On Saturday Beyonce released her new visual album, Lemonade, and it’s already being lauded as her most transparent work yet. Although it’s described on Tidal
*Update: Harriet Tubman will not replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. She will be featured on the front and Andrew Jackson will be on
The similarities between black women’s hair and elements of nature are clear — strands curl and entwine growing up like trees, dark kinks glisten evoking
The advancement of black people in America has often involved allies — from Quaker abolitionists in the 1700s to white members of the Student Nonviolent
Let’s get one thing straight — black women are multidimensional. At any given moment, there are millions of unique black woman experiences happening, most of
Twitter user @christenhrule has become something of a folk hero after allowing a woman who described herself as “ugly” to use her images to catfish
It’s no secret that Hollywood favors lighter skin on black female entertainers. But some black actresses, while perhaps observing that fact, resist publicly acknowledging. But
We’ve never seen Gabourey Sidibe like this before! The actress, who currently stars in Empire and Difficult People, recently showed off her fro on Twitter
Back in 2009, Naturi Naughton gained rave reviews for her portayal of Lil Kim in rapper Biggie’s biopic Notorious. The film got mixed reviews, but
As black men and women across the country march for Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and Delwran Small, the issue of gender relations in activism has
Marvel Comics recently announced its new Iron Man as Riri Williams, a 15-year-old black MIT prodigy who catches Tony Stark’s attention after reverse engineering his
Marvel’s comics tend to be a lot more progressive than their actual films (case in point, in the comics the new Spiderman is Black and
The executions of black women and men by police, often caught on film, can be difficult to process. There is pain, anger, rage, hopelessness, despair,
Naptural85, aka Whitney White, is currently at Essence Festival as an ambassador for Shea Moisture. While most of her social media updates from the festival
