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Black Girls Won't Be Safe Until We Finally Let Them Be Children
Adultification bias steals innocence from Black girls, and it can have devastating consequences.
By Chanel Dupree and Jazmine Wilson
Rap Sh!t's Cancellation Is a Dangerous Warning for TV Diversity
“Will I ever catch a glimpse of myself and the culture I love on TV again?”
By Mia Uzzell
Ebony Alerts May Be the Remedy to Missing White Woman Syndrome
The new California system wants to bring more attention to missing Black youth and women.
By Rita Omokha
ESSENCE Festival 2023 Tried to Reach Gen Z. Did It Work?
Inside the “auntie-free zone” at this year’s festival.
By Kaitlyn McNab
Halle Bailey: Ariel Taught Me Who I Am “On My Own”
The Little Mermaid star says playing a princess made her “powerful.”
By Tenille Clarke
Snoop Dogg’s Daughter Cori Broadus Found That Forever Kind of Love
“God literally picked him for me.”
By Kaitlyn McNabPhotography by Thalía Gochez
What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl With Early Puberty
Growing up as a Black girl in today’s society is hard. Doing so with early puberty is even harder.
By Adeiyewunmi (Ade) Osinubi, MD
“Ginny & Georgia” Giving Us More Bracia Is Season 2's Best Change
Season 2 Bracia proves she's more than Ginny's token Black friend.
By Liv Facey
Snoop Dogg’s Daughter Cori Shuts Down Colorism Fueled Hate of Relationship
“Y’all love saying a n***a must like me ’cause my daddy… why can’t he just love me for me?”
By Kaitlyn McNab
Watch “Pure,” a Black, Queer, Coming-of-Age Story About Cotillion
Coming out at cotillion? Iconic.
By Kaitlyn McNab
Black Girl Magik Is a Special Healing Community for Black Women
“Black Girl Magik is a gift from my ancestors.”
By Tavi Gevinson
No, Megan Thee Stallion Isn’t a “Fake Anime Fan”
When someone says, “she only cares about anime to get us to care about her,” who exactly is “us”?
By Stitch
Black Girls Shouldn’t Be Criminalized for Having a Disability
They “need to be met with care and empathy, not punishment and trauma.”
By Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Dr. Subini Ancy Annamma, and Vilissa Thompson
Removing These Barriers Will Let Black and Latinx Girls Lead
80% of Black girls said having a Black role model was important for them.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Being a ‘First’ Is My Great Honor. But It’s Not Enough.
“What’s the point of being the first if you end up being the last?”
By LaShyra "Lash" Nolen
‘I Am Not Okay With This’ Retires the Black Girl Bestie Trope
Black characters are becoming more than just the reliable sidekick to the coming-of-age regular white girl™.
By Tayo Bero
16-Year-Old Caniya Johnson Is the Latest Black Girl to Go Missing in Chicago
Police are seeking tips in a city where several women of color have gone missing this year.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Chicago's Girls Took Over a Park to Celebrate and Empower Each Other
“You never really see a space where black girls can unapologetically, like, exist."
By Jenn M. Jackson