Slay your holiday shopping while saving those coins by copping these bomb present picks that’ll win over the entire squad. By Princess Gabbara For the BEAUTY BOSS Your BFF is that chick whose makeup, skin, and nails are always on point. Peep this list and give her everything she needs to deck the halls […]
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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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We’re not the only ones gearing up for a summer of natural hair love (our second-annual issue on the topic comes out this month!), China Anne McClain is, too. Over the past few months, we’ve seen glimpses of her natural hair, usually pre-styling session, or we’ve seen it in a protective style like braids, but […]
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As the Carters are wont to do, Bey and Blue were #unbothered and unapologetic in their collective Grammy slay. Peep their realness and let it be the motivation you need to to rock the mess out of this Monday and ALL the days. 1. Blue, posted up fresh to death in her hot pink pantsuit, […]
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Peep these present picks that’ll help you score major props with everyone on your list! (Plus all the brands featured are #BlackOwned!) By Princess Gabbara 1. Barack & Michelle Taught Me Sweatshirt, $56, habituallyfly.com 2. Cocotique Beauty Box Subscription, $20 per month, cocotique.com 3. Feel Flawless iPhone Case, $18, Effie’s Paper 4. Inspirational Fabric Shower […]
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Hustle. Humor. Talent. China Anne McClain has all that and more. But if you think you know everything about this 18-year-old actress and musical powerhouse, think again. Check out our interview with China in our fall issue by grabbing your copy today! (Shipping starts mid-September.)
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By Kennadi Harris I used to believe that being Black and proud or “down for the cause” required a few things: You had to go natural, live Erykah Badu lyrics, and not listen to “oversexualized” artists, such as Nicki Minaj or Rihanna. (Please forgive my past self. I love them now.)Now, I know that there […]
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By Andréa Butler You know you’re a straight up #boss when you can land a movie deal for a book that’s not even published yet. And that’s exactly what author Angie Thomas has done. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give — which isn’t set to be released until next spring — is inspired by […]
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Searching for the looks that’ll have your locks lit for prom? These IG profiles are comin’ through with that fire. 1) Protective Styles 2) Black Hair OMG 3) Afropunk 4) Curls Understood 5) Natural Chixs
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On the last day of #BHM2016, TIME magazine reporter Maya Rhodan sat down with Misty Copeland and POTUS, where they kept it all the way 100 on everything from racism to beauty standards to empowerment. Misty, the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre — and collaborator on the President’s advisory Council of […]
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