It rolls off our tongues and through our fingertips onto our social media TLs so effortlessly — those three words: Black. Girl. Magic.
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Amanda Gorman High-Key Slayed at Inauguration 2021
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 22-year-old Harvard University grad Amanda Gorman — who was also the first national youth poet laureate — became the youngest poet ever to deliver an inaugural poem.
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These Girl Scouts Earned a Silver Award for Fighting Against Hair Discrimination, and We Love to See It
While efforts to combat these prejudices are far and wide, natural hair discrimination is only legit illegal in 13 states, including Nevada, Virginia, and California.
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s Carefree Black Girl Vibes Are Everything We Need RN
On Saturday, Juneteenth, the 21-year-old Dallas, Texas native burned up the track at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, winning the women’s 100-meter dash finals at the U.S. Olympic trials and securing her spot at the Tokyo Games.
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This New Series is Giving #BlackGirlMagic Like You’ve Never Seen It
The world of sci-fi has been seriously lacking some melanin, but queer creator, writer, and director Kharmony Fortune is changing the game with her new TikTok series The Mels.
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Milan Ray from “The Wonder Years” is Our Fall ’21 Cover Girl!
In ABC’s new reboot of The Wonder Years, Milan Ray is giving retro Black girl magic boldness — and we can’t wait to receive it all.
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The Baby-Sitters Club Reboot: Our Mary Anne is Black
With just one year of acting under her belt, 13-year-old Malia Baker is already making big moves. Appearing in CBS All Access’s The Twilight Zone, ABC’s A Million Things, the CW’s The Flash, and now Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club — out today! — Malia shows no signs of slowing down. Read on to find out […]
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Megan Thee Stallion Partners with Southern Black Girls on 🔥 Collab
By Andréa Butler For one month, the inaugural “Joy is our Journey” Dream Bus Tour will bless nine southern cities with a festival-style event for the culture. Starting with a kickoff in the ATL on Saturday, August 20, the tour will then travel to Elaine, AR (8/27); Little Rock, AR (8/28); Selma, AL (9/9); Wilcox […]
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10 Black Girls Taking Hollywood By Storm
By Ava Marshall Storm Reid You know her from A Wrinkle in Time, Euphoria, When They See Us, and her latest film Don’t Let Go, and ya’ girl is definitely living up to her name. Not only is she an incredible actress, but she also uses her platform to advocate for young girls with #Bamazing, […]
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The Battle for the CROWN: Normalizing Natural Hair in Every Space
This is a portion of an article that originally appeared in Sesi’s Summer 2021 issue. Subscribe here to stay up on our current editions. By Simi Segun On the first day of sixth grade, 11-year-old Faith Fennidy was put on the spot when her homeroom teacher asked her, in front of the class, if her […]
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