney Dreamers Academy

6 Amazing Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day If You’re Single

Morehouse Names Former Atlanta Falcons Player Terance Mathis As New Football Head Coach

Meet Jeremiah Fennell, The 11-Year-Old Sports Reporter Who Took Over Super Bowl Weekend

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