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Black Excellence, Culture

Funders Are Calling For More Support Of Black Feminist Organizations And We’re Here For It

Organizations like Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation are saying it’s time for more money to be put into these ventures.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 27, 2023
Beauty + Style, Fashion

André Leon Talley’s Designer Collections to Be Auctioned Off With Proceeds Benefitting Two Black Churches

The legendary fashion icon and former Vogue creative director died at 73 on January 18, 2022.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

January 18, 2023
Culture, Health

Period Tracking Apps Could Be Used Against Women in Post Roe V. Wade World

Experts worry that information shared by period tracking apps could be used to build a case against women who seek abortion care

By

Angela Johnson

Published

May 10, 2022
News

Timnit Gebru and Other Black Women Researchers are Working to Change The AI Industry as We Know It

Computer scientist Timnit Gebru joins a cohort of Black women in tech undoing the damage done to marginalized communities by AI technologies.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

January 29, 2022
News, Obituary

Legendary Fashion Icon and Former Vogue Creative Director André Leon Talley Dies at 73

The news of Talley’s passing was confirmed by his friend and president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

January 19, 2022
News, Opinion

The Ozy Finesse, Explained

The scandal surrounding Ozy Media is a story about capitalism, racial equity and what people really mean when they say, ‘One of my best friends is Black.’

By

Michael Harriot

Published

October 7, 2021
Education, HBCUs, News

Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC-Chapel Hill Position for Job at Howard U Along With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Hannah-Jones has found herself a home that truly embodies Blackness in education. She’s where she needs to be and the HBCU world is better for it.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 6, 2021
Beauty + Style

Let Them Lead: It’s Time to Follow Black Women and Girls Toward Justice

Despite some (if uneven) progress with vaccinations, we still face a pandemic of pandemics: A deadly virus that exposes and aggravates deep-seated racism and gender-bias throughout our societies and institutions. Indeed, all of the data affirm, women—particularly women of color—bear the brunt of these interconnected crises. The facts are devastating: Women of color have been…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 31, 2021
Beauty + Style

With a $15 Million Start From the Ford Foundation, The Black Feminist Fund Takes Flight

Black women matter—because when we win, we typically bring everyone to the finish line. The Ford Foundation clearly recognizes the value in investing in Black women, as on Thursday, it was announced that the philanthropic organization is providing $15 million to launch The Black Feminist Fund, “a philanthropic organization led by Black feminists whose mission…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 26, 2021