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Festival Season: Surviving and Thriving

Summer festival season has arrived! Get ready to get back out there with these tips to make the perfect game plan for music festivals this year.

Festival Season: Surviving and Thriving | My Black is Beautiful

Work It!

Being miserable at work shouldn't be your norm. We’ve talked with some career experts for advice on how to own who you are and get the job that works for you.

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Career Advice for Black Women | My Black Is Beautiful

Splurge or Save?

There are a lot of ways that you might spend your tax return this year. Make the best choice for you with nine smart ways you can spend your tax refund.

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9 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Refund | My Black Is Beautiful

Money Talks

Leverage these easy-to-use money management tips to help you improve your budgeting and spending for greater financial freedom. Click here to learn more.

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9 Money Management Tips for Adults | My Black Is Beautiful

10 Tips for Travel During COVID

Traveling during COVID? Follow these 10 travel tips to keep yourself safe and stress free on your next adventure - no matter the destination.

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How to Travel During COVID: 10 Safety Tips | My Black Is Beautiful

20 Years in the Making: ‘TEXTURES’

Learn about TEXTURES, the groundbreaking exhibit on the history of Black hair and its impact on modern day art and culture. On display now at Kent State University.

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20 Years of Making the Textures Exhibit | My Black Is Beautiful

Celebrate the Season of You

It's time to celebrate you! The 100% effort you put in. Those goals you accomplished, all you. Take time to invest in self care because you are worth it! 

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The 100% effort you put in. Those goals you accomplished. All you.

Celebrate the Season of You | My Black Is Beautiful

Looking Ahead: Reflections for 2022

Ahead of 2022, we’re asking ourselves these 9 self-care questions in an effort to promote restoration, reflection, and renewal in the new year.

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9 Self-Care Questions for 2022 | My Black Is Beautiful

Routines in 2021: More Essential than Ever

It’s no secret that last year shook our world. Understanding the power of choice and consistency is the key to unlocking structure and new beginnings.

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Reestablishing Routines Post-Pandemic | My Black is Beautiful

#HBCU: What Exactly Are You?

Historically Black Colleges and Universities prove that the Black academic experience is cultural. Learn about the unique experience offered by HBCUs.

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Impact of HBCUs on the Black Community | My Black is Beautiful

Spelman College: The Epicenter of Sisterhood & Strength

P&G’s Andrea Wilkerson describes how her experience at historic Spelman College helped shape MBIB’s mission to positively represent Black women.

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Andrea Wilkerson’s Path to Black Girl Magic | My Black is Beautiful

Forever Finding Strength and Victory

Discover highlights on how Black women are making history, breaking records, and showing up in athletic spaces, despite misconceptions surrounding their identity.

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How Black Women Are Perceived in Sports | My Black is Beautiful

#RedefineBlack Through Film

MBIB was able to join Black filmmaker Arielle Knight on the set of her latest documentary, A Song of Grace, to discuss stereotypes, black culture, and more.

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A Song of Grace Documentary Film | My Black is Beautiful

#MBIBRewind to Keep Moving Forward

Discover key moments of MBIB’s journey. From the MBIB TV show, collaboration with Healthy Roots, to our IGTV series in response to systemic racism.

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Our Journey to Creating Community | My Black is Beautiful

Is Hair Care Black Women’s Key to Better Mental Health?

Founder of PsychoHairapy, Dr. Afiya, is here to remind us that prioritizing mental health is of the utmost importance.

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Meet Our Mental Health Advocate, Dr. Afiya | My Black is Beautiful

With Love: Motherhood & Beyond

We detail five different ways mothers, mommas, mommies, and moms show up in space, doing it all—and then some—in the name of love.

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5 Ways Moms Show Up to Do It All | My Black is Beautiful

A Year in Review: for Her, by Her

Join us as we take a look at four different mantras that reflect MBIB’s journey through 2020.

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2020: A Year in Review for Black Women | My Black is Beautiful

Fitness & Fueling the Future

We sat down with Fatima Bodrick to break down holistic fitness. Find out more about how you can cultivate a healthy mind, body, and soul.

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Find Purpose Through Holistic Fitness | My Black is Beautiful

Financial Freedom Starts Now

We sat down with our own Breann Davis, who wanted to share the details of her debt-free journey in hopes of providing relief and advice for those seeking it.

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Financial Tips to Becoming Debt-Free | My Black is Beautiful

Ready for Your Reveal, MBIB?

African Ancestry + Dr. Gina Paige are helping to us to uncover our authentic identities with African Ancestry DNA Kits. Check out our DNA test results.

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African Ancestry DNA Test Results | My Black is Beautiful

Beyond the Self-Care Story

To be Black is to be a self-preserving individual. Use our categories of reflection to help cultivate your version of self-care during Black History Month.

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Self Care During Black History Month | My Black is Beautiful

HBCU Student Leaders-The New Campus Queens

Campus queens and SGA leaders share their leadership journey, how Black female politicians inspire them, and how they plan to push civic engagement on campus.

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HBCU Leaders Share Their Experiences | My Black is Beautiful

What Do Hair Care & Civic Engagement Have in Common?

Blake Newby: I was contemplating how my approach to hair care and my approach to civic engagement are practically the exact same. Stay with me here—keep reading…

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Hair Care & Civic Engagement | My Black is Beautiful

Faced with Conversation: Black & Brown Faces

“Check All That Apply” by Hannah Jones will be featured alongside work from nine other Black Cincinnati artists at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

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Faced with Conversation | My Black is Beautiful

Wearing Our Ancestral Crowns on Voting Day

As we head to the polls, it’s important to recognize the responsibility we carry for our futures with the same fight, fevor, and focus as generations of women before.

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Wear Your Ancestral Crowns on Voting Day | My Black is Beautiful

The Most Diverse Emmys We’ve Seen Yet

This year, 34.3% of all actor category nominees were Black. This was an increase from the 27.7% previous record of Black nominees in 2018.

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2020 Emmy’s Most Diverse Yet | My Black is Beautiful

Beyond the Presidency

Make the most of your right to vote by educating yourself and getting to know the candidates up for election on your ballot.

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Voting the Entire Ballot 2020 | My Black is Beautiful

Young Beauty

Last month, an 11-year-old girl was hit with a metal pole for uttering four words: “My Black is beautiful.”

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Young Beauty | My Black is Beautiful

Voting and COVID-19

November 3, 2020 will be a defining moment for America. Learn all you can about the unique situation of Election Day 2020 and how you can prepare to vote.

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Voting and COVID-19 | My Black is Beautiful

Welcome to the MBIB Community

Meet the women behind the My Black is Beautiful message, magic, and movement.

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Welcome to the MBIB Community | My Black is Beautiful

7 Bits of Inner-Beauty Advice from Mom

A mother shares how she teaches her daughter to be strong, confident and beautiful inside and out.

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7 Bits of Inner-Beauty Advice from Mom | My Black is Beautiful

ColorComm’s 6th Annual Conference

ColorComm’s 6th Annual Conference. Read thought leaders strategies that companies can implement to accelerate internal diversity initiatives.

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ColorComm’s 6th Annual Conference | My Black is Beautiful

Falling Back into Fall

How to prepare for fall? Discover the best tips and tricks for revamping your routine after the summer season.

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Falling Back into Fall | My Black is Beautiful

How-tos for Handling Microaggressions

We’ve all experienced unintentional discrimination in the workplace. Here’s how to address it with a level head.

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Handling Micro-aggressions with Co-workers | My Black is Beautiful

Experiences That Inspire

Hear 5 stories about experiencing bias and thriving in any environment.

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Experiences That Inspire | My Black is Beautiful

Having “The Talk” Before the First Day of School

Our children can face racial bias and discrimination every day. Help them navigate the challenges with these tips.

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The Talk Before the First Day of School | My Black is Beautiful

5 Ways to Destress from the Noise of the World

Politics and social strife got you down? These 5 easy self-care survival tips will help you shed your stress.

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5 Ways to Destress from the Noise | My Black is Beautiful

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