Ok, so maybe you didn’t work up the guts in time to ask bae and now he’s taking someone else. Or, maybe you don’t even have a crush right now at all. Whatever the reason, you’ve decided to roll dolo on that special night — and here’s how you do it. BIG. By India Hill […]
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People have truly been out here doin’ the most trying to tell Black girls how to wear their hair, how their lips shouldn’t look, and how they’re magic isn’t so “magic,” after all. But, on the real, they can miss us with all that noise. In a recent video for PBS NewsHour, NYC-based poet, Mahogany […]
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Bringing to a close what’s turned out to be the most lit Black History Month in a long time, the February 24 episode of Black-ish showed us again just how woke and unapologetically Black that cast and crew is. (If you missed it, watch it now, and then come back here and discuss). Called “Hope,” […]
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Over the past few years, schools across the world have been coming for Black students over their natural hair. There was 7-year-old Tiana Parker, who was told her dreadlocks were “unnacceptable;” 12-year-old Vanessa VanDyke who was threatened with expulsion if she didn’t change her hair; a Toronto teen who was told that her hair was […]
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Posted up in a “Kiss Me, I’m Black!” tee (which we legit need, like right now), YouTuber Akilah Obviously breaks down the five stages every Black student goes through during Black History Month when she’s the only Black kid in class. From how it feels to be stared at when your teacher brings up slavery […]
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Having a few of these amazing books on deck is a must for every Black girl. By Deonna Anderson A la Carte by Tanita S. Davis When Lainey’s best friend (who she wishes was her boo) leaves town, that also leaves Lainey questioning her dream of becoming a celebrity chef. The Great Greene Heist by […]
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We all know our history — a part of American history — shouldn’t be limited to just one month of school assemblies and projects. This year, take things into your own hands, revamp those #squadgoals, and make a plan to really explore your roots. Hit up every spot on this list, or choose a few […]
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Ever wondered what Queen Bey would look like as African royalty or how fiercely Nicki Minaj could rock a headwrap and Kente-printed gown? Well, wonder no more — oh, and the answers to those questions? Bomb and bomb! Dennis Owusu-Ansah — the 26-year-old native Ghanaian who now lives in NYC — decided to reimagine celebs […]
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With 1 in 500 African Americans living with sickle cell, chances are you probably know someone who has been affected by it.
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From Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number to One in a Million to her self-titled (and sadly, final) album and all the other singles in between, ‘Liyah always brought the hits. Here are just 13 of our favorites: Back & Forth Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number Got to Give it Up The One I […]
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