This Is What Longevity Looks Like: Black Women Who Make Agelessness Seem Effortless

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Courtesy of Annette Larkins / Facebook By Akilah Sailers ·Updated November 23, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

As 2025 comes to a close, I reflect on how productive this busy year has been, as well as how much it has demanded of me physically and mentally—stretching me beyond what I thought possible and aging me in ways I didn’t expect.As my mind turns to vitality, even in my

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