Welcome to Unstyled. I'm your host, Christine Barberick, co-founder and global editor-in-chief of Refinery 29.

Each week, I invite a notable person to come in and talk with us as we explore the funny, inspiring,

sometimes heartbreaking tales of life, work, and love, as told through the things that we wear.

You might not be familiar with Danielle Cadet. She's not a celebrity or a knit girl, but you could say she's a pretty notable influencer in her own right, albeit a different kind than you typically see in fashion campaigns. Danielle has made a career of celebrating and championing

the influence of other women, specifically powerful voices and visionaries of the black community.

It's a mission she began at the Huffington Post, heading its Black Voices vertical, and then

continued at ESPN, where she launched The Undefeated, a debut site exploring the intersection

of race and sports.

She may not have known it then, but she was somehow destined to continue that work widening

the lens for Black Voices at Refinery 29.

From the moment she landed on Unbothered, R29's then-Nation platform created for and by black women.

Danielle felt an irresistible pull toward the conversations happening there.

As she puts it, it felt like walking into a room where I could finally be seen.

For thousands of other women, that's what Unbothered and the community that's been cultivated there has offered.

A safe, judgment-free zone where black women can share, talk, ask, and debate some of the most unique and under-discussed aspects of the black experience.

From a celebration of baby hairs,

to a viral essay about the joys and anxieties of Black love, to health care, and yes, all

things Beyonce.

The audience and forum, born on Instagram, might be considered niche at just 90,000

followers.

But the loyalty and conversations unbothered is generating,

Danielle Believes presents vast possibilities. Podcasts, events, maybe a feature film. After all,

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