The Refined Glow

Denzel Washington on Will Smith/Chris Rock “Who are we to condemn?”

Denzel Washington, who seemed to be the peacemaker after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during last Sunday night Oscars is

April 3, 2022June 7, 2023

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Trailer: WRATH Starring Michelle Williams, Tina Lawson and Romeo Miller

Lifetime has released the official trailer for WRATH: A Seven Deadly Sins Story starring Michelle Williams, Tina Knowles Lawson and

April 2, 2022March 12, 2026

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Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks and John David Washington to star in revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks and John David Washington will star in a new Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning The

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

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Maverick City Music performing at 64th annual Grammy Awards

Five-time GRAMMY nominated super group Maverick City Music will continue to make history when they perform at the 64th GRAMMY

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

FASHION

H.E.R. launches loungewear collection with Amazon

Grammy winning singer/songwriter H.E.R. has partnered with Amazon’s fashion arm “The Drop” to launch her new loungewear collection. The limited

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

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Black Women in Media Honoring Yolanda Adams

Gospel music powerhouse Yolanda Adams will be honored by Black Women In Media during the 64th annual Grammy Awards weekend.

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Meet Ms. Bea

Hi, I’m Beatrice — but the people who love me call me Ms. Bea, a nickname my family gave me early and one I have been living up to ever since. I grew up in the Mississippi Delta and came of age on the southside of Chicago, where something in me was being shaped long before I had the words for it. My first fashion education came from watching my older cousins and aunts — the women in my family who were the first to show me what quiet luxury and timeless elegance looked like. They moved through a room with intention, and I was taking notes. That love deepened watching Jackie Kennedy, Dynasty, and admiring Princess Diana — whom I share a birthday with — and somewhere along the way a classic slingback heel with a peep toe, pearls, and the color black became my signature before I was old enough to know what a style icon was. Jackie Kennedy in particular became my north star — the blueprint for a woman who could command a room with elegance, intention, and grace without ever raising her voice. Even then, I understood that the way a woman carries herself says something about the way she sees herself. My love for media was born watching the legendary Diann Burns own the Channel 7 news desk with that same kind of grace and authority. I knew then that I wanted a voice. I just had to figure out what to do with it. Faith gave me the foundation. Matthew 5:16 gave me the mandate. And everything I had been watching, studying, and absorbing my whole life finally had a purpose. Today that voice shows up at women’s empowerment conferences, on radio, and right here — where we talk fashion, beauty, faith, and the stories that remind us who we were made to be. My work has been featured in Variety Magazine and on press runs with MGM Studios, and I have had the privilege of covering events and campaigns for Netflix, MAC Cosmetics, EBONY, Essence Fest, The Stellar Awards, The Dove Awards, CREED III, Harriet, PRAISE THIS!, Baby2Baby, and more. I have also had the honor of attending the Magic Johnson 25 Years in Business Gala at the iconic Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles — an evening that reminded me exactly why showing up in every room you are invited into matters. But none of that is why I show up here every day. I show up because I believe with everything in me that a woman can be polished on the outside and powerful on the inside — and that those two things are never in conflict. I show up for the woman who is still becoming. The one who is learning to walk in her purpose without apologizing for also wanting to look good doing it. The one who glows not because life has been easy, but because she has decided to shine anyway. That woman is you. And this space was built for you. Have an event or product you would like covered? Reach me at bea@therefinedglow.com

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Trailer: WRATH Starring Michelle Williams, Tina Lawson and Romeo Miller

Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks and John David Washington to star in revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

Maverick City Music performing at 64th annual Grammy Awards

H.E.R. launches loungewear collection with Amazon

Black Women in Media Honoring Yolanda Adams

Jennifer Garner Leads Star-Studded Cast in The Five Star Weekend

Kelly Rowland Gets Her Flowers: The Velvet Guard Award

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Ayesha Curry at the Tony Awards in Red

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