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Why We Should Support Black TikTokers Now More Than Ever

Meet Some Of The Powerhouse Women Creating “Brave Spaces” For Multicultural ...

More Retailers Need To Support Black-Owned Brands Like The Honey Pot Co

Going Low: How Black Women Have Reclaimed Bald Beauty

In August 2018, I shaved off all my hair. If you asked me back then why I did it, I would have said I was “just over my locs” and wanted a fresh start

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Chasity Samone Is Changing The Game For Dark-Skinned Playmates

In March 1965, model Jennifer Jackson became Playboy‘s first Black Playmate of the Month. At just 18 years old, she was the youngest to be hired at t

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Alive At 89: How A New Annual Festival Plans To Memorialize Toni ...

On August 6, 2019, the world was hit with an overwhelming loss with the passing of Toni Morrison. The Nobel laureate was more than just an author; she was

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Chidera Eggerue On How To Get Over A Boy, Solitude, & Lo...

Chidera Eggerue is more than comfortable with being alone. One could say she’s mastered solitude as a superpower. “If I’m gonna be alone for tw

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How Stella Meghie’s The Photograph Is Reimagining ...

Stella Meghie didn’t know she’d end up in the film industry. She started off as an intern at Women’s Wear Daily before eventually landing in fashion

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Books By Black Women We Can’t Wait To Read In 2020

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Are Black Entertainers Over The Grammys’ “Backhanded ...

The words “Black History Month” often evoke stories of luminaries like Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While their legacies will alwa

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Google Pays Homage To Black History Makers With “Most Searched” Ad

The words “Black History Month” often evoke stories of luminaries like Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While their legacies will alwa

by Stephanie Long

New Year, Who Dis? Your 2020 Glow-Up Guide

Hey, sis. We see you out here shining. Not only did you stick to your resolution for more than three days, but you made a vision board and manifested most

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The Future Is Female: Meet the Dope Black Women Behind Brooklyn’s...

For Symone Wong, Jarryn Mercer, and Melissa Sutherland, Brooklyn’s sk.ArtSpace is more than a gallery space — it’s a safe space for creatives of colo

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With Spiked Spin, Briana Owens Aims To Bring ‘Generational ...

Spiked Spin’s Briana Owens wants to build a legacy. That’s why she works so hard. And while juggling a full-time advertising career with running a fitn

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6 Black Women Entrepreneurs Share How to Become Your Own Boss

Rihanna. Tracee Ellis Ross. Gabrielle Union. What do all of these women have in common? Of course they’re dope. Black women are consistently killing the

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For Us, By Us: 7 Businesses Owned by Black Women to Support on Bl...

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Black Women Are Still More Likely To Face Inequity In The Workplace

It’s no secret that for most women, the journey up the corporate ladder tends to be a challenging one. For Black women, however, the climb is especially

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The Gilded Ones Author Namina Forna Could Be The Toni Mo...

In the forthcoming YA fantasy trilogy The Gilded Ones, women bleed gold, a metaphor intended to represent the commodification of women. “We are seen as o

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Harriet Provides A Long Overdue Look At An American Hero

Harriet Tubman. Most of us have read her story in school books. In fact, we’re so familiar with the narrative, we can recite it as readily as many can th

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Atatiana Jefferson’s Name May Eventually Stop Trending, But The F...

On Thursday, 28-year-old Atatiana Koquice Jefferson is being laid to rest. Had former Fort Worth, Texas officer Aaron Dean — one of two cops who showed u

by Stephanie Long