Election Day is FINALLY here! No doubt your timeline has been lit since dawn with voting selfies of you, your friends, and your fam. Just as #woke as you and your crew? Your fave celebs — and they’re flooding social media with photos and calls to vote, too. Peep their post-poll pics — and their […]
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Last night at the Democratic National Convention in Philly, Hillary Clinton officially accepted the nomination for President of the United States. But earlier in the day, more history was being made in the very same place. Our former cover girl (and activist and star of black-ish), Yara Shahidi, had the amazing opportunity to interview Rep. […]
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Besides starring in ABC’s hit show Black-ish, kickin’ it White House-side to rep STEM (and other missions), and solidifying her place as one of the most woke teens in the game, Yara is also balancing multiple AP Classes — which means multiple AP exams. She most definitely understands the struggle that is … May. 1. […]
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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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From jump, Black-ish has been #woke — always bringing it when it comes to tackling the issues we face on the daily. From what it’s like to be the only Black person in the room to the different ways the effects of slavery are still felt today to how it feels when your Blackness is […]
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If you missed last night’s season 2 premiere of Black-ish, you missed LIFE! Right out the gate, their first episode back entitled “The Word” tackled the N-word. And on everything, they weren’t preachy about it at all. They handled it in the most hilarious way, while still calling out the horrible history of the word, […]
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Yara will always be one of our biggest curl crushes, but we’re also loving the new look she debuted for the first time on the red carpet at Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards! To set off her gorgeous one-shoulder, floral dress and strappy sandals, Yara posted up in box braids that were fashioned into a fishtail braid! […]
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This past weekend (Feb. 6) our winter cover girl, Yara Shahidi, made major moves at the NAACP Image Awards. Not only did she win the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Congrats, girl!), but she set a whole new trend for teens on the red carpet. If you’ve been scoping out the fashions […]
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You probably know her best from her roles as the young Olivia Pope on Scandal, and most recently, as Zoey Johnson on the new show, Black-ish (for which she just received an NAACP Image Award nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series). And in our winter 2014 issue, you can get to know […]
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