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Knowing Your Place: Why Amandla Stenberg Bowed Out of Auditioning for Black Panther
In the weeks since Black Panther premiered, much has been made of the revelatory experience of seeing such a melanin-rich cast on-screen. Specifically, while the fictional world of Wakanda gave us a glimpse at what black civilization might have been like without European colonization, it also represented a world in which the systemic rape that…
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Going Once, Going Twice, It’s Beyoncé!
Here’s a treat just in time for Women’s History Month—and #ThrowbackThursday, come to think of it. Do you call yourself a true Beyoncé stan? Do you think you know the entire trajectory of the megastar from her being a child of destiny to being Queen of the Beyhive, including the details of her pre-Lemonade cornrow…
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The Gap Gets It: In Its New Campaign, the Retailer Takes the Taboo Out of Breast-Feeding
If you haven’t already, now might be a good time to fall (back) into the Gap. The American-based worldwide clothing-and-accessories retailer, long known for its diverse casting and fresh, fashion-forward campaigns featuring basics like jeans, khakis and tees, just gave us another reason to love it with a sweet and subtle nod to breast-feeding moms.…
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This Is How You Rock Glasses: The Glow Up Goes to SEE Eyewear
There are certain milestones in life that are simply undeniable. For instance, I’ve accepted that I’m now at check-for-stray-gray-hairs age, always-carry-a-pair-of-tweezers age, and even the cursed age where I find myself buying more sensible heels than the sexy stilettos I wore throughout my 20s and early 30s. But when I reached the I-need-reading-glasses age last…
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The Bald and the Beautiful: Is There Any Better Time to Take It All Off?
Admit it. Sitting there in the theater, gazing up at the gorgeous Dora Milaje, the thought occurred to you at least once: Could I pull off a bald head? Maybe your answer was an immediate and unequivocal “No,” but if there was even a glimmer of curiosity, let’s dig into it. While women have been…
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According to Laverne Cox’s New Video, the ’90s Are Officially Back
For those of us who came of age in the late ’80s and ’90s, we remember a time full of post-’80s optimism, the rise of hip-hop in the grunge era and the unabashed flamboyance of the “club kid.” All were in full effect at the New York City-area college I entered in 1993. Actress Laverne…
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Let’s Do It Again: Send Our Girls to See A Wrinkle in Time!
Black America, we turned out in record-breaking numbers last weekend to see and support the most anticipated film of the year, Black Panther. It was a triumph as epic as the film itself. But Panther isn’t the only black-helmed film being released by Disney this winter; we are now only two weeks away from the…
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O, Tiff! Tiffany Haddish Teaches Us the Importance of Being Earnest With Oprah
Is there anyone quite as adorable as Tiffany Haddish? The comedian and actress is making a scene-stealing and increasingly successful career out of her unfiltered, around-the-way, every-girl humor, and audiences everywhere are eating it up. So it was no surprise that Haddish, our homegirl in our minds, stole the show while appearing on Ellen Thursday,…
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Double Vision: Janelle Monáe Drops 2 New Baddie Anthems on Us
In case you haven’t had your fill of African royalty this week (as if), Janelle Monáe dropped in on us today with not one, but two new singles sure to be in heavy rotation over the coming weeks, accompanied by stunning visuals that are already giving us fashion inspiration. In “Django Jane,” the artist formerly…
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Naturally in Fashion: #TeamNatural Took Over the Runways at Fall Fashion Week
There were lots of exciting trends walking the runways last week during the New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018 collections. Come fall, there’s saturated color, ’90s-inspired silhouettes and a fair amount of fur to look forward to, so get ready. But our favorite trend wasn’t a trend at all; it was texture. Following several seasons…
