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Black Girl Magic (#BlackGirlMagic) is a concept and movement that was popularized by CaShawn Thompson in 2013.

The concept was born as a way to "celebrate the beauty, power and resilience of black women," as described by Julee Wilson from The Huffington Post, and to congratulate black women on their accomplishments.

Referring to a speech made by Michelle Obama at the Black Girls Rock Awards, Thompson explains that black women around the world persevering despite the adversity inspired her to spread the concept of Black Girl Magic.

With these women in mind, Thompson created the social media hashtag, clothing campaign, and rallying cry "Black Girl Magic", in the hopes of counteracting negativity society places on black women.

Essence, also known as The Magazine for Today's Black Woman, is a "privately owned periodical," and most of its readers are black women.

The magazine covers fashion, lifestyle and beauty, with an intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend tone, and its slogan "Fierce, Fun, and Fabulous" suggests the magazine's goal of empowering African-American women.

The topics the magazine discusses range from celebrities, to fashion, to point-of-view pieces addressing current issues in the African-American community.

The term lifestyle can denote the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture.

African-American culture, also known as Black-American culture, in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from American culture.

The distinct identity of African-American culture is rooted in the historical experience of the African-American people, including the Middle Passage.

The culture is both distinct and enormously influential on American culture as a whole.

Black Love is the fifth album by the band The Afghan Whigs, released in March 1996.

It was released by Elektra Records/Sub Pop in the US and by Mute in Europe, and was produced by Greg Dulli.

Black Love was preceded by the single "Honky's Ladder" and followed by the single "Going to Town" (also released as the Bonnie & Clyde EP in the US).