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I Got Goddess Locs and Now I Feel (and Look) Very Regal, but … Boy, Was It a Journey
First things first, I have a lot of hair. It’s a lot even though I cut if off by several inches nearly a year ago after I decided to stop getting blowouts to give my hair a break. It’s just dense, thick hair that does what it wants when it wants and has more than…
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Grown-ish and Gorgeous: Yara Shahidi Covers Essence’s April Issue!
By now it’s no secret that we love, love, love Grown-ish star, young activist and all-around brilliant bae (Harvard, y’all) Yara Shahidi. And clearly we’re not the only ones, since our sisters over at Essence are featuring the always “it” girl on the cover of their April issue! Wearing it’s-almost-summer whites embellished with gold—even in…
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Virgil Abloh Takes the Reins at Louis Vuitton Menswear
Is there such a thing as “Black Man Magic”? If there isn’t, then someone needs to start that hashtag and pin it to Virgil Abloh, the designer of luxury-streetwear label Off-White. The 34-year old-Chicago native has done in five short years what it takes many a lifetime in the fashion business to achieve: create a…
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Fit for a Queen: Tarana Burke Gets Her Moment to Shine
We’ve long thought that #MeToo Movement founder Tarana Burke deserved to be treated like the queen she is, and it’s been a delight to see her profile rise in recent months, finding her on red carpets and talk shows alike. But as her platform has rightfully grown, it’s Burke’s humility that has truly stunned as…
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‘The Body Is Not an Apology’: Sonya Renee Taylor Is Leading a Revolution of Radical Self-Love
With six words, Sonya Renee Taylor accidentally started a movement. When a friend with cerebral palsy confessed that her disability made it difficult to be sexual—so much so that she didn’t even feel entitled to ask a casual partner to use protection—Taylor quickly responded, “Your body is not an apology, and it’s not something you…
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#MeCrushMonday: The Audacity of Loving Yourself
A really good friend once told me, “I take care of myself extremely well. So whoever I’m with has to be just as good to me or better.” Anyone who overheard that conversation might have thought that the beautiful Native sista with the long, flowing hair and carefully crafted earrings was full of herself, but…
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Tired of Guessing Games? Asos Is Making Online Shopping Even Easier
Global online fashion and beauty retailer Asos has long been a fast-fashion favorite for people of all body types, reaching beyond standard sizing to offer petite, tall and plus options for both women and men (yes, even plus-sized men). As a curvier shopper, I can vouch firsthand for the appeal of a retailer that offers…
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Upholding the Dream: MLK’s Granddaughter Continues Her Family’s Legacy
Yolanda Renee King, the grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, made a surprise appearance Saturday at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. The 9-year-old roused the crowd with a passionate speech that would no doubt have made her activist grandparents proud, evoking the “I Have a Dream” speech…
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Sunday Sermon: Jennifer Hudson Assures Us That ‘the Times They Are a-Changin’’
It’s a powerful thing to channel your pain into positive change. On Saturday, Jennifer Hudson did just that when she took to the stage at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C., to sing a soul-stirring rendition of Bob Dylan’s protest anthem “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” Backed by a multicultural local choir,…