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How Shaniqua And Shikwanda Are Winning The Name Game
“My name is Shaniqua,” said a blogger I met at a luncheon in mid-town Manhattan. Shaniqua? I did a double take. She gave me her card. As soon as I got home, I was all over my computer, genuinely...
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Artist Celebrates Black History Month With NewWe Are Joy Series
The other day I saw I Am Not Your Negro, the documentary on the late James Baldwin. It was entirely narrated with his own words and it was magnificent. His grasp on language and skill with which he...
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Miko Branch’s Tips For Dealing With Natural Hair Discrimination In The Workplace
When the natural hair movement took root in the early 2000s, a woman’s natural hair journey was considered a very personal one marked by a path to texture acceptance and discovery of products that work...
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Hampton President Sends Letter To BET Admonishing Portrayal Of HBCUs In The Quad
While many of us can appreciate a bit of reality TV or messy but very real dramas (hey, TGIT!), some portrayals of Black culture and life on television are frowned upon as subjects for television shows...
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Is This Petty? I Believe There Are Times When It’s Necessary To Check A Man’s...
Earlier this week, Logan Hill, a relationship columnist at Cosmopolitan, was reached out to for advice to help a woman in a very interesting situation. She told him that her fiancé had another woman’s...
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Protecting Your Emotional Health From Friends Who Drain You
We all have called a friend to vent for one reason or another. But there comes a point when one should be able to assess the “mess” she is dealing with on her own and handle it accordingly. You...
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Marjani Beauty, The e-Commerce Site Offering Products For All Women Of Color...
Lack of options has taken the fun out of beauty for women of color for years. It’s only been in recent time that we’ve been able to choose between two different reds that look good on brown skin or...
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Women Of Black History: 5 Things To Know About Billion-Dollar Businesswoman...
As you know, not every person who makes Black history has to do so in the very distant past. Just look at Oprah, or Ursula Burns, or Serena Williams. Or for the sake of this post, entrepreneur Janice...
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You Are About To Witness The Best Part Of NYFW
Every year NYFW is pretty much the same, non-diverse and exclusive. You expect the same models to wear the same fashions and walk the same runways, but this year there was a pleasant surprise of the...
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Golden Love Warriors: Ayesha And Steph Curry’s Cutest Moments
For better or worse, Ayesha and Steph Curry have been looked at as #RelationshipGoals for some time now. Though most of us know little about the couple’s personal life, what they show us in photos and...
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Nicole Kidman & Lenny Kravitz And Other Celeb Couples You Didn’t Know Were...
In an interview with Net-a-Porter’s The Edit, Nicole Kidman revealed that after her marriage to Tom Cruise and before she met and married country singer Keith Urban, she was engaged to Lenny Kravitz....
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She Loves To Work! Loretta Devine Talks New Movie Chapter & Verse & Longevity...
You know what they say about people not meeting their idols. And that is true in some cases. But in others, the people you look up to can be just as charming and wonderful as you would imagine. And...
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The Reaction To Rosario Dawson Dating Eric Andre Is Hilarious!
Y’all Rosario Dawson has got a man at home. And apparently, the internet is not who he thought he would be. The actress is dating comedian Eric Andre, known for “The Eric Andre Show” on Adult Swim,...
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This Quiz Claims It Can Tell If You’re Biased Against Natural Hair
Do you have good hair bias? That’s the question the folks over at SheaMoisture and Perception Institute claim to be able to answer in a simple quiz. With the natural hair craze continuing to boom, the...
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Ladies, Your 40 Hour Work Week Isn’t Conducive To Your Health
If there’s anyone out there like myself, my job is more than just a job. It’s a 24/7 passion project, which means I log in a lot of overtime. But while the extra cash on my check is cool, a new study...
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Beyonce And Rihanna Were Supposed To Be A Part Of George Michael’s Grammy’s...
The biggest night in music, better known as the Grammys, have come and gone just like that. But this year’s 59th awards show was one for the books, crowning Chance The Rapper as a prestigious...
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Solange Penned A Touching Tribute To Ohio Players’ Founder Junie Morrison
On Thursday (Feb. 16), Junie Morrison, the founder of funk band the Ohio Players and member of Parliament-Funkadelic, passed away at 62. Morrison’s impact on music and black culture is etched in the...
View ArticleRefresh And Rejuvenate Your Scalp With This Amazing Beauty Box
Curious about detox? Join us & @kusmiteaus on February 9th at Westfield Mall for a detox night. To RSVP send an email to events@alesgroup.com A post shared by PHYTO Paris USA (@phytousa) on Feb 6,...
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Donald Glover To Play Simba In Disney’s Upcoming Live-Action ‘Lion King’
Donald Glover is on a roll! After debuting his highly-anticipated FX series, Atlanta, to rave reviews, critical acclaim and two Golden Globe awards, the multi-hyphenate is already gearing up for yet...
View ArticleThe Fashion World Came Together To Take A Stand On Immigration
This season’s New York Fashion Week was certainly one for the books with themes of politics and protest reigning supreme. Although the week of fashion has come and gone, W Magazine is continuing the...
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