Why The Term “Friend Zone” Needs To Go
[caption id="attachment_831005" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Couple having picnic on beach[/caption] Ah, the Friend Zone. You’ve probably heard this term since you were in middle...
View ArticleSerious Question: Has A Bad Vacation Ever Made You Leave Early?
Most times when you go on vacation you wish you could stay longer. Five days and four nights isn’t nearly enough time in paradise; even 10 days can fly by when you really love a destination (and are...
View ArticleRemy Ma Is Glad She “Dodged That Bullet” When It Comes To Former Friend...
Last month we asked you if it’s ever okay to befriend the enemy of your former friend after reality star Rashidah Ali was spotted making nice with Nicki Minaj. Ali and Remy Ma were supposed to be close...
View ArticleWhy Did The New York Times Compare Sarah Baartman To Kim Kardashian?
Many of us have become familiar with the tragic story of Sarah Baartman, also known as Venus Hottentot or Saartje Baartman. For those who don’t, she was the South African woman who was enslaved in the...
View ArticlePoor Who?! Don’t Miss Michelle Williams’ Glow Up
Michelle Williams has always been cute. Still, the internet is hellbent on painting her as some type of victim. But that’s just not who she is. And this post is not to convince you of that. But just...
View ArticleHow To Handle In-Laws Who Are On Your Last Nerve
[caption id="attachment_827765" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Couples Dancing Together At A Nightclub[/caption] Dealing with pushy in-laws is a very delicate process. At the end of...
View ArticleTV Shows That Leave You Feeling Disturbed After Watching
For a lot of us TV is an escape. It's a chance to unwind after a long day -- maybe even a reward -- and a way to forget about our own problems and get lost in someone else's. But sometimes the shows we...
View ArticleDid You Wear This Back In The Day? The Best And Worst Of ’90s Billboard...
The Billboard Music Awards are this Sunday! And while we're not necessarily jumping off of the walls in excitement about it, it's always nice to see what wild fashions the stars put on for the red...
View ArticleThis Black Woman Gave The Most Uplifting Advice To Millennials & Was Dubbed...
Surely be now you’ve noticed that it’s on trend for publications, older, well-established, well-respected publications to bash the younger generation. I did a quick Google search on the phrase “Dear...
View ArticleIs This Petty? When I Got Sick, He Went Out With His Friends
How do you act when your partner gets sick? To be clear, I don’t mean anything life-threatening or something that can keep an individual down for quite some time. I’m referring to the somewhat simple...
View ArticleFitness Fridays: Body Builder Tokini Bilaye-Benibo On Not Getting Discouraged...
May is known as Women’s Health Month, as well as National Physical Fitness and Sports month. In order to celebrate all things health and wellness that have to do with women of color, today we’re...
View ArticleBasquiat “Untitled” Painting Breaks Record At Sotheby’s Auction
Jean-Michel Basquiat, the Brooklyn-born artist who went from graffiti artist to art world wonder in just seven years before losing his life to a tragic heroin overdose in 1988, just made history. The...
View ArticleMathew Knowles Talks His Relationship With Daughters
As the rumors of Mathew Knowles’ troubled relationship with his daughters Beyoncé and Solange continue, he is finally putting it all to rest and setting the record straight. In a recent interview with...
View ArticleMelody Ehsani’s New Collection Celebrates The Beauty, Power & Legacy Of Women...
ME x Reebok SS17 | This Friday 5/19 at midnight #melodyehsani #MExReebok A post shared by Melody Ehsani (@melodyehsani) on May 16, 2017 at 2:53pm PDT Los Angeles-based designer Melody Ehsani has...
View ArticleUs Against The World: Do Today’s Parents Have An Accountability Problem?
As I’ve matured into adulthood there are two things I’ve struggled to grasp when it comes to the unfair situations that often occur in life in which there aren’t any easy answers. The first being that...
View ArticleThis Harvard Student Is The First Ever To Submit A Rap Album As His Senior...
With hip-hop and rap growing more mainstream and accepted as apart of not just African-American culture, but American culture as a whole, you might have thought this sort of thing would’ve happened a...
View ArticleDove and Shonda Rhimes’ First #RealBeauty Film Features Fat Girls Dance...
Just two months ago, Dove announced that they were expanding their popular personal care brand that focuses on inspiring with Real Beauty Productions company. Famed television producer Shonda Rhimes...
View ArticleThis 79-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Earned Her Bachelor’s Degree
You’re never too old to learn, right? Well, 79-year-old Lucy Capers can attest to the aforementioned, as she recently earned her bachelors degree from Maryland University College. Becoming the second...
View ArticleJanelle Monae Is Headed Back To The Big Screen
Credit: Apega/WENN.com After a wildly successful 2016 with Hidden Figures and Moonlight, Janelle Monae is adding a new project to her reel. According to the The Hollywood Reporter, the Grammy-nominated...
View ArticleStream Faith Evans & Notorious B.I.G.’S Duets Album ‘The King & I’
After much preparation and anticipation, Faith Evans long-awaited Biggie duets project, The King & I has arrived for the listening pleasure of ’90s hip-hop and R&B fans. Right in time for...
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