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 take on the importance of equality, her plans for the future, and her thoughts on her character’s recent plot twist. Take a look at […]
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By Andréa Butler She may not have supernatural powers like her alter ego on Netflix’s new thriller the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, but our latest cover girl Tati Gabrielle does have something potentially even fiercer — the gift of storytelling. In our winter issue, she weaves the tale of her own dreams chased, a destiny […]
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By Andréa Butler I know how it felt when I didn’t have much representation to see on TV … So, the fact that I get to partake in something like this is mind-blowing. -Sierra Capri Sierra Capri may be new to the game, but in her breakout role as Monse Finnie on Netflix’s On My […]
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By Andréa Butler Check her out, y’all! Lyric Ross, who plays Déjà on NBC’s This Is Us, is our summer 2018 cover girl. In this issue — coming to select Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million stores on June 15 — Lyric spills all about handling her newfound fame, what celeb she’d like to play in […]
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She gave us all life as the très relatable Dani Barnes in Netflix’s #RealityHigh. In our winter 2017 issue, she chops it up about what made that role so important, so iconic, so — her. Take a look at the cover below, and be sure to grab your copy of the mag now!
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Over the summer, we teamed up with author Kamichi Jackson (K My Name is Kendra) for a fiction writing contest. To recap right quick, these were the details: Writers had to pick one of the sentence starters below to be their short story’s opening line, and use it to create your own original piece. Turns […]
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For seven seasons, Nia Sioux — the OG of the ALDC competitive dance team — has been killin’ it on stage, slaying routines at events, blessing audiences with her vocals, and more recently, giving acting a try. In our fall 2017 issue, she spills the tea on this season’s emotional moments, what it was like […]
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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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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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