‘This Is a Movement’: Dapper Dan and Gucci Announce Global ‘Changemakers’ Program
Honestly? If we never saw another balaclava again, we’d be good.
This Is the Year You Love Yourself in Lingerie
Up until last year, I had three pairs of bras in my regular rotation—none of which fit very well. My favorite one, a…
Lena Waithe Doesn’t Want Black Hollywood to Be a ‘Moment or Movement’; She Wants It to Be ‘the Norm’
Lena Waithe summed it up best: “White folks have everything, and we still have a lot of catching up to do.”
New York City’s Afrocentric Schools Get More Love as Segregation Increases Nationwide
As school districts across the country grapple with deepening segregation, Afrocentric schools in Brooklyn, N.Y., are…
Fashioning a New Congress: What This Freshman Class Wears to Work Matters More Than Ever
When Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mn.) was sworn into the 116th Congress today, the Somali-American became the first woman to…
Issa Rae Signs Multi-Year Deal With Columbia Pictures to Give New Diverse Writers Some Shine
Issa Rae’s mission to discover new talent within a diverse and inclusionary scope has just leveled up. According to The…
NJ Candidate Claims He Helped Diversity by Promoting People Who 'Didn't Deserve It'
After being stumped during a recent debate, a New Jersey political candidate explained his efforts to improve diversity…
The NRA is So Mad About Thomas the Tank Engine's Black Friends, They Put a KKK Hood on Him
Although I would probably find it difficult to digest poultry seasoned with thoughts and prayers and couldn’t imagine…
Misty at The Met: Misty Copeland Twirls and So Do Little Black Girls
On a hot, muggy summer day earlier this month, there were two lines stretching from the doors of New York City’s…
2 Birds, 1 Racist President: Trump to Undo Obama Policy That Used Race as Factor for Diversity in Schools
In continuing with the White House’s theme on hating people of color while simultaneously undoing the legacy of former…
Say Bye to #OscarsSoWhite; Academy Announces New Members in Hopes of Becoming More Diverse
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences wasn’t too happy when the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was going around in…
White Dudes at Morehouse Isn’t Really News. White Women at Spelman Would Be a Much Better Story
Vice dropped a video on Wednesday about a white student named Tiago who just finished his freshman year at Morehouse…
‘Around the Way’ Barbie, Is That You? What’s Really Going On With This Black Barbie’s Hair?
It all began so innocently—just like a child’s toy should. Just three Barbies (or two Barbies and their black…
Watch: Zuck Reveals How White Facebook Is
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress to testify about Facebook’s privacy policies. During the 10-hour…
Watch: What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman in Hollywood
Diversity and representation are the hot-button topics in Hollywood right now. In an industry that reflects the world…
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Drinking Chocolate Milk for ‘Diversity’ Is the Whitest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
The pervasive mindlessness of white people—a dynamic stemming from the perpetual withdrawing from humanity required to…
Watch: This Is What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl in a White Ballet World
Isabella Soto has big dreams of becoming a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
Google Looks to Train More Black Engineers, but Will It Hire Them?
Google created Howard West last year as a three-month residency program for rising junior and senior computer science…
On Reinvention and Remission: Chef Elle Simone Scott Is Paving the Way for Women of Color in the Culinary Industry
Detroit native chef Elle Simone Scott is one of the scintillating on-air talents and food stylists on America’s Test…
8 Things Companies Should Keep in Mind When Marketing to Black People
As much as I love seeing white people apologize for their white ways and lose wealth we’ve helped them amass, being the…