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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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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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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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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The Baby-Sitters Club Reboot: Our Mary Anne is Black
With just one year of acting under her belt, 13-year-old Malia Baker is already making big moves. Appearing in CBS All Access’s The Twilight Zone, ABC’s A Million Things, the CW’s The Flash, and now Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club — out today! — Malia shows no signs of slowing down. Read on to find out […]
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10 Black Girls Taking Hollywood By Storm
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 to her name. Not only is she an incredible actress, but she also uses her platform to advocate for young girls with #Bamazing, […]
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10 Major Moments from This Year’s Most Lit Award Show: The 2017 BET Awards
By Ayanna Thompson From actors to musicians to social activists to heartfelt tributes and performances from some of the talents that paved the way for what is Black culture right now, this year’s BET Awards was on point and definitely one to remember. Here are just 10 of our favorite things: 1. #BlackGirlMagic was on […]
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18 Gifts for the Woke Grad in Your Life
Graduation season is in full effect and everywhere you look, there’s an amazing Black girl sprinkling her magic all up in the place. Come through with a gift from this list to show love for ya’ girl — the wokest sister you know. By Ayanna Thompson 1. Black Women at Work Mug, $19, lookhuman.com 2. We […]
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15 Reasons Why We Love Skai Jackson
By Ayanna Thompson In celebration of our past cover girl Skai Jackson’s 15th birthday (today, April 8), peep these 15 things we love about her. Here’s to you, Queen Skai — may you forever slay. 1. She’s got skills. Not only has Skai dominated Disney in her role as Zuri Ross, first on Jessie and […]
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9 Things to Get Poppin’ Now That It’s (Finally) Spring
By Ayanna Thompson After months of frigid weather and heavy layers, spring has finally decided to come through. In honor of the season’s debut, we’re bringing you an eclectic list of warm weather fun that’ll have you like: 1. Slay in sandals. Sure, those ankle booties were undeniably the absolute truth, but now it’s time […]
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