Teen Black Girl's Magazine

To enlighten, inspire, and entertain kids and teens by offering unique perspectives written by Black girls

Teen Black Girl’s Magazine

Sixth BGM teenEdition!

THE ARTS

The arts|dance • Confessions of an Ex-Competition Dancer Contending with Racism

Black History in the Jazz Age The Porter • Directors: Charles Officer and R.T. Thorne 2022 CBC and BET series

SHOTA AIZAWA

The Music in us

Shadows

TO DETERMINE WHAT’S WITHIN

BLACK HAIR

Microagressions • Solange ‘Don’t touch my hair’

The Struggle for Black Hair Care • A rigorous journey to self-acceptance told from the perspective of a fledgling natural

BLACK LIVES

BLM The legacy of Sandra Bland

BOOK REVIEWS

Ace of Spades • How Ace Of Spades Sensationalises Black Trauma

A comparison of two memoirs • Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody (first published in 1968) & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs (first published in 1861)

Nicola Yoon’s The Sun is also a star

Got a younger sibling? • We got her covered!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

DEVA

LIREESA

MBABAZI

MORGAN

NAOMI

LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle • Chiamaka’s Guide on HOW TO HOST AN ECO-FRIENDLY BIRTHDAY PARTY

Holidays you didn’t know • celebrated in May!

How to make your birthday gifts Eco-friendly

PHOTO ESSAY | NYC NEW YORK CITY

Opening your eyes to what should be: Lessons from the pandemic

Resume tips to prep for your summer job

Resume • 31 Nowhere Dr. | Richmond Hill, ON L5H | (905)-000-0000 | youremail@gmail.com

Chocolate chip cookie recipe turned sugar cookie

The rose that grew from concrete

Why do we always root for the underdog?

PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATES

Do the ends justify the means?

Maturity doesn’t come with age

The myth of meritocracy

Nature vs Nurture • An enduring philosophical debate that has divided the scientific community and continues to cultivate controversial implications for marginalised people

Indigenous land acknowledgement