{"id":1870,"date":"2016-01-06T22:11:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T22:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2016-01-06T22:11:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T22:11:47","slug":"essence-unveils-black-girl-magic-class-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/06\/essence-unveils-black-girl-magic-class-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Essence Unveils Black Girl Magic Class of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s very rare for you to see women of color on the covers of magazines at newsstands and grocery stores. When there&#8217;s one we rejoice. When there&#8217;s two or more we shout for glee. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.essence.com\/2016\/01\/06\/essence-celebrates-blackgirlmagic-class-2016-february-cover\">Essence<\/a> mag, known for highlighting the beauty of black women raised the status quo this week with it&#8217;s February issue. One cover was simply not enough for the &#8220;Black Girl Magic Class of 2016&#8221;. Three powerhouses. Three covers.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An activist. Two actresses. Three different cover stories. I wrote &#39;em. All <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blackgirlmagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#blackgirlmagic<\/a>. It&#39;s LIT. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/URkfPME04g\">pic.twitter.com\/URkfPME04g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben\u00e9 (@beneviera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beneviera\/status\/684756119621910529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Johnetta &#8220;Netta&#8221; Elzie<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnetta.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/06\/essence-unveils-black-girl-magic-class-of-2016\/johnetta\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnetta.jpg?fit=600%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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wp-image-1871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnetta.jpg?resize=510%2C669&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnetta.jpg?resize=229%2C300&amp;ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/johnetta.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Teyonah Parris<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/teyonah.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/06\/essence-unveils-black-girl-magic-class-of-2016\/teyonah\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/teyonah.jpg?fit=599%2C785&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"599,785\" 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wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yara.jpg?resize=510%2C669&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yara.jpg?resize=229%2C300&amp;ssl=1 229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yara.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Being a part of this reemergence of a movement both pro-diversity and pro-woman is the best part of being a Black girl,&#8221; says 16-year-old Shahidi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Also included in the class are: Zendaya, KeKe Palmer, Simone Biles and more!<\/p>\n<h3>This #BlackGirlMagic is just too great a burden to bear.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/oprah-audience-o.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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What about you?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sistersister.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2015\/12\/08\/please-help-me-find-black-girls-on-tv\/sistersister\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sistersister.gif?fit=500%2C292&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,292\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sistersister\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sistersister.gif?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sistersister.gif?fit=500%2C292&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sistersister.gif?resize=500%2C292\" alt=\"sistersister\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1548\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s very rare for you to see women of color on the covers of magazines at newsstands and grocery stores. When there&#8217;s one we rejoice. When there&#8217;s two or more we shout for glee. Essence mag, known for highlighting the beauty of black women raised the status quo this week with it&#8217;s February issue. 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