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Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear fr

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Shenseea Isn’t Abandoning Dancehall — She’s Just Doing It All

It’s been nearly a month since Shenseea’s full-length debut album Alpha dropped and the 25-year old artist is still on a high. In her five-year career,

by Sharine Taylor

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Colorism Almost Prevented Viola Davis From Starring In How To...

Viola Davis is widely considered one of the greatest actors in Hollywood, and stellar performances in titles like Doubt, The Help (despite its problematic

by Ineye Komonibo

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Wait, So We’re Not Supposed To Use Oils On Natural Hair?
Coconut oil, caster oil, jojoba oil… you name it, and it’s very likely my hair has been drenched in it. In the everlasting pursuit of moisture, my thic
by L'Oréal Blackett

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Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls Made Me Reckon With...
When the trailer for Lizzo’s Amazon Prime dance competition show Watch Out for the Big Grrrls first dropped, I was pumped. The 8-episode series follows a
by Kourtney Pope

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My Traumatic First Birthing Experience Led Me To Embrace Honesty ...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by Enocha Tellus

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I Was Still A Kid When I Had My Baby — Now We’re Growing Up Together
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by Chamar Moore

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For Black Women In The UK, A Fear Of Pregnancy Is Far From Irrati...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by L'Oréal Blackett

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The Unexpected Loss Of My Son Put Me On The Frontlines Of Reprodu...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by Raena Granberry

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Having Kids With My Wife Showed Me That Black Queer Moms Need Mor...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by MyLin Stokes Kennedy

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I’m Black, Pregnant & Refusing To Give Birth In A Hospital For My...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by Aysha Sow

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What Top Boy Gets Right About Domestic Violence & Marginal...
Warning: The following contains graphic details of domestic abuse which some readers may find upsetting. Spoilers for Top Boy series two ahead: Much belov
by Banseka Kayembe

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Olivia Joan Went Viral Highlighting Her Grandmother’s Fabulous Wa...
When it comes to sharing fashion content across multiple social media platforms, clothing hauls are a crowd favorite. Usually, it’s a person talking abou
by Venesa Coger

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I’m A Black Woman With Alopecia, Please Don’t Stop Talking ...
It’s taken a full week for many to be able to fully digest what was possibly one of the most infamous moments in award-ceremony history: Will Smith slapp
by Joy Blenman

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The Grammys Snubbed Jamaican Artists, But Reggae Doesn’t Need Awa...
Dancehall and reggae deserve so much more. Leading up to the 2022 Grammy award ceremony, dancehall artist Spice made her red carpet debut where she spoke t
by Sharine Taylor

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The “Black Best Friend” Is Finally Getting Revenge Thanks To This...
Welcome to “What’s Good,” a column where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting fo
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Slow Burn Or Burned Out? A Double Hot Take On Bridgerton S...
This post contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 and is based on the Netflix series alone, not the books. Almost two years after setting hearts (a
by Ineye Komonibo

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Vibe Check: How The Healing Power Of Nature & Plant Medicine Help...
Welcome to Vibe Check, Unbothered’s wellness column aimed at revolutionizing how Black folx think about self-care. “Self-care” is not always synonymo
by Asha Dirshe

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Bow Down, Bridgertons: Queen Charlotte Is Getting Her Own Show
It’s been only a week since the highly anticipated second season of Bridgerton has hit Netflix, but fans of the popular Julia Quinn novels-turned-steamy-
by Ineye Komonibo

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Do Black Women Still Need The 1A-4C Natural Hair Scale?
If you have afro curly hair, you’ll most likely have used a particular type of hair scale to try and identify just how curly your hair is. Designed by Op
by Banseka Kayembe

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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
by Niki McGloster

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Issa Rae Previews HOORAE’s Next Big, Black-Ass Plans
Issa Rae’s legacy hinges upon shining a light on Black talent, and she curated a weekend of very dope, very Black events in Washington, D.C. to prove it.
by Christa Eduafo

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What Southern Black Women Can Teach Us (And The Country) About Ou...
It was Angela Davis who reminded us that “when Black women win victories, it’s a boost for virtually every segment of society.” It says a lot that Dr
by Brea Baker

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Was Will Smith’s Oscar Slap In Solidarity With Black Women Or An ...
Just when we thought that the Oscars couldn’t get wilder than the infamous 2017 Best Picture snafu (justice for Barry Jenkins and Moonlight, still), th
by Ineye Komonibo

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On Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘Making History,’ And The Expense Of Bl...
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is exhausted. I see it in her tight-lipped smiles that feel forced. In the shift in her posture over the course of lengthy hear
by Brea Baker

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Demystified: Two Black Astrologers On How You Can Better Understa...
Welcome to Demystified, Unbothered’s monthly spirituality series for Black and brown folx. Through a lens of reclamation, Unbothered is helping its audie
by Stephanie Long

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Alicia Keys’ Athleta Collab Is Here — & These Are Her Favor...
Alicia Keys has an important message for you: Be good to yourself. In a world that endorses grind culture — the compulsion to hustle, the expectation to
by Andrea Cheng

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