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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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 moves. In our fall 2019 issue, Lidya shares a little about her adoption story, how she stays booked and busy, and admits her not-so-secret love of math. Subscribe […]
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By Ava Marshall Black cinema stays blessing us with many classics — we’re talking thousands of cultural references, sis. Many of these gems also center around fighting the powers that be both socially and politically. Grab your popcorn and clear your planner ’cause our roundup of resistance-themed films is gonna leave you inspired to change […]
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By Ava Marshall The reboot will air on Disney+ in 2022! UPDATE (8/6/20): It’s all the way official now. The Proud Family reboot, titled The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will air on Disney+ with the original cast! There’s no word on a premiere date yet, though. And now we’re thinking the show may just […]
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By Ava Marshall It is indeed a “Hot Girl Summer,” as five-time Olympic medalist (four of them gold) Simone Biles continues to be on fire, lighting up the gymnastics stage. Not only did she win her sixth national all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships last Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, but she also stretched […]
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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 still!” were the words that had become synonymous with getting my hair done. You see though, I could never stay still. I was too jittery […]
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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 books. For real, college goes by so quickly! What’s uncomfortably slow, though? This middle-of-the-night opening scene convo where Zoey tells Luca she booked a […]
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We’ve always known how special #BlackGirlMagic is, but now the world is finally starting to see how bomb we really are. In May, for the first time ever in history, three Black women won the 2019 national pageant titles of Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America. The reigning Miss Teen USA, Kaliegh Garris, […]
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By Andréa Butler Storm Reid’s in a thriller, y’all — and the trailer just dropped! The movie’s called Don’t Let Go and tells the story of Uncle Jack (played by David Oyelowo) and his niece Ashley (played by Storm), the latter of which is soon murdered along with her parents. As we see in the […]
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What went down on the latest episode of grown-ish? Get all the tea with Sesi‘s weekly recaps. By Sire Leo Lamar-Becker This week, it’s all about Vivek — and how close is too close? How comfortable is too comfortable? You see, besides academics, of course, some people also go to college to find love, some […]
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