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Quarterly print teen magazine for Black girls ages 13 to 19. Covering The Black Girl's Mainstream™

The 4 C’s of Teenpreneurial Success, According to Zandra of Zandra Beauty

March 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

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.

March 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

February 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

Asante Blackk behind-the-scenes of his Sesi 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 [...]

Unlock Your Inner Activist with These New Year’s Revolutions

January 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

January 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Behind-the-Scenes of Saniyya Sidney’s Sesi Cover Shoot

November 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Saniyya Sidney’s filmography is already fire, she’s had roles in two Oscar-nominated films, and she’s only 13. In our winter 2019 issue, she spills the tea on her [...]

The Shy Girl’s Guide to Coming Out

October 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

October 11 was National Coming Out Day, but the fear of being judged and ultimately rejected is real, and sometimes, it may seem easier to be who others want you to be, [...]

“Good Girls” Star Lidya Jewett is Our Fall Cover Girl!

September 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

From reppin’ strong Black girl characters on-screen to paying it forward IRL, too, Lidya Jewett is calculating a path toward greatness — and everyone should peep her [...]

How My Natural Hair Journey Taught me to Embrace My Full Self

August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Ava Marshall A significant portion of my childhood was spent sitting on a pillow in between my mother’s legs, as she pulled and tugged at my hair. “Ava, hold [...]

“Grown-ish” Recap S2, Ep 21: It’s All Over, For Now

August 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

What went down on the latest episode of grown-ish? Get all the tea with Sesi‘s weekly recaps. By Andréa Butler And here we are. Another finale, another school year in the [...]

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― @DajaWilson98

“I look forward to your magazine issues when they come in the mail! It makes me appreciate and love Black culture even more 👏🏿❤️👌🏿”

― @dancing.j96

“I am so impressed by your magazine. It makes me sooo happy to see magazine covers with a Black girl on it. Thank you for showing the representation that most magazines lack! 💕”

― @daniigriffith

“I love that it’s a magazine focused on a group of girls who are often some of the most judged. It’s kind of like a safe space, just on paper.”

― @IAmBriyonce

“I just wanted to tell y’all that I love the magazine 💙💙💙 . It’s nice to have a mag for black girls in my demographic and to read about stuff I actually care about.”

― @nicoleeeojj

“What can I say? I love that #sesimag covers EVERYTHING I’m interested in. It’s well written and funny … It’s a great exhibition of black feminine dopeness.”

― @SAXjetsON

“I like this magazine because it is relateable to me in pretty much every way. As far as hair, fashion, age, and ethnicity. I really fell in love with this magazine when my mom gave it to me as a gift.”

― Faith E.

“I used to be obsessed with Seventeen magazine but recently I stopped reading because the culture of the magazine was very different from mine as a young black girl. I began to wish that there was a magazine like Essence, except personalized for my age group. So, one day I just figured I would research and I typed in the google search bar. ‘Magazines for teenage black girls,’ hoping to find something. Then I found Sesi magazine, and my prayers were answered.”

― Kennadi H.

“There’s finally a black girl magazine! I can identify with the slang, with the topics, it’s funny and intelligent and uplifting and a whole host of other wonderful adjectives. There aren’t any other periodicals besides this one that I know of that recognize how singular and challenging the experience of being a black girl is and Sesi lets me escape to a place where it is all about ME and US. Thank you for this gift! Know you’ve found an avid reader and fan in me.”

― Taylor D.