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Mara Brock Akil Is Telling Her Most Personal Story Yet Original

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By Sylvia Obell Verified
| ELLE Verified
12 min read Trigger warning: This story includes mentions of childhood sexual abuse. Mara Brock Akil has spent her career creating a canon of compelling, complex, deeply human Black female characters—first as the showrunner of beloved series like Girlfriends, The Game, and Being Mary Jane, and, most recently, with Netflix’s award-winning YA drama Forever.
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Stylized Resistance: The Dinner Salon Series Reminding Us That Gathering Is How We Survive

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By Sylvia Obell Verified
| Ebony Verified
In a moment designed to isolate and exhaust us, one dinner salon series is proving that gathering — intentionally, in person — is still our most powerful act of resistance. Key Takeaways A Stylized Resistance hosts dinner salons to foster in-person gatherings as empowerment. These events revive historic Black community spaces, resisting cultural and political erasure. Gathering intentionally nurtures connection, resilience, and collective action amid adversity.
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Dit is waarom Olivia Dean je recht in het hart raakt

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By Sylvia Obell Verified
| ELLE Nederland Verified
De Britse Olivia Dean is overal – en geen wonder. Het is een verademing om naar haar muziek te luisteren – net als naar haar ideeën over feminisme en verbinding. Onlangs won ze de Grammy voor Best New Artist, waarop ze – wijs als ze is – al haar social-apps verwijderde: ‘Ik leef liever in zoete onwetendheid.’ Het is Super Bowl-weekend en ik sta in een loods van ruim 18.500 vierkante meter aan het water, op een pier in San Francisco.
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