It was a cold morning in Washington, D.C. Before Tina Farris landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,…
It’s Grammy Week here in New York City. I’ve RSVP’d for and attended about six events. Once the Grammys are over, I…
It’s become an annual late-January Twitter tradition to examine, cheer and/or mock the diversity (or lack thereof)…
2018 has been deemed the year of the black woman, and Essence kicked off Grammy weekend by honoring four-time…
Admittedly, I’m an avowed ’90s stan. Most of my favorite musical projects came out in the ’90s. My favorite…

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An ancestor identified as black reportedly spoke a language of the Creek people. The family’s paper trail reflects…
It cannot be said enough: Representation matters. It matters in our schools. It matters in our workplaces. It…

When one is explaining white supremacy, it is sometimes useful to have an understanding of the historical effects of…
I deactivated my Twitter and Facebook three months ago. I told myself it was because I needed to concentrate on…

To be called to the church is a righteous mission; it’s a testament to devotion at the highest level. To serve one’s…
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and with it, a flurry of marriage proposals will flood your social media…
I believe I first heard about bitcoin some years back in between one of those breaks that happen during MSNBC’s Morni…
Blossoming as one of the faces of body positivity, ultrarunner Mirna Valerio proves that she’s more than just a FatGi…
Whether or not you decided to pull out your spreadsheet and add Netflix to the infinitely long list of things on the…
The straights are at it again.

When Justin Timberlake revealed to Apple Music’s Beats 1 host Zane Lowe that he “absolutely” made peace with Janet…