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Revisiting the ’90s Kind of Fine Era Gives Us Joy

’Tis the weekend for a nice TV binge. We’re revisiting our ‘90s favorites Living Single (Hulu) and Moesha (Netflix), again because, why not? The feel-good shows gave us humor and dished real talk on serious issues. They also gifted us an indelible vibe that is forever etched into our livelihoods. Or rather, we should call it what it is: ’90s kind of fine. You know, the type of fine that was “a celebration of all the beautiful diversity within Black culture,” writes ZORA contributing writer Shanita Hubbard. “It was an open acknowledgment that not only are we not a monolith, but the beauty of our culture is magnified through the various expressions of Blackness. From the affluent Southern bell, to the dashiki-clad brother with locks, and all the artistic and carefree Black girls in between. The richness of our culture was on full display.’”

And it included a full showcase of bossed-up Black women and hella fine men. Yes, we loved the eye candy. Like “Khadijah James, the thick Black woman who kept a fine man (hello, ageless Morris Chestnut and Grant Hill) and maintained a Black-owned hip-hop media company,” Hubbard writes.

The impact of this era is everlasting. And this year, the nostalgia of it is just what we need to get through 2020.

Read Hubbard’s essay in its entirety here.

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