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It’s no secret that Black women are amazing.
We’re brilliant, create trends and can do anything we put our minds to. We’re even so dope that even when we didn’t invent colors, when we rock them, we can make you believe that we did.
So to celebrate our divine power and ability to rock the heck out a pigmented hue, here are 20 times that folks like Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Winnie Harlow, Janet Mock and more sistas owned the purple.
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1. Former First Lady Michelle Obama
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2. Winnie Harlow
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3. Lupita Nyong’o
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4. Yara Shahidi
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5. Janet Mock
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6. Joan Smalls
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7. Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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8. Rihanna
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9. Serena Williams
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10. LaLa Anthony
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11. Tamron Hall
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12. MJ Rodriguez
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14. Tyra Banks
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15. Angela Bassett
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16. Iman
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17. Lizzo
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18. Taraji P. Henson
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19. Gayle King
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20. Viola Davis
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