20-year-old Ghanaian-UK writer Joel Ryan posted a very thought-provoking essay on his music site, Spike UK Online, that has sparked discussion on the relationship between
“Stay out that sun!” Countless black girls heard those harsh words from mothers, grandmas and aunties who feared the blackening effects of the sun. As
Misogyny is a casual and common affair in black culture. At least once a week, a black woman’s image is turned into a meme whereby
The Williams sisters are best known as monsters on the tennis court, but for years they’ve been secretly coming for another title — Queen of
Beyoncé’s latest album, Lemonade, introduced the masses to Warsan Shire, and that was a wonderful thing. I think that much of the time we focus
Very few people are born into success. In fact, many successful people are quite candid about what they had to lose in order to rise the top.
In an interview in this month’s Harper’s Bazaar, actress Danai Gurira discusses Hollywood’s diversity problem head on. She also opens up about her reluctance to both
We’re all excited to see black women getting their well-deserved time on the silver screen. The 12 upcoming films with black women in leading roles
Many black woman fans of The Real are still confused about why Tamar Braxton was fired from the show. Rumors have swirled blaming everything from
Solange’s son Julez just completed the 5th grade and the proud mom recorded the ceremony during which Julez spoke in French, a language he is
On May 14, we posted 12 Upcoming Movies Starring Black Actresses as Leading Ladies. If you thought the appearance of black women in future films stopped
Pax Jones is the mastermind behind #unfairandlovely, a hashtag campaign she started with two Sri Lankan friends that has become a melanin movement for the
Madonna, who performed the Prince Tribute during the Billboard Music Awards last night, posted the following picture to her Instagram account and Prince fans were none
Talk about some good family genes! 47-year-old Morris Chestnut, who currently stars in the Fox show Rosewood, posted this photo to his Facebook page with
