This Is How the Black Beauty Council Is Set to Change the Industry for Good
December 10, 2021 at 06:30AM The past two years have been heavy. Not just because we have been dealing with a pandemic but also because of social injustices that dominated the news. And when the Black Lives Matter movement hit headlines in May last year, the need for racial equality was propelled to the forefront of the global conversation.Traditionally, the beauty industry, and its perceived fluffiness, has been left out of the global socioeconomic conversation, meaning it hasn’t always been held accountable for its actions (or lack there of) in terms of diversity and inclusion. More recently, however, beauty brands and businesses have found themselves at the very centre of discussion. “Because beauty is visual and aesthetic, in some respect, it is the root of racism, because it’s what we see,” says Rhea Cartwright, beauty business consultant, beauty director at The Stack and founder of the Black Beauty Council. “Other things…