NEW YORK — A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies like restaurant chain Slutty Vegan and beauty brand Live Tinted has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies since becoming a target of a lawsuit over a grant program for Black women. While the money has made a big difference to those businesses, Fearless Fund …
This story is part of Image issue 5, “Reverence,” an exploration of how L.A. does beauty. The site has partnered with JCPenney to create “stores within a store,” where shoppers can peruse, test and purchase many of the site’s wares in person. “There was only one place my mom could get her foundation shade and that was the Fashion Fair …
