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BookCon returned to the Javits Center in New York City and played host to thousands of eager bibliophiles looking to make up for lost time. The conference made its highly anticipated comeback after a six-year hiatus and the sold out status and wrap-around lines offered a glimmer of hope amidst the growing literacy crisis plaguing […]
Well, hello Taurus season–we could all use a little grounding energy right now, so welcome in. As a fixed, earthy sign you bring reliability, steadfastness and practicality to the moment. And with the planet Venus as your ruler, you emanate serious sensuality. Taurus rules all the senses, so right now we should take a moment to listen to beautiful music, smell the […]
Jai’Len Josey’s debut album, Serial Romantic, arrives as both a celebration and a shedding. As we join our Zoom call, I ask her about bringing her LP baby into the world, and she pauses to reflect. “We’re working really hard, and I think my body’s trying to catch up with the reality of what is […]
In Swapped, Tracy Morgan is sharing the screen with someone very special: his daughter, Maven Sonae Morgan. “She’s my favorite co-star,” he gushed to EBONY. “She wanted to be a part of it, so I asked her producers, and they agreed. They put her in it towards the end.” Now 12 years old, Maven has […]
The NBA’s regular-season awards do more than hand out trophies. They help define the season, spotlight the players who shaped it and, in some cases, mark the beginning of a new era. With more honors scheduled to be announced throughout the week, this running tracker will be updated as each winner is revealed. Sportsmanship Award: […]
To be greeted by a wall of books gathered from community members, paintings by local artists, and the warm feeling of stepping into the beating heart of a local community, few places evoke these feelings. But the Roots Bookstore and Market in Miami does just that. The seeds of Roots date back to 2015, when […]
For almost a decade, Morgan Brown was known in the industry as a beauty influencer who would occasionally bring her comedic personality into her content. After growing her YouTube following to over 500,000 subscribers, she maintained an interest in business studies and entrepreneurship while balancing matriculation through undergrad and keeping momentum on her platform. What […]
A Tracee Ellis Ross afro was recently renamed a “Cloud Bob” by Vogue Magazine, and just like that, we were reminded how quickly Black women’s hair can be erased, rebranded, and handed back as something new. Not new to us. There is nothing novel about texture, volume, or shape that has lived on our heads […]
When you think of 2016, many things come to mind, from Snapchat filters to the peak era of the beauty and natural hair spaces for Black women. So many memories hit the mind, and on the music side, it seemed like there was a shift in storytelling, and we started seeing the artists of our […]
Ciara Miller is about to cha cha her way into an entirely new era. In an Instagram post on April 23, the Summer House star shared a page from her daily journal, featuring checkboxes for prioritizing herself and taking risks, with her hand strategically placed over the last box. View this post on Instagram A […]