Features

Black Girls Rocked The House & Gave Us Life!

If you missed Black Girls Rock 2015, which aired last night (Easter Sunday), you missed a BOMB show! (Don’t worry, you know BET will rerun it a hundred times this week, so make sure you catch it then.) Ciara performed “I Bet.” FLOTUS inspired us and motivated us and just gave us ALL the feels. […]

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5 Ways to Stay Paid This Summer

Unless you have a serious hookup, you’re going to need major bank to finance the next few months of fun. Here are five ways to keep you paid: 5.  Stick With What You Know. Are you the bombest kid-wrangler around? Look into working at a summer camp or day care. Baking skills A-1? Try putting […]

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Don’t Trip: 7 Ways to Take Advice Like a Boss

You get a D and a ton of red marks on a research paper. Your boss at your part-time job tells you how you could improve your customer service. Your coach gives you advice on how to better clear those hurdles, so you’re ready for your next meet. Maybe you feel hurt. Maybe you feel […]

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21 Books Every Black Girl Should Read

Whether you’re sitting under the dryer at the hair salon, riding in the car toward your family’s weekend beach trip, or passing time in class after finishing your assignments early, there’s nothing better than delving into a good book — especially a good book filled with vibrant characters and stories of people who look like […]

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Celebs, Features

5 Things We Can Learn From Olympian Gabby Douglas

Gabrielle Douglas, the first African -American to win all-around gymnastic gold in the Olympics, looks more graceful flying across the bars than most do on the ground. But after her big win, the struggles she had to overcome became the topic of every article and interview: her parents’ divorce, her estrangement from her father, and […]

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Features

11 Reasons Black Girls Got it Like That

1. We are survivors. 2. We are pop culture cultivators. 3. We rock that sought-after golden glow year-round. 4. We have an entire movement that celebrates our awesomeness. 5. We have roots that stem from the birthplace of humanity. 6. We are full of soul. 7. We are versatile. 8. We love the Lord. 9. We are […]

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Features

What is Sesi Magazine, Anyway?

“Sesi” means “sister” in Sotho, a Bantu language mainly spoken in Southern Africa. We rep Black teen girls to the fullest — filling that void in mainstream media, in which Black girls and their voices are virtually invisible.

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