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Stylish African-American teen girl in violet outfit pulling finger in front of closed eyes against yellow background. Her hair is in braids and she's wearing gold hoop earrings and a purple head scarf.

Are You Allergic to Your Braids?

What happens when those plaits you love to rock cause mad itching, burning, and tenderness on your scalp? On 100, you may be allergic to your braids.

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#TBT: Finding Her Voice

Time for another #TBT! On the second Thursday of each month, we’ll release a past celeb cover story from our print-only archives. For this round, we’re throwin’ it back to spring 2017 with Chandler Kinney.

Activism

These Girl Scouts Earned a Silver Award for Fighting Against Hair Discrimination, and We Love to See It

While efforts to combat these prejudices are far and wide, natural hair discrimination is only legit illegal in 13 states, including Nevada, Virginia, and California.

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#TBT: The Trevolution

Features

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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Tell Us What You Think + Enter to Win!

Is there something (or someone) you’d like to see more of in Sesi? Have a fave column (or one you’d like to see go away)? Just want to let us know the overall feels you get when flipping through these pages? We want you to give us the real on what you think of Sesi, […]

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Faithe Herman is Our Summer ’21 Cover Girl!

To say 13-year-old Faithe Herman is the quiet type is 100 percent true. But don’t mistake her shyness for a lack of confidence; she’s not afraid of going for and securing those goals. Believe that.

chandler kinney wearing a black-and-white, long sleeved dress on a gray marble background. Her hair is curly and half up, half down.

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#TBT: Unapologetically Chandler

china anne mcclain wearing a black dress with white stripes down the side and Timberland boots

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#TBT: Choppin’ It Up With China

Time for another #TBT! On the second Thursday of each month, we’ll release a past celeb cover story from our print-only archives. For this round, we’re throwin’ it back to fall 2016 with China Anne McClain.

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Malia Baker is Our Spring ’21 Cover Girl!

Malia Baker gets down heavy with all the retro things, including reboots. She currently stars in two of them — as Mary Anne Spier in Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club, which begins filming Season 2 soon, and as Gabby in Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows, airing on Nickelodeon now.