What’s it like to go to boarding school as a Black girl? Read on to find out one girl’s experience of boarding while brown.
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The Truth About #BlackGirlMagic: The Origin Story You Didn’t Know
It rolls off our tongues and through our fingertips onto our social media TLs so effortlessly — those three words: Black. Girl. Magic.
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Megan Thee Stallion Partners with Southern Black Girls on 🔥 Collab
By Andréa Butler For one month, the inaugural “Joy is our Journey” Dream Bus Tour will bless nine southern cities with a festival-style event for the culture. Starting with a kickoff in the ATL on Saturday, August 20, the tour will then travel to Elaine, AR (8/27); Little Rock, AR (8/28); Selma, AL (9/9); Wilcox […]
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The Truth About The Period Beauty Trend
By Stacey Coles Sis, there are four main phases of hormonal changes your body goes through each month. The first phase? Ya’ period. And with it, cramps, bleeding, and breakouts — the latter of which the beauty industry is tackling specifically with a trend known as “period beauty.” But, hold up. We’re getting a little […]
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The Battle for the CROWN: Normalizing Natural Hair in Every Space
This is a portion of an article that originally appeared in Sesi’s Summer 2021 issue. Subscribe here to stay up on our current editions. By Simi Segun On the first day of sixth grade, 11-year-old Faith Fennidy was put on the spot when her homeroom teacher asked her, in front of the class, if her […]
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Flipping the Script on Rejection
This is a portion of an article that originally appeared in Sesi’s Fall 2018 issue. Subscribe here to stay up on our current editions. Rejection can feel like a legit bully, ripping away at your self-esteem. But, what if we told you that the “r” word, isn’t all that bad and can actually be used […]
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This New Series is Giving #BlackGirlMagic Like You’ve Never Seen It
The world of sci-fi has been seriously lacking some melanin, but queer creator, writer, and director Kharmony Fortune is changing the game with her new TikTok series The Mels.
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How One College Student is Turning a TikTok Challenge Into Lasting Awareness for Sickle Cell Disease
In honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we spoke with Jasemine Jackson-Winston, a college student dedicated to helping others understand this rare disease that affects Black people at a disproportionate rate.
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s Carefree Black Girl Vibes Are Everything We Need RN
On Saturday, Juneteenth, the 21-year-old Dallas, Texas native burned up the track at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, winning the women’s 100-meter dash finals at the U.S. Olympic trials and securing her spot at the Tokyo Games.
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Terrence Little Gardenhigh on Dream Collabs, Making His Own Way, and Living that Superhero Life
From his breakout role on Netflix’s Coffee and Kareem to his current gig on Nickelodeon’s Danger Force, 13-year-old Terrence Little Gardenhigh is living his dream.
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