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🐳 Man Swallowed By Whale: Joining the leagues of Jonah and Pinocchio is kayaker Adrian Simancas who was spit out by a humpback whale after almost being swallowed. 

🏀 The City of Basketball Courts: Hong Kong is home to over 2,500 outdoor basketball courts in places like rooftops, near coffee shops and even remote islands.

🇭🇹 Building Haiti: Haitian entrepreneur Mike Bellot is offering free courses in project management and digital marketing to 90,000 Haitians through Kaw Academy.

🎮 GTA and IRL Police Abuse: In Nigeria, police brutality is rampant and young professionals are the main target. Surprisingly, these young Nigerians are escaping with streetwise ways learned from the Grand Theft Auto video game.

💸 Latina-Led VC for Diverse Founders: Ulu Ventures, a Latina-led VC firm, has invested in 10 unicorns and has now set its sights on high-potential startups by people of colour. 

Adult Skincare for Indian Skin: CIITA’s latest range caters to 18- to 45-year-old Indians and includes a face gel, a cica face scrub, and a sunscreen serum. 

🌳 Tree Hut’s Spring Collection: Smell like spring with an all-new serum-infused hand wash, a pre-shave foaming polish, and an overnight lip mask from Tree Hut.

🍓 Cream Blushes from Juvia’s Place: Doubling as a lip tint, these cream blushes are lightweight and super blendable with shades like Very Berry.

🥑 Eva + Avo’s Shine Hair Oil: The Latina-founded brand has a brilliant avocado oil for all hair types, and it's now available at Target, Walmart, and CVS.

Sulwhasoo’s Glowing Lip Balm: The 24-hour hydrating balm comes in curvy, ergonomic packaging.

➰ AI and Black Hair: AI still has a lot to learn about textured hair as its still giving generic answers on routines and hairstyles compared to other hair types. 

💆🏽‍♀️ No Lengthy Wash Days? Black women are now opting for less complicated, less product-heavy wash days compared to the multi-product routines all over TikTok. 

Style Spotlight: If you’re undecided on your next low-tension protective style, mini-twists are all the rage right now, and for good reason. 

👱🏾‍♀️ Honey Blond Hair: If you’re an Afro-Latina woman looking to get Beyonce-esque highlights, Johanna Ferreira tells us how she got the look, including finding the right stylist, the right tone, and prioritizing maintenance.

Yoga For Your Hips: Open up your hips with hip-strengthening workouts such as the chair pose and the goddess pose. 

Hydrotherapy in Mexico: Impression Moxche by Secrets is the latest wellness resort offering hydrotherapy, spas, and group workouts for those on a health retreat.

Spinner Sports Drink: Co-created by cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, Spinner is India’s first affordably-priced sports drink offering instant hydration and electrolytes.

Henna-Inspired Footwear: The latest collab from Kuwaiti footwear brand Thuna and visual artist Dr. Azra Khamissa features henna-inspired mesh footwear. 

Panda Phones: CASETiFY’s limited-edition collab with Ocean Park features the playful charm of pandas on iPhone, Samsung and Huawei devices. 

Trad Office Wear: Find homegrown Indian corporate wear on Myntra’s IndieWork.

Latina Pride with Becky G: Proceeds from this LA-inspired 20-piece collection go to Altadena Girls, a teenager-led group supporting efforts against the Eaton fires.

🇯🇵 Anime + Beer: Yebisu Beer now has a makeover with artwork of your favourite Jojo characters by manga creator Hirohiko Araki.

🍧 Gelato from Teemtonefai: Always Corny is an edgy take on sweetcorn gelato by Chef Fung, which features a surprising sex toy-themed design. 

☕️ Sleeping Pods in a Coffee House: Ghafawat is a specialty coffee house in Riyadh that serves warm lattes, cozy meeting rooms and sleeping capsules for your naps💤 

Travel for Queer Africans: Njeri Gachuhi founded The Travelling Wakili, a Kenyan bespoke company making travel safer for women and queer explorers in Africa.

Jon Batiste’s Bahamas Jazz Club: The new club is located in Baha Mar in and combines local acts with his love for live jazz.   

Love and Harmony Cruise: The Caribbean voyage is rich in music, culture and dance, and will set sail again on March 3. Save a spot here.

Maharashtra Food Fair: The Mahalaxmi Saras Exhibition will be held till February 23, and features food stalls and handicraft shops to support underprivileged women in the community.

🌺 Mexico, but in Orchids: Every Saturday till April 26th, you can see thousands of orchids arranged at New York’s Botanical Garden to represent Mexico’s jungles and deserts.

🎧 Sema: Kenyan artiste Wendy Kay is in her R&B bag with her latest single. 

🎧 Wale Wale: TRESOR and Sofiya Nzau team up in this nostalgic special, Wale Wale.

🎧 Ayra Starr’s latest single All The Love is for all the lover girls this February. 

🎧 PUSH 2 START Remix: South Africa meets Jamaica in this remix of Tyla’s PUSH 2 START featuring Sean Paul.

🎧 Scared of Loving You: Selena Gomez and fiance Benny Blanco put out the first single from their upcoming joint album.

🎧 WONDERLOVE: Chase Shakur’s debut album is finally out, with a feature from Smino.

📺 Good Day: G-Dragon’s new variety show comes to Disney Plus today. 

📺 Tarella – Princess of The Nile: Watch Lolo Eremie’s remake of the grass-to-grace fairytale, except this time Cinderella has African roots.

📺 Soul Tie: This 15-minute romantic film examines Afro-Latina love and connection during the COVID-19 pandemic and will show at the NFMLA on February 22. 

HEIS World Tour: Rema’s 23-date world tour will kick off April 11. Get your tickets here.