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 [...]
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Meet Symera Jackson: Actress, Student, Game-Changer
By Ava Marshall /Main photo by Ryan West Whether you’ve seen her in the Netflix series Team Kaylie or on ABC’s Alex, Inc, Symera Jackson is another dope Black [...]
Behind-the-Scenes of Saniyya Sidney’s Sesi Cover Shoot
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 [...]
Big Sean’s New Collab That’s Investing in HBCU Students
WARNING: Extreme Levels of Black Excellence Ahead By Ava Marshall So look, 13 percent of the American population is Black, right? But only one percent of venture [...]
10 Black Girls Taking Hollywood By Storm
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 [...]
“Good Girls” Star Lidya Jewett is Our Fall Cover Girl!
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 [...]
Our Ariel is Black: Halle Bailey Cast as The Little Mermaid in Disney’s Live Action Remake
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
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 [...]
Taylor Mosby on Acting, Activism, and Representation that Matters
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 [...]
Eris Baker Posts up on our Spring 2k19 Cover
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 [...]
