E’myri Crutchfield — you know her as Kizzy from the new Roots miniseries that dropped last Memorial Day weekend (2016) — is our summer 2017 cover star! Like her character, she knows the importance of honoring and preserving our heritage and culture, plus she’s a naturalista, and being that this issue is our second-annual “Natural […]
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By Andréa Butler UPDATE: Today (August 2), it was announced that the black-ish spinoff will no longer be called college-ish. It’s new title: grown-ish, which, when you think about it, makes more sense with the -ish part because what really is “college-ish” about really and truly being in actual college? “grown-ish reflects what we’ll be dealing […]
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Having your hair examined while on public display. Being detained just for the way you look. Experiencing separation from others because you refuse to deny your culture. This isn’t a scene from a centuries-old auction block; it’s what’s been going down lately at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, Mass. The Boston Globe reports […]
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Oh, Becky. (Oops, Betsy.) The Bethune-Cookman class of 2017 did not come to play with you. They did not come to the Ocean Center Daytona Beach to listen to empty platitudes from someone so clueless about their heritage, HBCUs, and education in general. They came to honor the culmination of their hard work, their families’ […]
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Less than one week after the two-year anniversary of her very first single ever (‘Star In Your Own Life‘), Dance Moms‘s Nia Sioux is back at it again with a brand-new track that will legit have you like: And that’s exactly what Nia wants. “I love ‘Just Rock,’ she tells Sesi about her latest single […]
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Kheris Rogers, a 10-year-old fifth grader from South L.A. has experienced her share of bullying for having dark skin — by both white and Black kids — throughout elementary school. She even remembers a time back in first grade when her teacher told all the students to draw themselves, handing her a black crayon instead […]
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The internship you worked all semester to get is finally yours. Your skills are A1, and you’ve definitely got the brains. Next, cop a few of these essentials, and you’ll be sure to stand out and score #boss points with everyone you meet this summer. By Princess Gabbara 1. 2017 “Lemon Doll” Planner, $38, […]
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It’s R.I.P. to Shea Moisture’s mentions after controversial ads for the brand’s new #EverybodyGetsLove campaign dropped recently. In the latest commercial (see below), four young women — only one of whom is Black — discuss how they’ve experienced “hair hate.” As you can imagine, the Black woman is the only one expressing that she’s experienced […]
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Peep this behind-the-scenes look inside our spring 2017 beauty shoot, “Prom Look Poppington!” Photographed by Aspen Cierra Makeup by Najae Areion Modeled by Jordan Chapman
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She may not hold court, but Chandler Kinney represents with the skills of the most talented lawyer — using her platform to empower, inspire, and give voice to Black girls everywhere. Pick up our spring issue to see the Lethal Weapon star chop it up about her burgeoning career, her activism, and her desire to […]
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