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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Days 21 & 22: A 'Slutty Vegan' Is Likely the Only Kind of Vegan I Want to Be
Yesterday was Beyoncé’s 38th birthday, y’all…and today is blessedly the day I officially give up trying to do anything with the Virgo-fueled laser focus of Beyoncé. (Fun fact: My mom and sister are also Virgos, and each could’ve told you it was likely never gonna happen for my easily distracted Aries behind, anyway…ooh, shiny!) The…
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Lisa Leslie to Become the 1st Female Athlete to Receive Statue Outside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles
The Star Plaza outside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles is about to get a little more crowded, as two-time WNBA champion Lisa Leslie is set to become the first female athlete to be honored with a statue outside of the arena. According to Bleacher Report, while a specific date has yet to be…
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Reclaiming Our Birthright: Latham Thomas Is Protecting the Birthing Experience for Black Mothers
When Latham Thomas was preparing to give birth to her son, she knew she wanted the holistic birthing experience her Oakland, Calif., upbringing inspired, but the then-recent Columbia University graduate had no idea where to begin. “He was born in 2003, and when I think about 17 years ago [when I was pregnant], there was…
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What We Did on Our Hot Girl Summer Vacation
Ah, the week after Labor Day—allegedly marking the start of fall, though I’ve been telling everyone willing to listen (to date, three people) that September is, in actual fact, a summer month. But since the world insists on spinning on an axis of delusion and lies, we are gathered here to mourn a single, tragic…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Days 18-20: I Found an Oasis in a (Food) Desert
Yes, I stayed vegan throughout the Labor Day weekend (so, sadly, no barbecues for me on the unofficial last weekend of summer). And yes, I’m ready for this 22 Days experiment to be over—not because I hate plant-based eating (quite to the contrary—it’s fine), but because I’m faced with the reality that my current ‘can’t…
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Bish, I Be Running Week 2: RIP Blowout
Last weekend, I ran 15 miles. By the grace of God, I am still here to blog about it. Glory be. Saturday’s route went something like this: The team started in Queens, under the RFK Bridge (at Astoria Park). We ran from Astoria Park through Queens, until we hit the Queensborough Bridge. We then ran…
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A Master Class in Sisterhood: Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff Shine in Post-Match Moment
There’s no doubt Naomi Osaka’s play was brilliant. But on Saturday, it managed to be the least remarkable thing about her. Osaka, the world’s top-ranked woman tennis player, handily defeated 15-year-old Coco Gauff in the third round of the U.S. Open, 6-3, 6-0, to continue her defense of the Open title. But it was what…
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Tracee Ellis Ross Is Giving Us Some Curls-Ish
When you are a Hollywood actress known for your fabulous mane full of curls, it seems only logical that you would come up with a hair care product line made specifically for women who share the same mass of tumbling, tangling, curling locks like you. If you are Tracee Ellis Ross, you may have been…
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Erika Alexander's an Iconic Actor, but Life in Hollywood Ain't No Crystal Stair
This just in: disparities persist in Hollywood. Beyond a lack of inclusion and pay inequities—which are both critical—the ways that we see black women, as well as the breadth of our roles and even the level of imagination assigned to the specific characters we play, can be stifling. “I think that black men [in Hollywood]…
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Lupita Nyong’o Stuns on Vanity Fair’s October Cover
There is no debate when it comes to the beauty that actress Lupita Nyong’o exudes every time we see her. In a word, her looks are flawless, and she serves them just as well as she serves up any acting role she is given. From Patsey in 12 Years a Slave—a role for which she…