Brazilian Officials Block Couple From Giving Their Daughter an African Name
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
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
One of the first black ballet dance companies, the American Negro Ballet, was started in 1937 by German choreographer Eugene Von Grona. While dancing and
Have you ever done a double-take of your favorite natural because she reminds you of a celebrity? Well, here are eleven natural-haired Instagrammers who favor Nicki Minaj,
20-year-old Russell Schiller (IG) is a white sophomore advertising major at Howard University. According to a profile on BeyondBlackWhite.com Schiller is “a Wisconsin native who
Last Tuesday, at least 31 people were killed and hundreds injured in the Brussels explosions, which were claimed by the Islamic State. Many people across the world rushed
Although singer Brandy Norwood already had a Barbie created after her in the 90s, superfan Tyren Redd was inspired to create another doll in the
Plus-sized black women deal with things that others might not consider — and being shamed for eating publicly is one of them. Self-described ‘hood feminist’
Meet Kezia Williams, founder of The Black Startup, a company dedicated to training young black entrepreneurs. In early March, Williams attended a Confederate flag rally
When Beyonce wrote the hit Bootylicious, she might have been thinking of her own family for inspiration, because the curves are in the gene pool!
Meet Gigi Rodgers, known online as Puck’n’Chaos, a body painter and self-described “comic book style MUA”. A few years ago, inspired by artist Alexa Meade
Last year Tumblr user FullTen, the child of an interracial couple, shared honest thoughts about how her lightness and her mother’s whiteness have been objectified
It all started when an Internet “philosopher” named Yada declared that menstrual cycles are European, and not African, in origin; “Your ancestors was not running,
On Friday popular hack channel DaveHax posted a video tutorial for slicing an onion using an afro pick. The pick is pressed into the onion,
Twitter erupted last week when comedian Corey Holcomb took to his account to continue his seemingly never-ending hate-fueled rant against women, particularly plus-sized women. This