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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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#TBT: The Trevolution

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.

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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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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.

Skai Jackson wearing a white, open-shouldered shirt with mosaic beading details

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#TBT: The Glow Up Will Be Televised

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 third round, we’re throwin’ it back to summer 2016 — our first-ever Natural Hair Love issue — with Skai Jackson. By Andréa Butler| Photographed by Jim Cornfield | Hair by Marissa […]

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#TBT: The Slayage of Chloe x Halle

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 second round, we’re throwin’ it back to spring 2016 with Chloe and Halle. By Andréa Butler| Photographed by Mason Poole It’s easy to dream big, but putting in that work, work, […]

amanda gorman wearing yellow coat and red headband delivering inaugural poem at podium

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Amanda Gorman High-Key Slayed at Inauguration 2021

On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 22-year-old Harvard University grad Amanda Gorman — who was also the first national youth poet laureate — became the youngest poet ever to deliver an inaugural poem.