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Whether we’re ordering takeout from local restaurants to keep them afloat or reading labels to find out how many miles our beefsteak tomatoes have traveled from vine to BLT, most of us are becoming increasingly conscientious of how we spend. That’s why we've teamed up with Target to select nine standout products from Black-owned brands that deserve a place in your kitchen, beauty routine, and the next evening you’re not booked for three back-to-back digital happy hours.

There’s something audacious about a Black girl who dares to dream. In a world that so easily dubs white men geniuses, but views Black girls as needing less protection and care from as young as five years old, nurturing their spirits and dreams can be transformative. In recent years, Black girls have made themselves seen, felt, and heard in every field. There are more Black role models than ever — and Refinery29 wants to shout them out.

Kimberly Drew has spent her career revolutionizing institutional spaces, and showing other people that dramatic change isn’t just possible — it’s the future. And now, the former social media manager for New York City’s famed Metropolitan Museum of Art is using her Twitter account to lift those around her during such extraordinary times by promoting the #CancelRent cause and sharing resources for those affected most by the COVID-19 pandemic.