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Turning Shame into Accessories: Hipo Jewelry’s Cellulite-Inspired Silver

Hipo Jewelry transforms women’s body textures into silver art. Aistė Ryvers celebrates cellulite and vulnerability through empowering, wearable pieces.

Sports

Why women are winning ultramarathons

Women are winning ultramarathons, breaking records, and outlasting men in extreme endurance races worldwide. Explore why and how they do it.

People marching with freedom and equality signs

Culinary

Uncovering the History of Soul Food

Explore the rich history of soul food, tracing its African roots, evolution in the American South, and cultural impact worldwide.

Prickly Pear of Leather Shoes

Discover how Desserto’s innovative cactus leather offers a sustainable, breathable alternative to animal leather. Perfect for vegan leather clothes, shoes, and accessories.

Sabrina Hersi Issa, founder of Be Bold Media

Change Makers

Human Rights Technologist

Meet Sabrina Hersi Issa of Be Bold Media: Harnessing tech for human rights, empowering Black women via Bold Prize, and tackling bias in algorithms for equity.

Peru’s Sacred Valley

Discover how Awamaki empowers women artisans in the Sacred Valley in Peru through sustainable tourism, weaving traditions, and community-led development.

Sports

Why women are winning ultramarathons

Women are winning ultramarathons, breaking records, and outlasting men in extreme endurance races worldwide. Explore why and how they do it.

Peru’s Sacred Valley

Discover how Awamaki empowers women artisans in the Sacred Valley in Peru through sustainable tourism, weaving traditions, and community-led development.

Culinary

Uncovering the History of Soul Food

Explore the rich history of soul food, tracing its African roots, evolution in the American South, and cultural impact worldwide.

Prickly Pear of Leather Shoes

Discover how Desserto’s innovative cactus leather offers a sustainable, breathable alternative to animal leather. Perfect for vegan leather clothes, shoes, and accessories.

Change Makers

Human Rights Technologist

Meet Sabrina Hersi Issa of Be Bold Media: Harnessing tech for human rights, empowering Black women via Bold Prize, and tackling bias in algorithms for equity.

Turning Shame into Accessories: Hipo Jewelry’s Cellulite-Inspired Silver

Hipo Jewelry transforms women’s body textures into silver art. Aistė Ryvers celebrates cellulite and vulnerability through empowering, wearable pieces.

Where the overlooked become unforgettable – rewriting the rules of recognition.

Stepping Up

Discover how small businesses are driving community resilience initiatives during the LA fires, turning crisis into hope and support for all.

Bouncer stops people waiting in line outside club.

January is Overrated

Start your year with a mindful New Year approach by embracing slow, intentional goals that promote lasting success, balance, and personal growth.

Founder Kyle Smitley smiling in school hallway

Detroit Achievement Academy

Detroit Achievement Academy empowers students to become engaged citizens through innovative learning that emphasizes community impact and real-world problem-solving.

The Current

Where the overlooked become unforgettable – rewriting the rules of recognition.

Stepping Up

Discover how small businesses are driving community resilience initiatives during the LA fires, turning crisis into hope and support for all.

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Health & Fitness

Learn what cycle syncing is, how it works, and whether it really improves your energy, mood, and workouts. Even without scientific proof, tracking your cycle can help you live more in tune with your body.

LGBT Friendly Travel

Discover 10 LGBT friendly places to travel—safe, inclusive destinations perfect for queer travelers seeking fun, culture, and community.

issue spotlight

Where the Culture Shifts — One Cover at a Time

Amber Ruffin
graces the cover of The Womb Issue, a powerful exploration of how we create, nurture, protect, and reimagine life through care, community, joy, and courage.

The Womb Issue ‘26 | Summer, Edition 27

Amber Ruffin
graces the cover of The Womb Issue, a powerful exploration of how we create, nurture, protect, and reimagine life through care, community, joy, and courage.

The Womb Issue ‘26 | Summer, Edition 27

Daemon Priestly
Memory in Monochrome Inside our Art Issue Daemon Priestly turns Belfast’s tension into beauty plus textile rebirth, architectural history, and sacred craft.

The Special Art Issue '23

Daemon Priestly
Memory in Monochrome Inside our Art
Issue Daemon Priestly turns Belfast’s
tension into beauty plus textile rebirth,
architectural history, and sacred craft.

The Special Art Issue '23

Amber Ruffin
graces the cover of The Womb Issue, a powerful exploration of how we create, nurture, protect, and reimagine life through care, community, joy, and courage.

The Womb Issue ‘26 | Summer, Edition 27

Amber Ruffin
graces the cover of The Womb Issue, a powerful exploration of how we create, nurture, protect, and reimagine life through care, community, joy, and courage.

The Womb Issue ‘26 | Summer, Edition 27

Emily Sue Payne
leads a family atelier where dark romantic design meets authenticity, resilience, and creative renewal across generations.

The Fashion Issue ’25 | Winter, Edition 26

Emily Sue Payne
leads a family atelier where dark romantic design meets authenticity, resilience, and creative renewal across generations.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Issue – Autumn '24

Amber Ruffin
graces the cover of The Womb Issue, a powerful exploration of how we create, nurture, protect, and reimagine life through care, community, joy, and courage.

The Womb Issue ‘26 | Summer, Edition 27

Amber Ruffin
graces the cover of The Womb Issue, a powerful exploration of how we create, nurture, protect, and reimagine life through care, community, joy, and courage.

The Womb Issue ‘26 | Summer, Edition 27

Hannah Valencia
Beaumont of Beaumont Organic champions slow style and ethical elegance, proving true luxury is craft, transparency, and care.

The Fashion Issue ’25 | Winter, Edition 26

Hannah Valencia
Beaumont of Beaumont Organic champions slow style and ethical elegance, proving true luxury is craft, transparency, and care.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Issue – Autumn '24

Mohau Modisakeng
The Unseen Archive Mohau Modisakeng graces our historic Black History Issue—his portraits echo diasporic memory, spiritual depth, and the art of cultural resistance.

The Black History Issue '23

Mohau Modisakeng
The Unseen Archive Mohau Modisakeng
graces our historic Black History Issue—his
portraits echo diasporic memory, spiritual
depth, and the art of cultural resistance.

The Black History Issue '23

Hannah Valencia
Beaumont of Beaumont Organic champions slow style and ethical elegance, proving true luxury is craft, transparency, and care.

The Fashion Issue ’25 | Winter, Edition 26

Hannah Valencia
Beaumont of Beaumont Organic champions slow style and ethical elegance, proving true luxury is craft, transparency, and care.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Issue – Autumn '24

Vanessa Simmons
Wellness Reimagined On our second cover, Vanessa Simmons redefines purpose and balance plus: MYRetreat’s chocolate ritual and U4IA’s wellness philosophy.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Issue – Autumn '24

Vanessa Simmons
Wellness Reimagined On our second cover,
Vanessa Simmons redefines purpose and
balance plus: MYRetreat’s chocolate ritual
and U4IA’s wellness philosophy.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Issue – Autumn '24

Build Like a Woman

Where the overlooked become unforgettable – rewriting the rules of recognition.

Discover TrooRa

Meet tomorrow’s icons today – in print, digital, and beyond.

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Amplifying Voices Through Experiences

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The Magazine Reinvented – Visually Immersive – Sustainable in Print – Globally Impactful

Diverse group of happy, expressive people portraits.

12 Unique Self-Care Ideas

Explore unique self-care ideas that go beyond the usual routines—refresh your mind, body, and spirit with creative ways to relax, reflect, and recharge.

Change Makers

Disabled, But Not Really: How Wesley Hamilton is Transforming Mindsets

Discover Wesley Hamilton’s inspiring journey with his NGO Disabled But Not Really, which is changing attitudes around disability, empowering others, and turning challenges into change.

The Power of Black Entrepreneurs: 50+ Years of Transformation and Triumph

Explore how Black entrepreneurs are breaking barriers, shaping industries, and creating generational wealth through innovation, leadership, and vision.

No More Doomscrolling

Learn how to break free from doomscrolling with mindful media habits and discover inclusive media platforms like TrooRa that uplift and inspire.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, offers a little bit of everything.

Off-the-Beaten-Track Wellness Destinations

Discover the best nature vacations in the USA with wellness locations that offer peace, restoration, and a deeper connection to the natural world.

The Power of Black Entrepreneurs: 50+ Years of Transformation and Triumph

Explore how Black entrepreneurs are breaking barriers, shaping industries, and creating generational wealth through innovation, leadership, and vision.

The Method

Tools, practices, and blueprints for building a bold life and business.

Some of Barbara Reich’s organizing projects

Wellness Habits That Stick

Discover simple wellness habits to reduce stress and boost productivity. Learn how nutrition, sleep, and organization work together to support a healthier, more balanced life.

Generational Healing

Generational healing carries ancestral wisdom, empowering Black wellness traditions to thrive in today’s health and wellness landscape.

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Certified FAB

Elegance that disrupts the ordinary. Impact built to endure.

Whims Of Love

Explore Whims of Love by photographer Clarke Drahce in TrooRa’s Winter Fashion Issue 2021—where fashion, sensuality, and art meet in a striking, cinematographic photoshoot.

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Culture

12 Best Books about Activism

These twelve books about activism are essential reads for anyone ready to move from outrage to action.

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5 Ways to Shop More Ethically This Holiday Season

Here are 5 ways to become a smarter and conscious consumer this Holiday season and create a powerful impact on your life and the environment at large.

Culture

Scott Galloway’s Notes on Being a Man: A Flawed Starting Point for

Scott Galloway’s Notes on Being a Man is a lackluster and outdated guide to masculinity, but it opens a conversation we drastically need to have.

Beauty

Holistic Remedies from Mountain Olive Trees.

A holistic skincare story: how olive leaves, oil and zero-water formulas reshaped Thomas Lommel’s approach to healing and sustainable beauty.

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Comedy & Satire

What Does Your Emotional Support Water Bottle Say About You?

What does your emotional support water bottle reveal about your personality? Decode the hydration trends shaping identity, wellness, and self-expression.

Monica Walsh in vibrant blue floral blouse.

Cobbler’s Lane, Fashion Born on a Farm

Discover how Monica Walsh brought her rural roots and love for heritage into sustainable fashion design with Cobbler’s Lane, a slow fashion brand from Ireland.

Culinary

Celler de Can Roca: Inside the Culinary World of the Roca Brothers

Discover how the Roca brothers turned Celler de Can Roca into a world-renowned restaurant blending innovation, artistry, and Catalan roots.

Troo Inside

Inside the work. Inside the why.

Two boys showing handprints art inside bus.

Art Music & Film

Traveling Exhibitions

Explore how mobile art galleries are transforming public spaces, making art accessible, immersive, and inclusive across communities in 2025 and beyond.

Expressive digital painting of a woman's face.

Art Music & Film

AI vs Artists

As AI image generators grow in popularity, artists are speaking out against the theft of their work. Explore the battle of AI vs Artists, and how creators are fighting back.

Jesse Owens arrived on the Olympic stage in Berlin

Sports

Athlete Activism

Discover the powerful stories of Black athletes whose activism broke barriers in sports, fought injustice, and inspired movements beyond the field.

Noted

On the Record. Unfiltered Voices from the Frontlines of Culture.

Regina Lawless

From Corporate Climb to Empowerment. Regina Lawless on Redefining Success...

Melissa Mueller Douglas

Savoring Mindfulness: The Sweet Path to Wellness with MYRetreat

Dameon Priestly

a storyteller who defies the constraints of time. Through the strokes of his brush

Coach Tony Green

Roots of Empowerment: Tony Green and his Advocacy for the Continuation of African American Studies...

Manoj Dias

Compassionate Living a Path to a Better World with Manoj Dias...

Vanessa Simmons

Seasons of Renewal: Vanessa Simmons on Fashion, Wellness, and Empowerment...

Undivided

Our attention. Our space. Our spotlight—given fully.

Art Music & Film

Invisible Borders:

Discover how immersive artist Emeka Okereke uses art, travel, and collaboration to challenge ideas of identity, borders, and belonging.

Fashion

African Fashion with a Traveling Spirit

Discover Allëdjo, the African fashion brand founded by Kassim Lassissi. Inspired by travel and African heritage, Allëdjo blends cultural identity with modern design.

Trooth Be Told

The real. The raw. The reckoning.

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Resisting Political Assaults on LGBTQ+ Visibility

LGBTQ+ visibility is under attack through erasure in policy, culture, and education—making resistance vital for equality and survival.

Person holds 'Climate is Changing' protest sign