Legendary Black Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols Has Suffered a Mild Stroke
Nichelle Nichols, who played the groundbreaking Lt. Nyota Uhura in Star Trek series and films, suffered a mild stroke on Wednesday night. Luckily it wasn’t
Nichelle Nichols, who played the groundbreaking Lt. Nyota Uhura in Star Trek series and films, suffered a mild stroke on Wednesday night. Luckily it wasn’t
Is natural hair blogger IgboCurls on to something? She recently posted three side-by-side photos of her hair over the course of two and a half
Black women are often credited with being more confident in their looks than other races, despite not fitting the mainstream Eurocentric standard of beauty. But
A shocking report by ProPublica and NPR has revealed that The Red Cross was supremely shady after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The organization built
A year ago University of Michigan librarians found two 19th century photo albums in their collection. It was clear the albums belonged to an African
Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that originated in 3300 BC but today it’s experiencing a boom in the black community, from Janelle Monae’s summer
By Jenni Holmes, Published on NYTimes.com When I was 10 years old, my Aunt Peggy, the fashion icon of the family, arrived at a party
So, I don’t know who was in charge of approving vendors for UK’s Afro-Hair and Beauty Live conference, but they messed up. Attendees at the
Okay, so the title of this post is crazy, right? But not when you meet the mommy behind it. Ashley Wright, or Ms. Wright’s Way
Queen Latifah for Variety. Kerry Washington for Self. Serena Williams for New York Magazine. Amandla Stenberg for Dazed. Beyonce for Vogue. Willow Smith for i-D.
The trend of Africa-shaped adornment has been around for a while, spouting a multitude of rings, necklaces, earrings and tattoos. But no one captures it
Collier Meyerson is a writer for Fusion.net who recounts a story that almost sounds too incredible to be true… Almost. It’s a story of black
Since the United States re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba after more than 50 years, many Americans have been dying to get a glimpse inside the
In a think piece that needed a lot more thought, writer Megan Garber of the Atlantic declares that Beyonce’s slick, wet-looking hair on Vogue’s September