What to Listen to During Lockdown: A #QuarantinePlaylist
‘Cause music heals, y’all. By Ava Marshall With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, it can be hard to relax. From Black folks disproportionately dying of it [...]
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We Love to See It: National Parks and the Black Girls Who Work Them
To you, the great outdoors is bae. And what better time than National Park Week (April 18 to April 26) to validate your love of nature and consider a future career with the [...]
Your Social Distancing Survival Guide
We are going to get through this together. By Ava Marshall As of Monday, March 30, 2020, the United States has nearly 141,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused [...]
The 4 C’s of Teenpreneurial Success, According to Zandra of Zandra Beauty
What began as an obsession with lip gloss when Zandra was just 9 years old has blossomed into a booming business. Want to know how you can secure those coins on your own [...]
Not OK? Find Help in a Click.
When now 18-year-old mental health advocate Hannah Lucas was 15, she along with her younger brother Charlie, created an app that helps those who are in need and allows them [...]
Go Behind-the-Scenes of Asante Blackk’s Sesi Cover Shoot
Asante Blackk’s acting dreams have hitched a ride on the fast-track to reality, and so far, that’s meant a new city, new roles, and even a new last name. In our [...]
Climate Activist Elsa Mengistu on Why Black Girls Are Crucial to The Fight Against Climate Change
By Ava Marshall Everyone plays a role in combating climate injustice, but when it comes to being a Black girl, the stakes may be even higher. We sat down with former Zero [...]
Unlock Your Inner Activist with These New Year’s Revolutions
By L’Oreal Thompson Payton Ever since the 2016 presidential election, Generation Z has been showing up and showing out when it comes to activism. But you don’t have [...]
Saniyya Sidney Will Play Young Venus Williams in New Biopic
By Andréa Butler Our winter 2019 cover girl Saniyya Sidney is going into 2020 like: Set to play Young Venus Williams in the upcoming biopic King Richard, which centers [...]
Introducing “Hair Candy”: Nia Sioux’s New Hair Extension Line
We stan. By Ava Marshall That’s right sis, the Dance Moms alum has just launched her very own hair extension line — a line she is calling “Hair [...]
