C. Shardae Jobson

Thanks to a few brands — Rihanna's Fenty Beauty, most notably — we're living in an era of new standards for diversity and inclusivity in the beauty space. By introducing a staggering 40-shade foundation range at launch and subsequently selling out of many of the darker shades in the lineup, Rihanna proved that being inclusive is a smart business move and issued something of a challenge to fellow color cosmetics brands: Adapt with the times and step up your inclusivity, or become irrelevant. L...

Anastasia Cazabon undoubtedly understands the plight and hard-won triumphs of women creators in the film industry. Though her name is not (yet) associated with big-budget umbrellas such as 20th Century Fox or post-indie juggernauts like A24, her commendable pursuits as a filmmaker, historian, and curator of underground films were challenged, almost from the start, by the overwhelming feeling that women voices were limited, or worse, upended behind the scenes. “I had gone to the Massachusetts ...

I first attempted to visit the Lucy Parsons Center on a balmy Saturday afternoon. After realizing that the bookstore was closed, I peered through the front door and all I could see were two bookshelves and a short set of stairs to a second floor as small as an office coffee room. As I sat on the bench next to the center, defeated, a light wash of rain began.
That missed encounter exemplifies the enigmatic presence of the independent, nonprofit, radical bookshop. When it's open, a shredded woo...

Ellice Patterson, of Brookline, left, founder of “Abilities Dance” works with dancer Janelle Diaz of Lowell as they choreograph Janelle’s part in a dance series called “Chroma” which will be performed soon. They were working Saturday afternoon Oct. 6, 2018 at the Brookline Ballet School. [Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ann Ringwood]
Brookline resident Ellice Patterson started Abilities Dance Boston, a performing arts company for those living with disabilities or handicaps to pursue dance.
The past ...

In her youth, Katherine Tallman was a faithful reader of Jay Carr’s film reviews in The Detroit News. So much so that his review of an independent film would send her to the nearest arthouse cinema in a city rich in music and sports.
“Growing up, I loved movies. I don’t know how many kids do this now but when I was young, ...

It is provocative to suggest, but the theater major may be one of the most underappreciated studies in undergrad academia. Despite a respectable bevy of fellow Theater-degree-obtaining and award-winning actors out there, theater students are frequently asked the proverbial, tired question of, “So what ar...

“Women watch movies, right?”
Kristen Bonstein asks that question in feigned shock as she and Alex Kittle, the co-founders of Strictly Brohibited, and I discuss representation of women in film.
Such conversations are common in film circles, but have become more frequent and politicized, in part due to mainstream outlets piggybacking the work that Tarana Burke has done around #MeToo for more than 12 years. Last fall, the hashtag was used to interrogate popular culture after bombshells about Har...

In the two-years-old, 200-square-foot space of Kabinett Gallery, is a display of what is currently the Boston art gallery scene’s slightly best-kept secret. And slightly is used only because Kabinett isn’t necessarily underground. As a part of the South End’s SoWa district, on a weekday or busier weekend, their door is wide open, inviting you to feast your eyes upon some unbeknownst art.
Still, an under the radar vibe proceeded on Friday, September 7, when their latest exhibit “Fashion Forwar...

The resurgence of vinyl has been a homecoming for those that remember spinning a 45 or 33 ½ record in their day. For today’s youth, the media-labeled “Generation Z,” it’s another realization that even listening to music was a simpler and more thoughtful event.
“The return of vinyl makes sense because things go in cycles. Even if there is a little sna...

Located in the outskirts of Dedham—an Arcadian river, pizza shop, and 7-Eleven are its neighbors—Rob Walsh’s record store, Cheap Thrills Music, is home to a massive collection of tunes that includes everything from 1970s rock and soul, to iconic movie soundtracks of the 1980s, to ’50s and ’60s lounge and garage jam. Their specialty: used analog vinyl.
In racks, bins, and crates and on tall shelves, customers are greeted with the exciting near-certainty that they’ll find some gems to ogle over...

In 1982, illustrator Trina Schart Hyman created the silhouette of children immersed in books, leaning against the sides of a tree trunk, with overreaching branches signifying the spot as a retreat. Some 35 years later, it remains the logo of The Children’s Book Shop, a notable destination in Brookline Village for children’s literature since opening in 1977.
″[There was] a sort of a homey feeling that ...

We asked Kai Grant of Black Market, which is fast-becoming a Roxbury cultural institution, about the importance of shopping local and supporting artisans who aren’t represented in big box stores and shopping malls…
On their vision…
Black Market is a pop-up market that happens on the weekends, and our mission is to eradicate the wealth gap, which is about a quarter of a million dollars. For every $8 a black indigenous Boston family has, a white indigenous Boston ...

Considering the refreshing breeze outside and scattered auburn leaves decorating Lowell Road by Brookline High, as children and their colorful backpacks excitedly skipped ...

When prompted, Ruthann Dodek can easily pivot the spotlight on why she has advocated and worked for seniors for the last 35 years.
It’s all in thanks to her grandmother.
“She was a role model for positive aging,” she said in a recent interview with the TAB. “One of my first jobs in college was at a nursing home during the summer. I had never se...

The day before former President Barack Obama’s historic inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009, Kelly Race was inspired by Obama’s particip...