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The Graduate: Megan Thee Stallion Covers Harper's Bazaar's Spring Fashion Issue and Talks Earning Her Degree
“Can’t nobody tell me how to be the Hot Girl,” says the artist known as Megan Thee Stallion (given name: Megan Jovon Ruth Pete), in her cover story for the March 2021 issue of Harper’s Bazaar (also known as the Spring Fashion Issue). With minimal makeup, gleaming skin and a flowing yet understated silk press,…
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After Going Virtual in 2020, Essence Festival Announces a 'Hybrid' Format for 2021
The Girls Trip must go on—primarily online. After a year of lockdowns, we could all use a getaway, and miss our yearly turn up sojourn to the world’s biggest, Blackest and most bodacious family reunion imaginable in New Orleans (more than half a million people over July 4th weekend, to be exact). However, an ongoing…
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A Year After 'Megxit,' Harry and Meghan Opt to Permanently Exit Their Roles as Working Royals
It’s official: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have notified the Queen that they will not be returning to working royal status. That’s right; they’ve resigned from “The Firm.” It’s been just over a year since the couple stepped back from their roles as “senior royals” and departed their residence in England, declaring their intention…
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'I Can’t Win With the Internet': Tessica Brown Tells The Root How Going Viral Affected Her and Her Children
My Dearest Reader, Over the last few weeks, this author has done her absolute best to keep you all informed on the developments concerning the curious case of Lady Tessica Brown and her Gorilla Glued hairdo. As most of you are probably aware, the case finally concluded in a positive way thanks to the gifted…
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Abortion Ban Signed by South Carolina Governor Immediately Triggers Lawsuit From Planned Parenthood
Men will never stop their crusade to tell a woman what she should do with her body. One needs only to look at South Carolina’s governor, who, on Thursday, signed a bill that would effectively ban abortion in the state. NBC News reports that Planned Parenthood immediately sued the state, preventing the ban from going…
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Conversations for Change: #1000BlackGirlBooks Creator Marley Dias Shares Her Story With American Girl
If you’ve ever had a conversation with Marley Dias, you know she’s wise beyond her years. We had the pleasure of doing so last fall for The Root Presents: It’s Lit! podcast, and we were in awe of Dias’ poise and self-awareness—though maybe we shouldn’t have been, given that the 2019 Young Futurist has also…
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Fashionistas Nikki and Lola Ogunnaike Are Well Suited With New IMG-Backed Podcast
As film festivals and other big-budget spectacles adapt to this pandemic and go virtual, it appears that New York Fashion Week will be following suit. And while it’s easy to succumb to the doom and gloom of not being able to walk the runway or partake in some of our favorite fashions in person, a…
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Zendaya Will Be Honored With the SeeHer Award at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards
We have some euphoric news! Zendaya, who is most certainly taking over the ‘20 and ‘21, will be honored with the SeeHer Award at the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards! Led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), SeeHer is a global movement dedicated to accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Its annual…