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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.

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.

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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.

Travel

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Travel

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.

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.

Black and white close-up of Lalah Delia looking away.

Reclaiming Balance: Wellness Influencers to Watch in 2025

Discover top wellness influencers of 2025, including Lalah Delia, Massy Arias, and Kevin Curry, who are redefining holistic health, mindfulness, and balance.

Community

Stepping Up

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

World’s Best Modern Public Art Installations

Explore how today’s public art inspires connection, raises awareness, and transforms city spaces into living cultural experiences for everyone.

The Current

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

Sustainability

Bee’s Wrap: The Sustainable Alternative to Plastic Cling Film

Discover Bee’s Wrap, the reusable beeswax wrap replacing plastic cling film-eco-friendly, compostable, and designed to reduce food waste.

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Best Diet Trends of 2025

Discover the hottest diet trends of 2025, from Paleo and Keto to Vegan and Carnivore, and find the best plan for health, weight loss, and wellness.

Reclaiming Balance: Wellness Influencers to Watch in 2025

Discover top wellness influencers of 2025, including Lalah Delia, Massy Arias, and Kevin Curry, who are redefining holistic health, mindfulness, and balance.

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.

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

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The List That Matters

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

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Meshugganismo

Discover award-winning filmmaker Maya Cueva’s journey—from NPR youth producer to directing On the Divide on Texas’ last abortion clinic. Exclusive interview!

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.

White farmhouse on green hill under massive cloud

The Rise of Quiet Communities

Discover how noise pollution harms our health and why quiet communities and nature escapes are essential for peace and mental well-being today.

Lifestyle

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.

Fighting Against LGBTQ+ Homelessness

Stonewall Housing is the UK’s only LGBTQ+ homelessness charity, providing safe shelter, mental health support, and housing advocacy for queer individuals facing crisis.

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 Method

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

Some of Barbara Reich’s organizing projects

Lifestyle

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.

Beauty

Natural Beauty Products for 4C Hair

Discover Carol’s Daughter, a Black-owned natural beauty brand known for high-quality hair products for 4C hair, made with love since 1993.

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Certified FAB

Elegance that disrupts the ordinary. Impact built to endure.

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Culture

The Best Books About Anti-Consumerism

Our list of the best anti-consumerism books that challenge overconsumption and teach how to live more intentionally.

Why Coolibar’s Sun-Protective Clothing Is Changing the Way We Stay Safe in

Discover how Coolibar’s UPF 50+ clothing offers sustainable, reef-safe sun protection that lasts all day—no reapplication or ocean harm required.

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.

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.

Fashion

From Track to Tarmac

Discover why Wolf & Shepherd shoes are leading the way in comfortable dress shoes for men, blending sneaker-like comfort with timeless professional style.

Fashion

Discover how Coperni is redefining fashion with its Fall-Winter 2021 collection. The Coperni fashion show featured electric cars, nocturnal themes, and bold silhouettes in a cinematic Paris runway event.

Home Design

Interiors With No Expiration Date

Discover how Corey Damen Jenkins, a leading Black interior designer, fuses classic style with bold, modern flair—proving timeless design has no expiration date.

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Lifestyle

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.

Troo Inside

Inside the work. Inside the why.

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.

Two boys showing handprints art inside bus.

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.

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.

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.

Sculptures Made of Crochet, Ceramics, and Community

Queer Black sculptor Ramekon O’Arwisters blends crochet, ceramics, and community art to honor heritage and foster healing through creative expression.

Invisible Borders:

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

Trooth Be Told

The real. The raw. The reckoning.

Three men wearing traditional red Maasai clothing

Politics

Fast Fashion is Destroying the Local Textile Industry in African

Western fashion waste is devastating Africa’s textile industry, livelihoods, and environment — a growing crisis of waste colonialism.

Person holds 'Climate is Changing' protest sign

Travel

Stay Cool

Understand how climate change and tourism are reshaping travel habits and how you can make sustainable travel choices for a better future.

Adult rescuing a small child from danger

Community

Rehabilitation through Fire

Discover how incarcerated firefighters in California battle wildfires, gain skills, and rebuild lives through transformative programs.