Star Gazing: Our Favorite Photos Of Black Girls Linking Up This Week

Loading the player… By Brande Victorian ·July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

Let’s be honest, the real reason most of us have been so anxious to be back outside is because we want to see our girls. Yes, we want to dress up, and have brunch, and sip cocktails, but we want to do all of that with our besties which is why it warmed our hearts to see so may of our favorite famous ladies link up this past week.

Los Angeles may have been one of the last cities to lift its social distancing ban, but there’s been no shortage of festivities since it did. From our own ESSENCE Fest party in collaboration with Hillman Productions and MACRO, to BET Awards, and red carpet movie premieres, Black girls are back outside and linking up. Check out our favorite pics of us paired up below.

01Issa Rae and Lauren LondonThe BET Awards gave these Cali girls a chance to reconnect in person.

02Mya and H.E.RThe singers attended the fifth annual Culture Creators Innovators and Leaders Awards at The Beverly Hilton Saturday.

03Zerina Akers and Tai BeauchampAt that same luncheon, Tai Beauchamp presented Zerina Akers with an award for her styling.

04Keke Palmer and BrandyThe pair caught up at celebrity vocal coach Stevie Mackey’s famous “Taco Tuesday” event held this past weekend.

05Cynthia Erivo, Brandy, and Lena WaitheBrandy caught up with Black Women in Hollywood honoree Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe at the same party in L.A.

06Cynthia Bailey and Contessa MetcalfeThe Bravo reality stars snapped a pic together during the grand opening of The Breakfast Boys in Atlanta.

07Ryan Destiny and Chloe BaileyThe singers/actresses both attended the Space Jam: A New Legacy Party in The Park After Dark at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

08Space Jam: A New Legacy Party In The Park After Dark

09Colman Domingo and Jodie Turner-SmithWe can’t talk about the Zola screening without mentioning how good Coleman Domingo and Jodie Turner-Smith look in yellow on the red carpet.

10Tessa Thompson and A’Ziah “Zola” KingTessa Thompson stepped out to celebrate the release of Zola during a special screening in Los Angeles with the real-life star of the film, A’Ziah King.