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LIFE USA

7 Women Share The Best Advice Their Mothers Gave Them

If you’re fortunate to have a mother who’s good to you, you know how indispensable they can be in helping... Read More

FOOD HEALTH JOY LIFE

Ancestral Eats: Rediscovering Myself Through My Culinary Heritage

Writer Toluwanimi Obiwole shares how she rejected—then rediscovered herself—through the food of her homeland. Read More

HEALTH LIFE WELLNESS

Black in Berlin: Self-Care as Warfare

Writer Holly Ajala shares how a monthly social collective is helping black women in Berlin facilitate self-care. Read More

LIFE WELLNESS

Dear Black Women: You Can Do It All— But You Don’t Have To

As Black women, we’re used to getting things done. Often without help, too. But that shouldn’t come at the expense our self-worth and putting ourselves first. Read More

FIRST PERSON LIFE

A Mother’s Letter: Musings on a New Revolution

With her homeland in upheaval, a Nigerian mother living in Belgium pens a letter of hope to her infant son Read More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRST PERSON LIFE

AYO First Person: A Life Redesigned

New York-based designer Arion Jamerson shares how the end of her marriage brought a new professional beginning--and an Oprah endorsement! Read More

HEALTH JOY LIFE

Celebrate Yourself By Getting Off Social Media

Writer and poet Jasmine Farrell encourages a disconnect from social media. Read More

FIRST PERSON LIFE

First-Person: I Lost Myself and My Desire to Write Went Out The Window, Too

After a series of setbacks and serious life events, a writer develops a desire to write again. Read More

LIFE

A Tale of Two Mothers: Chimamanda and Janet (…and Laverne and Marsha, Too)

Writer Holly Olayemi Ajala shares her disappointments with a favorite author, the importance of inclusivity and redefining womanhood. Read More

BOOKS JOY LIFE

AYO Interview: Hannan Saleh

AYO talks with fashion photographer Hannan Saleh about her forthcoming book, Street Culture. Read More

HEALTH LIFE WELLNESS

COVID-19: How Black Women Lean On Building Community During a Pandemic

We explore how Black women rely on building community in the midst of a crisis that's impacted human interaction. Read More

CULTURE FILM LIFE

For Africans By Africans Is the Ultimate Visual Diary Documenting African Daily Life

Also known as FABA, the platform lays emphasis on depicting authentic visual representation to "bridge the gap between Africans." Read More

Learning About Eritrean Heritage, One Instagram Post At a Time

AYO’s Top Books of 2020

The Dichotomy of Fatness

#EndSARS: We Dey Fear Police Pass Arm Robber

These 12 Black Women Politicians Show What Global Leadership Should Look Like During a Pandemic

#MarielleVive, Agora e Sempre: Remembering the Socio-Political Impact of Marielle Franco

From My Father’s Hazen, A Lesson In Grief

Dear Black Women: You Can Do It All— But You Don’t Have To

A Mother’s Letter: Musings on a New Revolution

Dear Black Women: You Can Do It All— But You Don’t Have To

A War Within Our Wombs: The Fibroid Epidemic No One Is Talking About

Myths and All: The World’s Obsession With Our Vaginas

Where Are The Black Teen Rom-Coms?

Snapshop: Jade Mitsuko Wants To Be Your Next Top Model

When Black Curls Travel: Healthy Hair in Bali

LIFE

7 Women Share The Best Advice Their Mothers Gave Them

Ancestral Eats: Rediscovering Myself Through My Culinary Heritage

Black in Berlin: Self-Care as Warfare

Dear Black Women: You Can Do It All— But You Don’t Have To

A Mother’s Letter: Musings on a New Revolution

AYO First Person: A Life Redesigned

First-Person: I Lost Myself and My Desire to Write Went Out The Window, Too

A Tale of Two Mothers: Chimamanda and Janet (…and Laverne and Marsha, Too)

AYO Interview: Hannan Saleh

COVID-19: How Black Women Lean On Building Community During a Pandemic

For Africans By Africans Is the Ultimate Visual Diary Documenting African Daily Life

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