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Niki McGloster
Thirst Week
Is Spicy BookTok
Too
Thirsty?
Niki McGloster
Aug 2, 2023
Unbothered
Are The Spill & Threads Apps New Homes For Black Internet Discourse?
Niki McGloster
Jul 13, 2023
Unbothered
Big Freedia Is Living Out Loud & Claiming Her Season
Niki McGloster
Jun 15, 2023
Unbothered
Why Are So Many Black Women Using TikTok To Self-Diagnose?
Let TikTok tell it, I’m neurodivergent. I’ve seen enough lists of signs and symptoms on my FYP to wonder if ADHD or borderline personality disorder sho
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
TikTok Skincare Trends Might Be Steering Us In The Wrong Direction
TikTok is one hell of a powerful medium of influence. I’ve purchased my fair share of Amazon gadgets, Zara finds, and totally-don’t-need-this things ju
by
Niki McGloster
Unbanned
“I Can’t Shut Down Because I Tell The Truth:” H...
Unbothered continues its look at the tangled history of Black culture and identity with ROOTS (Un)Banned, a series of stories on book banning&nbs
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Niki McGloster
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Unbothered
House Music Has BEEN Black — Beyoncé Is Just Bringing It Back
One thing about Beyoncé, she’s always going to start a conversation. This time, at the center of the discourse surrounding Queen Bey is “Break My Soul
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Zazie Beetz’s Van Is Adrift In
Atlanta
Season 3 & It’s T...
*This story contains spoilers for Atlanta Season 3, episodes 1-2 Zazie Beetz’s Vanessa “Van” Keefer has always been one of the most captivating chara
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
And Just Like That…
Sex and the City
Still Doesn’t D...
Sex and the City is such a pop-culture juggernaut that many Black women can make some reference to it, whether it be a love of the Cosmopolitan, a salute t
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Niki McGloster
Dedicated Feature
The Unexpectedly Meaningful Stories Behind These 5 Holiday Makeup...
I am, by nature, a bit of a beauty queen. I don’t exactly spend my days in a full face of makeup or prance around my kitchen in heels. But anyone who
by
Niki McGloster
Dedicated Feature
From Spa Kits To Brush Sets: 10 Beauty Gifts From Black-Owned Brands
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Niki McGloster
Dedicated Feature
Interior Design Has Historically Been From A White POV — This Wom...
“Home is sacred.” It’s an ethos that Victoria Adesanmi, the 30-year-old multidisciplinary designer and founder of Aesthetics Studios, weaves through
by
Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Black and Asian Solidarity Has A Long History — Here Are The Wome...
As the fight to abolish white supremacy rages on, we’re honoring some of the Black and Asian women living and fighting for social justice at the intersec
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Cicely Tyson’s Roles Changed Hollywood For Black Women
Cramming an extraordinary life into a few hundred words is not nearly as big a feat as depicting the vast humanity of Black women on screen, yet trailblazi
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Natalie Desselle Reid Was More Than A Sidekick — She Was A Master...
I was dazzled by Natalie Desselle Reid for the first time as a gold-toothed sweetheart in 1997’s gut-busting comedy, B*A*P*S. Directed by Robert Town
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Flo Milli Is Not Just A Viral Star — The Gen Z Rapper Is Here To ...
Flo Milli’s “Weak” is the sum of everything that makes the 20-year-old, Mobile, AL native a star — and a mainstay on our playlists. It&
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Erica Chidi Is Helping Black Women Reclaim Their Bodies
Where radical self-care is prescribed, trauma exists. This is why doula and educator Erica Chidi provides necessary tools for Black women to heal and recla
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Niki McGloster
Unbothered
Can We Still Love Our Favorite Black Sitcoms Even If We’ve Outgro...
Back in July, amid great loss and devastating changes ushered in by 2020, Netflix made one of the most exciting and relieving announcements this year has s
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Niki McGloster
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Unbothered
Meet The Black Creatives Inspiring Black Joy Through Art
It’s hard to be a joyful Black creative on a good day; to pour your being into beautiful work amid ongoing injustices is already taxing. And during the c
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Niki McGloster
Dedicated Feature
This Woman Is Shattering An Age-Old Stereotype About Black People...
There’s no question about it: We’re living in unprecedented times, and change is (finally) happening on all fronts — locally, nationally, and globall
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Niki McGloster
Dedicated Feature
This Woman Is Challenging Preconceived Notions Of What Surfers Lo...
There’s no question about it: We’re living in unprecedented times, and change is (finally) happening on all fronts — locally, nationally, and globall
by
Niki McGloster
Dedicated Feature
3 Generations Of Women On The Importance Of Self-Love, As Taught ...
Refinery29 is proud to partner with Clorox Ⓡ 2 for Colors — a brand that’s all about celebrating lasting vibrance — to spotlight the uniq
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Niki McGloster
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