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

Our Ariel is Black: Halle Bailey Cast as The Little Mermaid in Disney’s Live Action Remake

July 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Andréa Butler Halle Bailey is going under the sea, y’all! Yesterday (July 3, 2019), news broke that ya’ girl copped the lead role in Disney’s live [...]

Behind-the-Scenes of Marsai Martin’s Sesi Cover Shoot

May 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Like the ‘fro she rocks in her movie Little, Marsai Martin’s goals are big and unshakeable. In our summer 2019 issue (our 4th-annual Natural Hair Love issue, btw), she [...]

Dope Gifts for Your Dope Mom This Mother’s Day

May 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

No idea what to get your mom (or like-a-mom, play mom, stepmom, etc.) for Mother’s Day and only a few more days to figure it out? Throw on some old-school and dig into this [...]

Taylor Mosby on Acting, Activism, and Representation that Matters

May 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Do not let the word “no” stop you and do not be intimidated by the majority … If you do not see anyone that looks like you, sounds like you, or thinks like you in [...]

5 Spring Break Tips That’ll Have Your Chill Mode on Lock

March 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

You’ve made it through the bulk of this year’s #schoolszn, and now, you’re hella ready for spring break, where the big mood will be doing what you want to [...]

Eris Baker Posts up on our Spring 2k19 Cover

March 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Andréa Butler Eris Baker (aka “Tess” from This Is Us) reps all day, every day with purpose, faith, and love. Pick up our spring issue, to read all about her [...]

“Grown-ish” Recap S2, Ep 9: Art is in the Eye of the Beholder

February 20, 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 It’s the day of the Cal U Art Fest, and Zoey and them [...]

“The Sun is Also a Star” Trailer: A Star-Crossed Lovers Narrative for the Culture

February 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Andréa Butler Twenty-four hours. Twenty-four hours left to live in the land you call home. Twenty-four hours to fall in love. And so begins the story of two seemingly [...]

“Grown-ish” Recap S2, Ep 6: She’s Got a Big Ego

January 30, 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 We’re not mad at this week’s opening — a [...]

“Grown-ish” Recap S2, Ep 4: Genius … or Nah?

January 16, 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 Nope, it’s not a PowerPoint slide for you next vocab [...]

“My #BlackGirlMagic magazine finally came and I’m literally so happy to see black girls in a magazine so thanks to @Sesimag for creating this magazine ️🙂”

― @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.