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There’s a specific kind of confidence that comes from putting on the right pair of sunglasses in spring. It’s quiet, it’s immediate, and it lets people know you’ve already decided what kind of day this is going to be. What feels especially right right now is the range, and not just aesthetically but culturally. Black […]
Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas has always been a beloved icon of ’90s R&B, a voice that defined generations and a personality that fans feel they know intimately. But over the past weekend, the TLC singer found herself navigating a storm of social media scrutiny after a brief online misstep ignited speculation about her political leanings and […]
With a projected buying power of $2.1 trillion this year, according to Nielsen, there is no question that Black influence is strong on both the buyer and influencer sides. Many creators have had to face their new reality head-on, of going from a few dollars in their bank account to thousands, sometimes even millions, at their disposal. […]
The taboo nature surrounding cancer and cancer diagnosis only fitting certain age groups or races is being debunked with new findings revealing that colorectal cancer rates for those between the ages of 20-39 years old have been rising by 2% on average every year, as reported by the American Cancer Society. Despite The U.S. Preventive […]
When Norfolk State first offered Brehanna Daniels the chance to walk on to the basketball team, she did not answer like someone grateful just to be considered. “Respectfully,” she told them, “I’m too good to be a walk-on.” It is the kind of line that reads as swagger once someone has already made history. But […]
Gizelle Bryant has officially entered a very special and meaningful chapter of Black sorority life. The Real Housewives of Potomac star has not one, but two of her daughters standing by her side as members of the illustrious Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the first African American sorority in the nation. View this post on […]
Ashley Edwards’ journey to founding MindRight began long before the term “mental health” became trendy. Raised in and later working in education in New Jersey, she witnessed up close what it looks like when communities carry heavy loads of trauma, loss and grief without access to equitable care. As an educator, she saw students and […]
There’s a certain kind of woman the internet doesn’t quite know what to do with. Too smart to flatten, too stylish to dismiss, too intentional to scroll past. Creator Tariro Makoni exists in that exact tension, and not only does she live there, she’s building a universe from it. Before the think pieces, before the […]
Less than 24 hours before her debut memoir, Phases, hit shelves on March 31, Brandy Norwood added another milestone to her already remarkable career: a star on Hollywood’s legendary Walk of Fame. “Back then, I was just a little girl with a big dream,” Norwood said while accepting the honor in front of a lively crowd of […]
The creator press tour doesn’t need press anymore. And that should concern more people than it currently does. There was a time when red carpets, junkets and press days belonged to journalists. People trained to ask better questions, pull real answers and actually understand the moment they were documenting. Now those same spaces are being […]