Sweet July’s Top Stories of 2023
This year, our storytelling reached greater heights—informing, impacting and inspiring readers around the world. Check out Sweet July’s Top Stories of 2023 below! These Marriage Stories Show Black Love Isn’t Always A Fairytale—But It’s Worth It By Bria Sowell READ MORE Rich Soil: Dreka Gates Is Reclaiming Her Farming Roots—And Reaping Hard-Earned Reward In The […]
Sweet July’s Top Recipes of 2023
Here at Sweet July, we pride ourselves on inspiring your next meal. This year, our food community expanded and so did our ideas. Read on for our most-loved recipes of 2023. Mediterranean Grain Bowl The key to a good grain bowl is a mixture of textures and flavors to make the perfect bite, and we […]
Sweet July’s Top Products of 2023
From the coziest apparel to skin-care essentials, we’ve aimed to please our shoppers with best of the best—and these were your favorites of the year. The Essentials Set The Essentials Set is the perfect set to kickstart your skincare routine. Experience the transformation of brighter, healthier, and happier skin with full size products of our […]
Sweet July’s Best of 2023
We’re closing out the year by spotlighting your favorites across Sweet July. Read on for our Best of 2023 roundup below: The storytelling empowering readers around the world. Read more here! The recipes to help inspire your next meal. Read more here! The products to suit your every need. Read more here!
They Got Next
As seen in the pages of Sweet July Magazine. Get the Reunion Issue here! These Black women hip-hop and R&B artists from the Bay Area have no issues taking the industry by storm. Here’s how they’re working to keep their local community on music’s world map. This year marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Undoubtedly, the […]
Sweet Reads: Wine Edition
Let us help you choose your next book! Welcome to Sweet Reads, a curation of titles hand-selected by our Sweet July community. Up next: We’ve rounded up the titles that pair perfectly with happy hour—for those whose “cup of tea” is actually a nice glass of wine when reading. As these wine tales transport you […]
Letter From Ayesha: Winter 2023
Reuniting in all its forms.
This Oakland-Based Community Gives Black Women—And Their Many Layers—A Space To Breathe
“We named it BlackWomen& because we’ve always been so much more.”
Sweet Reads: Election Edition
Let us help you choose your next book! Welcome to Sweet Reads, a curation of titles hand-selected by our Sweet July community. Election Day is right around the corner and a lot is at stake. It may not be a presidential election year (that’s in 2024), but several states are electing new governors, attorney generals […]
The Sip Schedule: A Wine Lover’s Quarterly Guide (Q4 2023)
For those who abide by the philosophy that wine is life, look no further than Sweet July’s quarterly guides rounding up all the events you need to know about.
Misty Copeland’s Impact Transcends From Stage To Screen
The trailblazing ballerina’s production company, Life in Motion Productions, has released its inaugural film that sheds light on the Bay Area’s ongoing inequities.
Launching Your First Brand? Consider These Important Pro Tips.
Sofiya Ballin, founder of Black History Untold and a judge for Sweet July’s 2023 National Black Business Month campaign, gets candid about what she’s learned from growing her brand.