Juliana Ukiomogbe is a freelance journalist. Her work has been published in ELLE, Vogue, Essence, W, Marie Claire, Architectural Digest, Allure, Glamour, i-D, Interview, and several other outlets.
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Most Recent
Phoebe Gates Wants to Make You a Smarter (and More Sustainable) Shopper — ELLE
How Two New Art Exhibitions Are Spotlighting Black Queer History — W
Teyana Taylor’s Answered Prayer — Vogue
Sophia Loren at Home: Tour the Megawatt Movie Star’s Domestic Life — Architectural Digest
Damson Idris on His New Jewelry Line and the Success of F1 — ELLE
How Costume Designer Tanja Caldwell Nailed Forever’s West Coast Style — Essence
The Brooklyn Twins Behind The New York Liberty’s Championship Rings — Brooklyn Magazine
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Latest Exhibition Is a Family Affair — W
Amy Sherald’s Black Beauty — Vogue
Where Creatives Travel to Get Inspired — Marie Claire
How the Whitney Museum Brought Alvin Ailey’s Legacy to Life — Architectural Digest
Spring’s Most Surprising Trend? Elevated Athleisure — ELLE
Maximilian Davis Is Redefining Hollywood Glamour — ELLE
Covers
History Is Speaking Through Danielle Deadwyler — ELLE
Anok Yai Is One of One — ELLE
Taraji P. Henson Is Driven by a Passion to Help Others — ELLE
Issa Rae Is Not Willing to Compromise — ELLE
Profiles
David Jonsson Is a Master of Transformation — ELLE
Sophia Roe Is Fusing Food With Fashion — ELLE
Trans Lawmaker Sarah McBride on the Privilege—and Pressure—of Making Political History — ELLE
Akwaeke Emezi Won’t Tell You How to Feel— ELLE
Abby Phillip Is Bringing Empathy to Cable News — ELLE
Raul Lopez Is Doing It for the Culture — ELLE
Tyler James Williams, Now on His Own Terms — ELLE
Photographer Melissa Alcena Documents Her Home Country at its Most Pure — i-D
Kendall Bessent’s Portraits Offer an Intimate Look at His Own ‘Black Mecca’ — i-D
Columns
Look Back At It: A monthly column she started at ELLE where she interviewed Black actresses about their most iconic film and television roles:
Kerry Washington Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Taraji P. Henson Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Regina Hall Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Sanaa Lathan Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Vanessa Williams Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Lauren London Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles — ELLE
Rough Draft: A weekly column she started at Interview where she interviewed authors about their writing practices:
The Writer and Cultural Critic Zeba Blay is Putting Her Shadows on the Page — Interview
Inside Phoebe Robinson’s ASMR- And Diet Coke-Fueled Writing Process — Interview
The NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony’s New Memoir Is Brought to You by Wine and Cigars — Interview
Inside Marlowe Granados’ Glitzy Debut Novel, Happy Hour — Interview
“Writing Can Be a Spell”: Nichole Perkins on Total Literary Immersion — Interview
Ashley C. Ford Wants to Have Dinner with Zora Neale Hurston and Faith Ringgold — Interview
Hanif Abdurraqib’s Favorite Poets are Muhammad Ali and Allen Iverson — Interview