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'I Refuse to Be Complicit in My Silence': Gabrielle Union Brings It On in Marie Claire's October Digital Issue
“The more you are transparent and the more you speak truth to power, it creates more space for other people to claim their reality, to claim their pain, to claim their healing, and, if you want, to claim your justice.” So says Gabrielle Union in her cover story for Marie Claire’s October digital issue, which…
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Queen of Our Kingdom: Regina King Is Killing Us Softly in Marie Claire's 'Ambition Issue'
That face. That body. That presence. That talent. That longevity. Regina King is giving it all in Marie Claire’s November issue, appropriately titled the “Ambition Issue.” On the verge of her superhero moment in HBO’s Watchmen, King is reminding us that she’s more than built for the role, in a sleek spread for the magazine,…
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‘I Am a Champion for My Brown, Dark Women’: Living Legend Missy Elliott Covers Marie Claire
Fun, fly fact: Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of Missy Elliott’s debut drop, Supa Dupa Fly. If that anniversary astounds you, it’s likely because aside from the fact that we don’t feel 22 years older (that was legit half my lifetime ago, at this point), the song, “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” still slaps, proving…
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Making It Matter: Alicia Garza Joins Marie Claire Magazine as Contributing Editor and Columnist
She’s helped amplify countless black voices across the world, and now, Alicia Garza will have an even larger platform. The Black Lives Matter co-founder, who is also Director of Strategy and Partnerships at the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and founder and principal of Black Futures Lab, is now the new contributing editor of women’s…
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Still Powerful, Post-Scandal: Kerry Washington Covers Marie Claire’s Power Issue
“It’s handled.” That phrase will likely forever be associated with Kerry Washington, though her days as Scandal’s power broker, Olivia Pope, are already in her rearview. But with a growing role as a producer, as well as actress, activist, mother and wife, Washington is still proving herself a powerful force, making her the perfect choice…
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Watch: Feeling Insecure or Grown-ish? Go Behind the Scenes With Issa and Yara
Just when we thought we’d stopped swooning over the double fantasy of Issa Rae and Yara Shahidi simultaneously on Marie Claire covers, the magazine blessed us with a little behind-the-scenes confessional action, revealing some of the quirks, guilty pleasures and favorite things of two of the season’s freshest talents. For instance, did you know about…
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Fresh Faces: Issa Rae and Yara Shahidi Cover Marie Claire’s May Issue
Come through, Marie Claire! To coincide with the blooming of the season, Marie Claire magazine has chosen not one, but five fresh beauties to grace a series of May covers, including our forever faves Issa Rae and Yara Shahidi! Looking fresh to death and ever so fly (we want Rae’s violet lipstick now), the two…