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CONTENTS<br />
Style<br />
21 | POWER UP! Chic combos of<br />
revolutionary attire<br />
24 | TRENDS A collection of<br />
undies to match a full array<br />
of skin tones<br />
26 | DOPE STUFF ON MY DESK<br />
Luxuriate in these me time finds<br />
Beauty&Hair<br />
29 | 20 BLACK-OWNED<br />
BRANDS WE LOVE<br />
Companies by us for us<br />
38 | BEAUTY SCHOOL Clear up<br />
and keep dark spots at bay<br />
40 | GLAM DIARY Writer and<br />
podcast host Jenna Wortham<br />
shares her essentials<br />
42 | GOTTA HAVE IT Hydration<br />
for the top of your head<br />
80<br />
We’re bracing<br />
for the rise of<br />
Storm Reid.<br />
45 | PROTECT YOUR TRESS<br />
Alvin Ailey dancers weigh in<br />
Scene<br />
51 | WHY JASON IS BORN<br />
FOR THIS From Compton<br />
to Detroit to The Chi, actor<br />
Jason Mitchell is on the move<br />
52 | ENTERTAINMENT Two<br />
queens bring the funny with<br />
new comedy specials<br />
54 | GRAMMY INSIDER Our<br />
experts’ award selections,<br />
plus nods to Missy and Jay-Z<br />
29<br />
One of the goodies from<br />
our #BuyBlack Beauty list<br />
56 | SPOTLIGHT A roundup<br />
of Black female sci-fi<br />
characters beaming onto<br />
a screen near you<br />
58 | PATRIK’S PICKS Offerings<br />
from poets, thinkers, novelists<br />
and one unicorn<br />
61 | BOOKS Brittney Cooper<br />
returns with her straight talk<br />
Issues<br />
65 | TEN THINGS WE’RE<br />
TALKING ABOUT<br />
68 | VOICES OF THE NEW<br />
AMERICA Gubernatorial<br />
candidate Stacey Abrams<br />
intends to build coalitions of<br />
color, end poverty and shake<br />
up the new South<br />
70 | GAME. SET. MATCH.<br />
Sportscaster Jemele Hill<br />
rebounds after a year marred<br />
by controversy<br />
Money&Power<br />
75 | TAKE IT TO THE NEXT<br />
LEVEL Ten practical steps<br />
to help you move forward<br />
in your career<br />
Love&Life<br />
101 | FINDING LOVE AT ANY<br />
AGE Meet a pair of ladies for<br />
whom wedding bells chimed<br />
for the first time after age 60<br />
105 | RELEASE THE WEIGHT<br />
FOR GOOD Learn healthy<br />
methods to get to and maintain<br />
your ideal size<br />
110 | SPIRITUALITY Tap into<br />
your divine nature to bring<br />
forth romance<br />
In Every Issue<br />
8 | Let’s Talk<br />
18 | What’s on Your Mind<br />
112 | Where to Buy<br />
116 | Horoscope<br />
118 | Crossword Puzzle<br />
REID, WARWICK SAINT. STILL, JON PATERSON.<br />
6 ESSENCE.COM COM FEBRUARY Y<strong>2018</strong>
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