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Home • Celebrity

25 Out-of-the-Box Sisters

Black women who dared to march to the beat of their own drum...
25 Out-of-the-Box Sisters
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By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 28, 2020
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We can guarantee that at some point, the women on this list have made you go, “Whoa!”

From their over-the-top hairstyles and performance styles, these entertainers are bona-fide trailblazers. Whether or not we think they’re a little bit strange, or fearless (depending on how you look at it), their out-of-the-box thinking inspires us to live a life without limits. 

From Josephine Baker to Nicki Minaj, take a look at Black women who have dared to march to the beat of their own drum…