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These Amazing Reads Might Make You Call Your Best Friend
Best-selling, book-club-worthy reads by Black women explore the bonds of sisterhood.
By Del Sandeen
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Style
Can Face Yoga Take Years off Your Appearance?
By Gerrie Summers
, September 17, 2021
Researchers discovered that certain facial exercises may make women look more youthful. Plus, there’s something easier you can do that has bonus benefits!
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Advice Column: Share It With Dr. Sherry
By Sherry Blake, Ph.D.
, September 17, 2021
Living with a partner when you’re no longer in love. Plus: Coping with hair loss.
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‘They Believed in Our Collective Humanity’
By AARP
, September 17, 2021
With the premiere of the Netflix documentary ‘Blood Brothers,’ Maryum Ali and Ilyasah Shabazz reflect on their fathers’ friendship, their falling-out and the future of their legacies.
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5 Items Black Women Swear By for Fabulous Post-Workout Hair
By Princess Gabbara
, September 17, 2021
Plus, pro tips from a celebrity hairstylist for maintaining your style.
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Spotlight
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6 Fashion Dos for Women Over 40
Never mind those lists of what not to wear. With this fashion insider’s tips and tricks, you’re sure to look great every season.
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40 Ways Walking Can Improve Our Lives (and Our Looks!) After 40
By Editor in Chief Claire McIntosh
, September 2, 2021
Better skin, sex, vision, hearing, sleep, friendships, memory … and much, much more!
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Fitness for Every Body
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
, August 9, 2019
She’s plus-size, middle-aged and ran 120 miles in 6 days. “The Mirnavator” has tips to get you moving.
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Design Pros’ Tips for Leveling Up Your Zoom Game
By Sierra Allia
, August 27, 2021
Video calls are here to stay. 8 easy background ideas to maintain your professional image, personality — and privacy. Plus: Peep looks from high-profile Black women.
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“I thought there were certain rules I had to obey. Now I know that I get to make my own rules.”
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Let’s Represent: 3 Action Movies Featuring Us
These films include Black women who make moves and live life unapologetically.
By Jonita Davis
What to Read Now
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Is Body Mass Index Racist?
By Javacia Harris Bowser
, September 10, 2021
Given the problematic origins of BMI, used to measure obesity, here’s what sisters need to recognize during that doctor’s office weigh-in. 
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Is That Job Interview Fake? You Won’t Believe What These Sisters Went Through
By Tamara E. Holmes
, September 10, 2021
Maybe this has happened to you. Too many companies interview Black women just to exploit us and waste our time. Here are ways we can reclaim it.
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Learn Which Oils May Help Your Styles Last Longer
By Anissa Gabbara
, September 10, 2021
Want to keep your twist outs and wash ’n’ gos looking vibrant and frizz-free throughout the week? These pro tips can help.
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Your Time Is Now! These Sisters Found Success After 40, 50, 60…
By Javacia Harris Bowser
, August 27, 2021
Influencers, innovators, artists and activists prove it’s never too late to become the woman you were meant to be.
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The first ladies of gospel share truths, offer testimony and spill tea you didn’t hear from that Lifetime movie.
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This Sweet Black Love Story Will Have You Reliving the ’80s
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“If we had had cellphones back in the day, I would have texted Jasper from the Bronx and cancelled that third date.”
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These full-figured fashion influencers are breaking outdated style rules — and breaking the Internet in the process.
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