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10 Black Superheroes Who Deserve Their Own Starring Roles
With the debut of Netflix’s hit Luke Cage, based on the Marvel comic book character, black heroes are getting some of the love they deserve. (Fighting crime isn’t easy. A little recognition is appreciated.) In 2018 Black Panther, whose live-action version was introduced in the most recent Captain America movie, will be front and center…
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9 Perfect Clapbacks to Trump’s Bigotry and Lies From Black TV Pundits
When we scroll through channels and see these talking heads on TV, it’s best to grab the popcorn and settle in. These black political analysts and commentators speak for many in the black community, sharing our points of view, and truths, with those who’d rather remain blind. If you weren’t sure how New York Times…
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10 TV Couples Who Truly Represent #BlackLove
Who says romance and marriage are antiquated? Whether they were moving on up or struggling to survive, these black TV couples offered viewers various examples of black love, providing a perfect counterpoint to all the negative portrayals of black folks we typically see on television. When we first met them, they were neighbors to TV’s…
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Top 10 Signs You’re Too Old for the BET Hip Hop Awards
Who doesn’t enjoy a good star-studded, celebrity-rich awards show with its music, fashion and accolades for those who excel in a given field? So, of course, you’re tuning in to the BET Hip Hop Awards, airing Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, but maybe it’s time for you to tune out. If this list applies to…
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Making a Way Out of No Way: Defending African-American Culture
I’m black and have always identified as such, and until recently, I never questioned exactly what that meant. Having grown up on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., formerly known as Chocolate City, attended an HBCU and worked at two black companies in the past, I’ve been happily surrounded by myriad black people. Recently, that’s included…
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Southside With You Turns First Couple’s 1st Date Into a Sweet Romance
How do great romances start? In most cases, especially in the days before the internet, there’s a meeting, a mutual attraction or interest, followed up by a first date. And that’s where we find Barack (Parker Sawyers) and Michelle Obama (Tika Sumpter) in the new film Southside With You. Writer-director Richard Tanne’s imagination fills in…
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A 1st Look at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Race can be a polarizing topic in a lot of ways, but curators at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture are expecting the new addition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to bring people together. Scheduled to open in September, the museum’s exhibits will tell the stories of blacks in…
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See Our African Ancestors Come to Life in ‘They Still Live’
What makes you … you? That’s the powerful question photographer Thomas “Detour” Evans is asking in his new exhibit that combines photography, African art and ancestry. The idea for the exhibit came from two seemingly unrelated events: Evans’ trip to Tanzania a year ago and a stranger he found admiring his photography at a Denver…
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How the Race Card Was Played Against Anita Hill
Anita Hill addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee almost 25 years ago to call into question the character of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Reflecting recently on the one day of testimony in October 1991 that launched her into infamy, Hill said that race had something to do with how the questioning was conducted. Although the…
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Whether You’re #TeamNaked or #TeamClothed, It’s Time to Stop Arguing Over What Women Wear
Is it slut-shaming shade when someone “praises” women for keeping their clothes on? Amber Rose, the face of America’s modern-day anti-slut-shaming movement, definitely seems to think so. She recently called out singer Pink over her Twitter post praising women who refuse to “cave” to pressures to use their bodies to get ahead. Coinciding with Women’s…
