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A Definitive Ranking Of Issa’s Love Interests On
Insecure
Ineye Komonibo
Apr 13, 2020
Makeup
The Meaning Behind TikTok’s “Don’t Rush Challenge”
Tanya Edwards
Apr 13, 2020
Fashion
Kimberly Drew Isn’t Afraid Of Change
Taylor Crumpton
Apr 9, 2020
Beauty
Gabrielle Union & Her Daughter Rock Matching Curls In Quarantine
Staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus means temporarily giving up our salon and barbershop appointments, but for celebrities, it’s
by
Thatiana Diaz
Entertainment
Why We Should Support Black TikTokers Now More Than Ever
Social media has become a place of refuge, particularly for the Black community. And as the world shifts in response to COVID-19, the novel virus affecting
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Stephanie Long
Beauty
How Coronavirus Has Affected The Black Hair Business
As the rapid spread of COVID-19 — the novel virus that has affected hundreds of thousands globally — continues to upend lives and livelihoods, it seems
by
Darian Symoné Harvin
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Beauty
Five Poppin’ Protective Styles You Can Do At Home
A Black woman’s hair isn’t just hair — it’s an extension of her identity. Oftentimes, hair care is deemed a luxury, but in the Black community, it?
by
Bria McNeal
Entertainment
DeMane Davis Was Always Destined To Tell Madam C.J. Walker’...
In Netflix’s Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, audiences are treated to a colourful, fantasy-filled retelling of Madam C.J. Walker
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Ineye Komonibo
Fashion
This Black Designer Is Highlighting Women’s Experiences For Women...
For Women’s History Month, R29Unbothered is spotlighting Shanée Benjamin, a Black design director and illustrator whose work you may be familiar with. I
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Venesa Coger
Music
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Suga
, Megan Thee Stallion’s Sexy New Alter Ego
After a heated public battle with her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment, Megan Thee Stallion has blessed Hotties around the world with a brand new
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Ineye Komonibo
Entertainment
TeaMarrr Tells A Different “Kinda Love” Story in New ...
Welcome to The Drop, Refinery29’s home for music video premieres. We want to shine the spotlight on women artists whose music inspires, excites,
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Ineye Komonibo
Beauty
These Black College Students Are Using An Age Old Tradition To Pa...
Throughout the twentieth century, hair styling has been the most prominent way Black women have gained financial independence in American society. During t
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Darian Symoné Harvin
Entertainment
Normani Says Camilla Cabello’s Apology Came Years Too Late
When Camilla Cabello decided to make her exit from Fifth Harmony in 2016, fans were not surprised to hear of the girl group’s choice to go on an inde
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Ineye Komonibo
Entertainment
Tracee Ellis Ross Lands The Diva Role She Was Born For In
The ...
Between her comedic but nuanced portrayal of Rainbow on Black-ish, her always glamorous red carpet looks, and her experiences watching her mother, Diana Ro
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Rachel Davies
Beauty
8 Instagram Accounts To Follow For 4C Hair Inspiration
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aimee simeon
Beauty
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 s
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Stephanie Long
Entertainment
How White Feminism Fails To Show Up For Women Of Colour
The following is an extract from author and activist Mikki Kendall’s new book, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women White Feminists Forgot. As debates
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Mikki Kendall
Beauty
24 Styles You Need To Learn If You're Transitioning To Natural Hair
by
Taylor Bryant
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Rihanna Wants Allies To “Pull Up” When It Comes To Supporting Bla...
Rihanna may not have given us an album in years, but she’s consistently given us words on activism, equality, and injustice. Her streak continued at the
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Alexis Reliford
Entertainment
Pixar’s Onward Will Give Disney Its First Animated LGBTQ+ Charact...
Diversity is still not great in the film industry, especially for LGBTQ+ movie characters, but Disney is continuing its efforts to change that. Recently, t
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Tara Edwards
Entertainment
B. Smith, Groundbreaking Model and Entrepreneur, Is Dead At 70
Barbara “B.” Smith, a model, restaurateur, and lifestyle guru previously dubbed the “Black Martha Stewart,” has died at the age of 70. Smit
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Alexis Reliford
Entertainment
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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Stephanie Long
Entertainment
Zora Howard Wrote A Black Love Story Without Violence. Here’...
Premature joins a growing canon of modern Black love stories that sets itself apart from the rom-coms and social justice narratives of the past
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Anne Cohen
Entertainment
Issa Rae Channeled A Completely Different Energy For
The Photo...
Issa Rae is a triple threat. She is an actor, writer, and producer, and has been creating amazing stories ever since launching her viral web series The Mis
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Ineye Komonibo
Entertainment
People Would Rather Attack Gayle King Than Talk About Rape
Over the past week, I’ve tried multiple times to make sense of what America’s favourite bestie duo Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King — or Kale and Okrah,
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Demetria L. Lucas
Entertainment
Lizzo Pays It Forward With A Sultry Cover Of Harry Styles’ “Adore...
Lizzo is paying it forward with her latest cover and music fans are reaping all the benefits. When Lizzo stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on Mo
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Shannon Carlin
Entertainment News
Queen Of Katwe
Star Nikita Pearl Waligwa Is Dead At 15
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, the young Ugandan actress who starred in the 2016 Disney film Queen of Katwe, has died of a brain tumour. She was 15 years old. Queen
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Alejandra Salazar
Entertainment
Our Favourite Black Love Movie Couples Aren’t Actually #Rel...
There’s something about a good Black love movie that gets me every time: the delight of being catapulted into a world of people you can relate to; the em
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Danielle Cadet
Unbothered
How Stella Meghie’s
The Photograph
Is Reimagining ...
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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Stephanie Long
Entertainment
A Black History Month Playlist Full Of Women, Because Everything ...
Black music is the backbone of so much of music history. From Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog,” without which we might not have an Elvis P
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Courtney E. Smith
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