Vegan Influencer Tabitha Brown Is The Viral Pick-Me-Up You Didn't Know You Needed
Every now and then, you meet someone who makes you smile from your heart. Not that fake, cheesy smile you give your co-worker when they ask you about your weekend or that bland, toothless smile you flash at your neighbor when you're taking out the trash—I mean someone whose voice truly makes your soul feel warm, cozy, and kind of hungry for a slice of sweet potato pie.
I think we can all agree that although many of us haven't met her personally, one encounter with vegan influencer Tabitha Brown's social media pages will give you all of those feels and more.
The mother-of-two, who ditched meat and transitioned to a vegan lifestyle after completing a 30-day vegan challenge, originally rose to fame by sharing her unconventional meatless soul food recipes and over the last few years, Tabitha has managed to steal not only our taste buds but our hearts with her inspirational messages, kind words, and southern AF demeanor over the last few years. Tabitha told Buzzfeed:
"I never cooked growing up. I hated cooking. I didn't want anything to do with cooking. I was a tomboy playing outside and climbing trees. I didn't have time to be in nobody's kitchen. I'm just a firm believer in trying to bring people up, because I've been in a dark place and I know how uncomfortable that is."
From her heavenly culinary creations to her inspirational messages, Tabitha is truly in the business of helping us get through times like these with a smile.
Scroll below for 10 vegan cooking tutorials will give you the pick-me-up you needed today:
1.Tabitha Brown's Veggie Flatbread Pizza
2.Tabitha Brown's Soy-Free Tofu Breakfast Scramble
3.Tabitha Brown's Spicy Mac & Cheese
4.Tabitha Brown's Lemon Pepper Potato Wedges
5.Tabitha Brown's Beginner's Buddha Bowl
6.Tabitha Brown's Bbq Jackfruit Sandwich & Collard Wrap
7.Tabitha Brown's Jackfruit Tacos
8.Tabitha Brown's Carrot Bacon
9.Tabitha Brown's Cheese Fake Hoagie Using Pecan Meat
10. Tabitha Brown's French Raisin Cinnamon Toast
Featured image by Instagram/@iamtabithabrown.
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ItGirl 100 Honors Black Women Who Create Culture & Put On For Their Cities
As they say, create the change you want to see in this world, besties. That’s why xoNecole linked up with Hyundai for the inaugural ItGirl 100 List, a celebration of 100 Genzennial women who aren’t afraid to pull up their own seats to the table. Across regions and industries, these women embody the essence of discovering self-value through purpose, honey! They're fierce, they’re ultra-creative, and we know they make their cities proud.
VIEW THE FULL ITGIRL 100 LIST HERE.
Don’t forget to also check out the ItGirl Directory, featuring 50 Black-woman-owned marketing and branding agencies, photographers and videographers, publicists, and more.
THE ITGIRL MEMO
I. An ItGirl puts on for her city and masters her self-worth through purpose.
II. An ItGirl celebrates all the things that make her unique.
III. An ItGirl empowers others to become the best versions of themselves.
IV. An ItGirl leads by example, inspiring others through her actions and integrity.
V. An ItGirl paves the way for authenticity and diversity in all aspects of life.
VI. An ItGirl uses the power of her voice to advocate for positive change in the world.
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Why We'll Probably Never Hear Lupita Nyong'o Share Her Relationship With The World
Lupita Nyong'o is sharing a transparent look into her life after a recent breakup.
In a cover story for NET-A-PORTER, the A Quiet Place: Day One star shed light on the significant heartbreak she experienced following the end of her relationship with ex-boyfriend and TV host, Selema Masekela.
As a public figure, Nyong'o, 39, sought to divulge the news of the breakup in hopes of presenting a more authentic perspective on the pain that follows a separation.
"I was living in a lot of pain and heartbreak," she told the publication. "I looked at the environment of my social media and thought I don’t want to be a part of this illusion that everything is always coming up roses. Surely there is a lesson for me to learn in this, and I just want to be real about it."
The Black Panther star went on to explain that her choice to be transparent with her fans about her breakup came from the certainty she felt after ending the relationship. “In my mind, when I shared my relationship status with the world, it was because I felt sure about it,” she said.
While she didn’t know how the news would land with her fans, she found relief in knowing she wasn’t alone in her experience.
“I knew how it could be interpreted; I knew it would have a life of its own,” she reflects. “But then I started to see the comments and people were being so loving and supportive. The ones that moved me the most were other people sharing their pain and their heartbreak.”
Nyong'o and Masekela went Instagram official in December 2022, publicly announcing their relationship in a couple's video. In October 2023, Nyong'o took to her personal Instagram account to share the news of her breakup in her caption, writing, "At this moment, it is necessary for me to share a personal truth and publicly dissociate myself from someone I can no longer trust.”
She continued the vulnerable note, "I find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception. I am tempted to run into the shadows and hide, only to return to the light when I have regained my strength enough for me to say, 'Whatever, my life is better this way.' But I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love."
These days, Nyong'o tells NET-A-PORTER that she is prioritizing profound self-discovery that extends beyond her career. She notes having a deliberate and unhurried approach to understanding herself.
She also alludes to keeping her relationships private moving forward after noting it was "very, very sage" of her not to talk about her private life professionally in the days before her last relationship. "I'm going back to those days by the way," Nyong'o shares of her reinstated boundaries around her personal life.
Earlier this month, Nyong'o made headlines alongside her new boyfriend actor Joshua Jackson. Nyong'o and Jackson went through public splits from their respective SOs in October 2023, with the latter splitting from his long-time partner Jodie Turner-Smith following her divorce filing from the Dawson's Creek alum.
The pair have been spotted together as early as December 2023, but nothing screamed "couple" quite as loudly as their recent getaway to Mexico for Nyong'o's 41st birthday featuring passionate displays of affection.
"Our purpose in life is to love. And so you have to get back in it," she tells the outlet, seemingly alluding to her budding new romance.
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