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Black folks will still be outside this summer, but we’re taking things even further. Beyond the cookouts and the outdoor concerts, which are still at the top of our warm-weather lists, we’re building our calendars around culture, community and travel with purpose. One weekend might be at an arts festival. The next? Hitting up a […]
Jamaica and the last name Marley are almost synonymous. While the legendary musician is now with the ancestors, his familial roots remain strong around their homeland. For Mystic Marley, granddaughter of Bob Marley and daughter of multi-Grammy Award winner and producer Stephen Marley, she chooses to carry on her grandfather’s legacy by following in his musical […]
Some of the most important lessons Black fathers and father figures taught us had nothing to do with words. They were taught through routine. Through care. Through the quiet rituals that happened before church on Sunday mornings, family reunions, graduations and first days of school. They happened while watching a father iron a shirt until […]
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is a complex, multi-system condition that primarily affects reproductive-aged women. It was previously known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), but was changed in early May after countless studies indicated that the condition involved far more than the reproductive system alone. In fact, findings have shown that PMOS can involve metabolic, […]
Teyana Taylor is set to receive the Icon of the Year Award at the “BET Awards” 2026. Celebrating an artist who is defining this moment, Taylor has evolved from a dancer/choreographer to an award-winning actress, multiplatinum singer-songwriter, director, producer and fashion-forward style icon. Her hit-filled catalog includes the 2x-Platinum “Gonna Love Me” and Platinum “Issues/Hold […]
Human trafficking happens worldwide year-round, but becomes even more intense during major sporting events, like the Olympics, Super Bowl and the World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in the United States are being played across 11 host cities starting June 12, and many of those cities are launching major initiatives to combat human trafficking during the competition. Philadelphia is […]
Signing up to read any Tia Williams novel guarantees an encounter with her signature attributes: love, humor, intensity, whimsiness. With equal parts, Williams offers a combination of each in the incredibly complex and animated characters she writes. If there’s one thing to note about her writing, it’s that she doesn’t shy away from downright ridiculousness […]
Before Tiny Desk concerts and TikTok “live” sessions, there was one stage that truly mattered to every kid with a Kenan-and-Kel-era heartbeat: the All That stage. That swirling orange backdrop on Nickelodeon was more than a sketch comedy set—it was a rite of passage for ‘90s and early 2000s Black music royalty. All That was […]
It’s no secret that gender and racial diversity in representation have shifted over the last few years. Sadly, whether you’re on the court or behind the scenes, you may still face discrepancies in pay and opportunity in comparison to male counterparts, either of a different race or the same race. So much so that over […]
A new controversy has surfaced on our feeds. The Natasha doll trend revolves around a baby-shaped squeeze or stress-relief toy that some users, particularly on Chinese social media platforms, film themselves squeezing, slapping, stretching and roughly handling. What makes this so disturbing is that the doll is often dark-skinned, resembling an innocent Black baby. Okayafrica […]