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    Freddie Harrel Is Building Conscious Beauty For and With the African Diaspora
    Arts + Culture
    02 December 2020

    Freddie Harrel Is Building Conscious Beauty For and With the African Diaspora

    Formerly known as "Big Hair Don't Care", creator Freddie Harrel and her team have released 3 new wig shapes called the "RadShapes" available now.

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    01 April 2019

    Senegalese-Born Sibeth Ndiaye Named Government Spokeswoman In France

    Her appointment has been called "a strong endorsement of diversity" by President Macron, but some are skeptical.

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    02 March 2019

    100 Women Letter From the Editor

    OkayAfrica's Editor in Chief Rachel Hislop tells us what 100 Women 2019 means to her.

    Afro B's Music Video for 'Melanin' Is a Colorful Love Letter To Black Women
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    15 November 2018

    Afro B's Music Video for 'Melanin' Is a Colorful Love Letter To Black Women

    Watch the beautiful music video for Afro B's last single of the year exclusively on OkayAfrica.

    Tawny Chatmon's 'The Awakening' Is an Assertion of the Richness of Black Motherhood
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    05 April 2018

    Tawny Chatmon's 'The Awakening' Is an Assertion of the Richness of Black Motherhood

    The multimedia artist celebrates the beauty of black familial bonds in her latest visual series.

    This Digital Art Series Celebrates the Ethereal Beauty of Bald Black Women
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    27 March 2018

    This Digital Art Series Celebrates the Ethereal Beauty of Bald Black Women

    Somali-British digital artist Aisha Mohamed shows how black women's versatility goes beyond having hair in her newest series, "I Am Not My Hair."

    2017 Was the Year of Black Women Living Dynamic Sex Lives on TV
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    29 December 2017

    2017 Was the Year of Black Women Living Dynamic Sex Lives on TV

    This year's television illustrated black women's sexual narratives through a handful of groundbreaking, yet problematic personalities—and we're here for it.

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    02 November 2017

    Video: This Poem Celebrates the Undying Magic of the Black Woman

    OkayAfrica connects with Ghanaian-American poet Cynthia Amoah for a powerful spoken word video.

    The Root of the Issue: The Politics of Black Women's Hair
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    11 June 2013

    The Root of the Issue: The Politics of Black Women's Hair

    Discussing the politics and problematics of the "You Can Touch My Hair" exhibit, black women's hair and the natural hair movement

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