Black Girl's Magazine (BGM)

I am so excited! For one, it’s summer. We all like summer, right? And two, you are reading our 2023 summer issue! Black Girl’s Magazine writers are fun, creative, and if you love BGM comics, you know they are full of humor too. So, sit back and enjoy

Editor: Annette Bazira-Okafor Assistant Editor: Jessica Ugwoke Assistant Editor/Workshops: Mbabazi Okafor Graphic Designer: Mary Bazira Creative Director: Solomon Nyakojo ■

I am going to talk about what my favourite songs are and why I like them. I will analyse them based on their rhythm, speed, tune of the songs, and more. The song So Am I by Ava Max is one of my top three favourite songs. I like it because its speed c

Viola Davis Desmond was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1914. On November 8th, 1946, she went to the movie theatre and refused to sit on the balcony reserved for Black people. She was forced out, arrested, and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Viola was

Jean Augustine was born in 1937 in Happy Hill, Grenada. She came to Canada in 1960 and served the city of Toronto by fighting for minority and women’s rights. Augustine brought her passion to politics in 1993 as a member of Parliament. She became the

Lincoln Alexander was born in 1922 in Toronto, Ontario. He was the oldest son of his Caribbean parents. After serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he continued his education in law school, began practising law, and then opened his own law firm. H

Carrie Best was born in 1903, in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. In the 1940s, Carrie and her son Cal were arrested for sitting in a whites-only area in a theatre. Racist experiences like this led her to start The Clarion in 1946, to advocate for the right

Donovan Bailey was born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica in 1967. He is considered one of the greatest sprinters of all time. He immigrated to Canada when he was 12 and started racing professionally in 1990. Bailey was chosen to represent Canada in the

Davido has been the star of the Afrobeats scene for more than a decade. As an elite artist, he has 4 albums and has been referred to as “The King of Afrobeats”. Adichie is a Nigerian writer and feminist. She is one of many African writers who encoura

I think it’s important to learn about famous people from our own cultures because when we see others like us being represented in the media, we can be inspired by them. I am proud of my Tanzanian heritage and enjoy learning about talented Tanzanian g

My experience learning to ride a bike was not too pleasant. I started off my journey when I was three years old and it was pretty embarrassing. After mastering riding with training wheels, I felt pretty confident. Then, I tried riding without them th

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This is how I learned to draw! I started by drawing stick figures in kindergarten, then I changed how I drew the body type. After years of drawing, I found my art style. To find your art style, try drawing in a million different art styles and pick t

Gardening is my favourite summer activity. The first reason I like to garden is that I get to spend time with my family while doing it. I garden with my dad and brother. My parents work in the summer, but since school has ended we get to spend more t

I like sports! I have been athletic from a very young age. I could always balance extremely well; I am a fast runner, and I am very competitive. I think this is in my genes because both of my parents participated and competed in sport activities when