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The 4 C’s of Teenpreneurial Success, According to Zandra of Zandra Beauty

March 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

What began as an obsession with lip gloss when Zandra was just 9 years old has blossomed into a booming business. Want to know how you can secure those coins on your own [...]

Meet Symera Jackson: Actress, Student, Game-Changer

December 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Big Sean’s New Collab That’s Investing in HBCU Students

October 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

The Shy Girl’s Guide to Coming Out

October 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

October 11 was National Coming Out Day, but the fear of being judged and ultimately rejected is real, and sometimes, it may seem easier to be who others want you to be, [...]

#BlackGirlMagic, Climate Activism, and Fighting for Our Future

October 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

By Ava Marshall In honor of the global climate strike that took place last week, we’ve compiled a list of powerful, inspiring, Black girl activists who are at the front [...]

10 Black Girls Taking Hollywood By Storm

September 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

I’ma Let You Finish, but Simone Biles is the Greatest Gymnast of All Time

August 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

How My Natural Hair Journey Taught me to Embrace My Full Self

August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris on Changing Beauty Standards and Her Journey to the Crown

July 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

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 [...]

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