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This Iconic ‘Sister Act 2’ Character Inspired Me to Shatter Self-Doubt

“I wanted to emulate the sweet-faced Black girl with braids like mine, who dared to disrupt the internalized messages of self-doubt.”
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Our Awards Never Needed To Be Gendered — And Here's Why

Janelle Monáe shows us what’s possible when we respect and acknowledge each others' gender identities.
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As Black Women, We Will Reclaim Our Reproductive Autonomy. For Me, This Is Where It Starts.

It’s time for some much-needed conversation around egg-freezing and every other reproductive option we should have access to.
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On How To Love Your Nonexistent Black Son: A Matt Gaetz And Mike Johnson Nonstory

America recently learned that newly crowned House Speaker Mike Johnson has a Black son — or does he?
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Opinion: The NFL Wishes It Could Be Taylor Swift: Tall, Attractive, Safe And White

Seventy percent of the NFL is Black. About 42% of the avid fan base is Black. And yet, for some reason, the NFL keeps shoving Taylor Swift down our collective throats.
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This Is Why We Need A Unique Missing Person Alert For Black Women And Children

The "Ebony Alert" could help ensure that their cases don't continue to get ignored.
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These Images Are A Striking Display Of Black People Reclaiming Their Peace

We were forced into a value system based on our labor. It's time to disrupt that trauma.
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I Was Always Hesitant To Use Retinol As A Black Woman — But Was I Wrong?

Black skin care experts weigh in.
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St. Louis Has A Nuclear Waste Problem — And You Can Guess Which Communities Are Being Ignored

Welcome to the horror movie no one asked for.
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These HBCUs Have Been Massively Underfunded For 30 Years

How long will this pattern of calculated racism persist?
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