Carlett Spike is a New Jersey-based writer and editor who writes a little of everything from race issues to health and food. Her bylines have appeared in Shondaland, New Jersey Monthly, and Columbia Journalism Review among other outlets.
Carlett Spike
If you’ve made a video call, had an MRI, strolled an unspoiled beach or sent a GIF, these pioneering Black women just might have bettered your world.
If you enjoy vegan mac ’n’ cheese, gardening, Black-owned restaurants, frugal recipes or dandelions in your salad, you’ll want to know about these women.
We’re grateful to Serena, Lizzo, Laverne, Debbie, Michelle and others for reminding us that no matter our shape, size, age or coloring, we are beautiful.
Shaper No. 3, Nikole Hannah-Jones, has said of her crimson coils: “This is for every Black girl who’s been told she has to shrink herself or her Blackness in order to succeed.”
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What rituals of fulfillment, grace and self-care will you enjoy today? Sisters share how they treat themselves well.
Today, put your desires first and claim love, confidence, respect, vitality and prosperity. Unlock your happiest life with these golden keys.
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You loved our list of books by literary legends that are worth rediscovering. So, we’re back with more recommended titles by Roxane Gay, Toni Morrison and others.