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Why 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...
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Poor 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...
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How 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...
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TV 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...
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Did 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...
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This 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...
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Is 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...
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Fitness 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...
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Basquiat “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...
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Mathew 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...
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Melody 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...
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Us 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...
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This 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...
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Dove 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...
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Paternal Instinct: Is Your Husband A Better Mother Than You Are?
If I’m completely honest, I took a very ambiguous approach to motherhood until I actually became one. In my twenties I picked out baby names for fun and imagined the funky mother I wanted to be. I...
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Your Vagina Will Thank You For Not Eating These Foods During That Time Of The...
As we all know, certain foods can have certain affects on your bodies, especially when it comes to down there. Recently, gynecologist and resident expert at SweetSpot Labs Jessica A. Shepherd, MD...
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Orlando Brown Isn’t Welcome Here: You’ll Never Guess Who Else Is Returning To...
Last year, actor Orlando Brown was getting his “David Ruffin” on ranting about how the Disney favorite That’s So Raven couldn’t have a comeback without him. Well, it seems as though the remaining cast...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin’s Parents Presented With His Honorary Posthumous Degree
A post shared by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on May 20, 2017 at 1:19pm PDT It’s been five years since the untimely death of 17-year-old Travyon Martin sparked a national debate over race. On Saturday...
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To The Most High: Snoop Dogg Is Releasing A Gospel Album
Snoop Dogg fans are well aware that the rapper loves to get high, but for an upcoming project, he’ll only be using his faith to do so. The “Doggystyle” rapper recently announced that he’s working on a...
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Sasheer Zamata Leaves SNL
Sasheer Zamata is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after joining the cast in 2014. She is the third cast member to be released from the show this week. After four seasons, Zamata leaves with Vanessa...
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