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.

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Carlett Spike's Articles
, January 13, 2023
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.
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, October 7, 2022
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.
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, October 3, 2022
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.
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, July 1, 2022
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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, April 1, 2022
Sweltering streets. Toxic tap water. Parched pastureland. People of color bear the brunt of pollution’s effects worldwide. Meet Black women fighting to protect us — and the planet.
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, September 24, 2021
We can’t heal what we won’t reveal. Naomi, Simone, Oprah, Meghan, Dr. Joy, Taraji and others use their platforms — and their personal stories — to support emotional self-care.
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, July 16, 2021
What rituals of fulfillment, grace and self-care will you enjoy today? Sisters share how they treat themselves well.
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, April 1, 2021
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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, March 12, 2021
We thought we knew the stories of Billie, Whitney, Aretha, Toni, Wendy and Michelle. These revealing films proved us wrong.
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, May 29, 2020
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.
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