Rachel Thompson, UK Lifestyle Correspondent at Mashable, talks the success that Rihanna's Fenty Beauty makeup line is having and the competition it is posing to Kylie Jenner's makeup company, Kylie Cosmetics.
One research firm estimates that the Rihanna line is out-performing Kylie's in online buzz in its first four months. In its first month alone, Fenty amassed $72 million dollars in media value.
Thompson discusses the significance of Rihanna's line in that it includes 40 different shades of foundation and is being lauded by women of color for its diversity of options. Thompson weighs in on the future of the beauty industry and the new era of inclusion that we are seeing unfold.
The pandemic was difficult for the nation's restaurant industry. And one of New York City's famous Delmonico's is ready to look past that and toward the future when it reopens on Friday. Max Tucci, Delmonico's global brand officer, and Dennis Turcnovic, owner of Delmonico's, both joined Cheddar News to discuss the history of the restaurant, how it always bounces back and what delicious offerings the menu has.
The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools' graduates.
