My phone vibrates with another news alert. Notifications inundate my screen. Competing headlines report the latest onslaught of political strife, environmental despair, and fearmongering surrounding READ MORE→
With the start of another year comes another Valentine’s Day. The American cultural holiday is named after patron Saint Valentine but has a contested history. READ MORE→
The year 2019 marked 400 years since European colonizers landed on the shores of West Africa and stole the first captives to establish their initial READ MORE→
The end of the decade is finally upon us! Numerologists and astrologers across the world predict that 2020 will bring special insight, clarity, and vision to our READ MORE→
The highly anticipated Queen & Slim, directed by Melina Matsoukas and adapted by Lena Waithe from James Frey, premiered in theaters on Thanksgiving to a READ MORE→
A popular idiom reminds us that history is written by the victors. This lesson reigns true in the foundational story of Thanksgiving. Those of us READ MORE→
While Thanksgiving has been a staple of American holiday culture, this tradition of gratitude is celebrated among various cultures across the world. Large delicacy meals, READ MORE→
Last Tuesday rapper T.I. disclosed that he annually accompanies his 19-year-old daughter, Deyjah Harris, to her gynecologist for hymen checks on the podcast Ladies Like READ MORE→
The inevitable end of hot girl summer is upon us. While many loyal Stallions mourn the closing of summer, new projects by prominent Black female READ MORE→
Looted stores, widespread boycotts, and torched cars – the xenophobic epidemic in South Africa has reached new heights this week. According to the New York READ MORE→
Soulmate. Other Half. The One. For as long as I can remember I’ve been socialized to believe that monogamy was the only way to find READ MORE→
Bodies collided in anticipation as Burna Boy’s new tracks played on repeat in the bustling walls of a downtown African club in Lower Manhattan. The READ MORE→
Walking down 5th Avenue this month I am met with bright, colorful rainbows beaming from each store front, from Michael Kors to H&M. Hanging signs READ MORE→
Often when we talk about violence perpetrated outside of the United States, specifically in Africa, we feel paralyzed by the extent of terror we face. READ MORE→
The start of June commemorated the end of Ramadan and celebration of Eid Al-Iftar for Muslims, and the beginning of Pride month for the queer READ MORE→
