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When the untimely death of Dr. Janell Green Smith, a 31-year-old midwife in South Carolina, occurred not even a week after giving birth, for many Black women, chances are you remember where you were when you heard the news. According to CNN, Green Smith was admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve of last year […]
Have you ever noticed that most films centering the Black experience always include scenes of pure fellowship over food? Films like Soul Food, Moonlight, Crooklyn and even The Princess and the Frog, before the kiss, the conflict, the coming-of-age moment, there is almost always a table. Someone is stirring a pot, and someone is being […]
Revenge, rage, sisterhood, and a sinister Sterling K. Brown. The Is God Is trailer has dropped, and it’s got us all in a chokehold. Two-time Tony winner Kara Young and Mallori Johnson play twin sisters who are on a mission to kill their abusive father. Here are five takeaways we learned from this electrifying drop. […]
In the world of beauty and grooming rituals, morning routines often get all of the love. And don’t get us wrong, how you start the day is very important. But the way you wind down? Well, that’s paramount in setting the right tone for the next day. After all, your morning is only as good […]
When it comes to Black History Month and sports, there’s this “rinse, recycle, repeat” feel about it. Every year around this time, we are reminded of the sacrifices made by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics as they stood, heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised high, on the winner’s podium. Track and […]
In a sea of misinformation, heated cultural arguments, and active erasure of historical information on different communities online, Black Gen Z content creators are working to show how Black History can always stay on the algorithm. Take, for example, Taylor Cassidy. who has been creating content since 2020, when she was just 17. Talking with […]
You could scroll past FX’s The Beauty on Hulu, thinking it’s just spectacle, showing a virus that turns ordinary people into an alleged perfected version of themselves. The entire body changes, and the transformations are graphic, excessive, and sometimes grotesque. It plays like satire about filters, injectables, and our obsession with cosmetic shortcuts. But beneath […]
Backstage at Jovana Louis’ NYFW show felt less like a runway call time and more like a film set waiting for its leading lady. Steamers hissed. Dressers whispered. The energy was part atelier, part awards season. And right in the center of it all sat Garcelle Beauvais calm, glowing, and wrapped in a robe with […]
There are many unspoken rules in today’s dating scene, but somewhere along the way, we may have gotten it all wrong. For instance, most Black daters prioritize secrecy over visibility and caution over clarity. Oftentimes, these habits can skew our perception of dating as a whole. However, Amber Cooper, Head of Brand at BLK, says […]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Black Photojournalism, the latest exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, teeters somewhere towards infinity. Featuring the work of nearly 60 Black photographers who captured images from 1945 — the year EBONY first published — through Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign, it stunningly (and maybe, […]