32 Beautiful Images of Black Life in 1970s Chicago
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John H. White was hired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to document the lives of the 1.2 million black residents of
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John H. White was hired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to document the lives of the 1.2 million black residents of
22-year-old Karmenife Paulino was raped during her freshman year at Wesleyan College. The assault colored the rest of her college experience, destroying a place she’d
Just in time for Woman’s History Month, Ebony Magazine‘s March 2016 cover features four of our favorite fearlessly full-figured beauties and we couldn’t be more elated. Aptly titled,
I recall my early days as a natural on hair forums, where a lot of perceptions were cut and dry, and any mention of a
Most Nigerian beauty vloggers are not just vocal about their nationality but their tribes as well. This is because Nigeria has over three hundred distinct groups. The
Pornhub, a popular adult website released their annual data that lists the top searched and most viewed porn categories worldwide. Recently, the site took a
Lip injections, hip and butt injection, cornrows, tanning — all of these things are becoming increasingly popular among non-black American women. And yet black women,
Yesterday we posted the first movie poster for the upcoming Nina Simone biopic starring Zoe Saldana. The poster wasn’t great, and now the trailer for
For the past few years, the natural hair scene in Africa has been gaining steam, and Nairobi is one of several African cities with a
This past Tuesday singer Ciara posted a few short clips to both her Twitter and Instagram pages. The singer, who was in town to perform
A Nina Simone biographical film starring Zoe Saldana has been in the works for several years. The film has been beset with schedule setbacks, legal
Recently on Tumblr Afro-Arts compiled images of black couples doing everyday things — shopping at the grocery store, taking selfies and making goofy faces. The
On February 23, the New York Times profiled Georg Friedrich Haas, a 62-year-old Austrian composer and Columbia University professor whose works have been commissioned by
This month, I’ve been all about that #NaturalHairBLACKOUT life. So many of you have left encouraging words, pledged support, or let me know that you