# @csucollegian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIU116EP10P
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29278177-csucollegian-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ee437c07d5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-12T00:01:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Rocky Mountain Collegian (@CSUCollegian) — https://gondola.cc/CSUCollegian

## Caption

Sat between a wall and a Coca-Cola machine on the third floor of Colorado State University's Lory Student Center is a revolutionary vending machine. One that, instead of serving snacks or cold beverages, dispenses Black hair, skin and beauty products to address critical community access needs.

Co-founded by Dorothy Bee and Taj Stokes, the Black Owned Vending International vending machine seeks to address the inaccessibility of beauty products for Black people in communities across Colorado.

Read the full article on the Collegian website, linked in our bio.

Story and photo by katfish_._ 

#collegianlife #collegianlifeandculture #vendingmachine #blackownedbusiness #beauty #beautyproducts #studentmedia #studentlife #rockymountaincollegian #csucollegian #rmsmc

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## Tags

rmsmc, studentmedia, beautyproducts, beauty, rockymountaincollegian, blackownedbusiness, csucollegian, collegianlife, vendingmachine, collegianlifeandculture, studentlife

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