black girl magic
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Running Slaloms on ’Em: Kenyan Skier Sabrina Simader Makes It to 1st Winter Games
Although the Winter Olympics used to be a lily-white affair, or what The Root Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett called “the privileged Olympics,” slowly but surely, the blacks are coming to eat. And black women are looking to dominate. In addition to a nice Nigerian bobsled team, not one, but two black women qualified for…
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You Go, O! Oprah Dazzles in March’s InStyle Magazine
Oprah may not be running for president, but she’s still running circles around the rest of Hollywood, appearing on the March cover of InStyle magazine in anticipation of her appearance as Mrs. Which in the Ava DuVernay-directed A Wrinkle in Time. At 63, the icon is clearly still living her best life, showing off her…
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Last Night, a DJ Dressed My Life: Inside the Dope Double Life of Sophia Hyacinthe
“I think one thing that’s really important with me is I have no shame,” Sophia Hyacinthe says. She has nothing to be ashamed of. Hyacinthe is one of the hardest-hustling creatives in New York City, crafting a hybrid career out of her two greatest passions: music and fashion. By day, the stylist and CEO of…
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Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Will Star in and Executive-Produce Comedy Little
Oh, Black Girl Magic, how awesome art thou? Let me count the ways. But seriously, how amazing is 13-year-old Marsai Martin? The Black-ish star, who delights the audience with her clever delivery, is now not only an actor but also a creator, an executive producer. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Marsai will star in the…
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Love Without a (Price) Limit: Love Mary J.’s Look at the SAG Awards? Get It With Black Opal!
It’s no secret that we’re all about Mary J. Blige’s glow up this awards season; in fact, we’re not sure we’ve stanned this hard for her since What’s the 411? The singer and actress has been nominated for Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards, and now a history-making two Oscar nods for…
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Making Hair-Story: This Artist Is Styling Her Insecurities Away
Artist Laetitia Ky has had enough: enough body-shaming, self-doubting and denying the natural beauty all of us possess—no matter what form it takes. The 21-year-old self-proclaimed “Ivorian goddess and polyvalent artist” has taken matters into her own hands—and hair—creating an Instagram full of surrealist imagery that tackles our worst insecurities head-on (pun intended). Using her…
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#BlackPantherChallenge Has Taken the Internet by Storm and Celebrities Are Chipping In
You’re gonna see Black Panther, you’re gonna see Black Panther, everyone gets to see Black Panther! Earlier this month I wrote about an awesome GoFundMe that was set up to raise money to help Harlem kids see Black Panther (aka the world’s most amazing movie; I will never hype this up enough). From there, the GoFundMe…
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Acting at the Intersection: Lupita Nyong’o Speaks to The Glow Up
If you’ve followed Lupita Nyong’o’s career since her breakthrough Oscar-winning role in 12 Years a Slave, you know she’s more than an ingenue—or four-time Vogue cover model. The Yale-educated actress, writer, producer and director is the product of a highly artistic, academic and political upbringing, and has long been outspoken about issues affecting black women,…