#BlackLove, #BlackLivesMatter, #BlackGirlsRock... Black Americans on social media have gathered around their shared joys and challenges in an incredible way. But there's nothing like unplugging the computer, going outside and...
Michelle Obama's legacy as a trailblazer will have an indelible impact on American culture. As the country's first African American First Lady, Obama has been a model of strength, intelligence...
With films like Ridley Scott's "Exodus" coming under fire for whitewashing biblical history, one photographer chose to go against the grain. In 2014 photographer James C. Lewis debuted his photo series...
BodyNoire, a new photoseries created by journalist Abi Ishola, aims to celebrate the black female physique as a direct response to the seemingly endless criticism of our bodies. The photoseries is...
Melanin has been historically associated with poverty, slavery and a lack of beauty, wealth and class. It's a mentality that resounds both within and outside of the black community, although...
When Cizinho Afreeka and Jéssica Juliana found out they were expecting a baby girl, they wanted to give her an African name. The couple settled on Makeda (after the Ethiopian...
Yesterday, BGLH posted about Russell Schiller, a white Howard University student who launched a #blackwomenarebeautiful photography campaign featuring black women from his historically black university. Many lauded his efforts to...
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