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DeAndre Arnold Proudly Wears His Locs To The Oscars After Being Banned From ...
Thatiana Diaz
Feb 10, 2020
Oscars
Leslie Jones Protested The Lack Of Diversity At The Oscars With Her Vote
Alexis Reliford
Feb 10, 2020
blackhistorymonth
How Afrobeats Helped Pave The Diaspora’s Road Back Home
Ineye Komonibo
Feb 4, 2020
Beauty
Rihanna’s New Lavender Bob Proves Spring Is Already Looking Savage
The top 2020 hair colour trends may be more traditional — more browns, blondes, and one deep orchard red — but Rihanna continues to do her own thing. S
by
Tara Edwards
Entertainment
All Hail Jodie Turner-Smith, The On-Screen Queen We Deserve
Welcome to Don’t Sleep On Them, our weeklong series marking the launch of Unbothered UK. Not a single actor of colour was nominated for a BAFTA this year
by
Jazmin Kopotsha
Entertainment
Cynthia Erivo Is Everything Hollywood Needs And More
Welcome to Don’t Sleep On Them, our weeklong series marking the launch of Unbothered UK. Not a single actor of colour was nominated for a BAFTA this year
by
Precious Adesina
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Movies
Sundance Film Festival Just Named Tabitha Jackson The First Woman...
This year’s festival is wrapping up, but Sundance is already looking to the future. At Saturday night’s awards ceremony, the film festival announced th
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Lydia Wang
Unbothered
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Will Be All Over Our Screens In 2020 & Damn, It...
Welcome to Don’t Sleep On Them, our weeklong series marking the launch of Unbothered UK. Not a single actor of colour was nominated for a BAFTA this year
by
Jessica Morgan
Culture
Google Pays Homage to Black History Makers With “Most Searched” Ad
“There are moments in American history that captivate us all,” Google’s “most searched” ad, which premiered during the 2020 Grammys on Sunday, be
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Stephanie Long
Entertainment
Are Black Entertainers Over The Grammys’ “Backhanded ...
Each award show season comes with heavy criticism and debate over Hollywood’s failure to acknowledge minorities and their contributions to the entertainm
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Stephanie Long
Movies
Tyler Perry Knows Exactly What He’s Doing With His Films
Reviews are in for movie mogul Tyler Perry’s latest film, A Fall From Grace, and the consensus is pretty much unanimous: The film is very, very bad. In t
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Ineye Komonibo
Entertainment
The Personal True Story Behind Numa Perrier’s
Jezebel
Jezebel opens with the seductive purr of a woman’s voice. “Go ahead,” Numa Perrier groans into the phone, twirling the phone cord between
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Ineye Komonibo
Wellness
Coco Gauff Just Defeated Venus Williams In The Australian Open. I...
Cori “Coco” Gauff is coming for that “greatest athlete of all time” title. The 15-year-old tennis star defeated her “idol” Venus
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Alexis Reliford
Beauty
How Justine Skye Went From Tumblr Trendsetter To IRL Icon
The singer brings her unique beauty sensibility and Jamaican roots to a new collection with The Lip Bar.
by
aimee simeon
Wellness
Michelle Obama’s Workout Playlist Is Designed To Make You Move
It’s a new year, and since now is about the time when your fitness goals are being truly tested, perhaps you’re looking to revamp your workout playlist
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Tara Edwards
Entertainment
Leslie Jones’ Netflix Stand-Up Special Has A Major
Game ...
If you’ve been watching the long-running comedy sketch series Saturday Night Live and couldn’t put your finger on why exactly the show feels a lit
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Ineye Komonibo
Entertainment
Whitney Houston Is The Only Woman Who Will Be Inducted To The Roc...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will add exactly one woman to its ranks in the class of 2020 inductees: Whitney Houston. Unfortunately, despite Houston’s
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Courtney E. Smith
Entertainment
Issa Rae Is Still Rapping In The Mirror In Season 4 Of
Insecur...
Writer, actress, and producer Issa Rae made the jump from YouTube to HBO with the 2016 premiere of her hilarious series Insecure. As the lead character, Ra
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Ineye Komonibo
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Entertainment News
One Of R. Kelly’s Girlfriends Has Reunited With Her Estrang...
When Surviving R. Kelly first aired on Lifetime, the world was introduced to the harrowing personal stories of women who alleged that the R&B singer ha
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Ineye Komonibo
Movies
Lupita Nyong’o Was So Good In
Us
That I Had To Unstan
The nominations for the upcoming 2020 Academy Awards proved to be very disappointing — as expected. Despite the fact that 2019 was one of the best years
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Ineye Komonibo
Wellness
Serena Williams Donates Prize Money From Her First Title Win In T...
Serena Williams emerged victorious at the ASB Classic, winning her first tennis title since becoming a mother three years ago. The tournament, hosted in Au
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Sarah Midkiff
Entertainment
Rapsody Wants To Shift (Black) Culture With “Afeni”
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
Entertainment
Cynthia Erivo Takes A Stand Against All-White Nominees At The BAF...
After the BAFTA Awards snubbed her and other actors of colour, Harriet star Cynthia Erivo is speaking out about turning down the show’s request for her t
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Kaitlin Reilly
Fashion
Beyoncé Was Fashionably Late To The Golden Globes In Custom Schia...
On Sunday, Beyoncé and Jay Z skipped the 77th annual Golden Globes Awards red carpet, arriving inside the Beverly Hilton just after the show began. Becaus
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Channing Hargrove
Fashion
Kerry Washington Wore A Bedazzled Chest Harness On The Red Carpet
Kerry Washington just stole the show at tonight’s Golden Globes. Certainly no newcomer to a best-dressed list, The American Son actress wore an all
by
Jenna Igneri
News
Michelle Obama Is 2019’s Most Admired Woman, Of Course
Michelle Obama is closing out the decade on a high note by being named 2019’s “most admired woman” in the world for the second year in a row. It also
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Sarah Midkiff
Fashion
Prince’s Go-To Toronto Designers Are Releasing A Made-To-Order Line
To coincide with the deluxe reissue of Prince’s iconic double album,1999, the Purple One’s estate commissioned a special, limited-edition fashion colla
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Channing Hargrove
Designers
Virgil Abloh, King Of The Hypebeasts, Says Streetwear Is Over
Well, we didn’t see this one coming: Virgil Abloh, the king of the “remix,” says streetwear is dead. Box up all those limited-edition T-shirts and gr
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Channing Hargrove
Entertainment
The Gag Is, 2020 Isn’t Ready For Keke Palmer
She was in the C-suite on Nickelodeon, and now she’s saying good morning to America every day. Keke Palmer isn't 2019's breakout star. She's the new deca
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Danielle Cadet
Fashion
Slick Woods Is The Face Of A New Black, Queer Jewelry Brand
Blakely Thornton founded C1v1l Jewelry — a sustainable, direct-to-consumer brand that reinvests 20% in underrepresented founders and uses eco-friendly di
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Channing Hargrove
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