Giving young black girls positive reflections of themselves is a must because it improves their chances of growing into their fullest potential—regardless of how it ruffles the feathers of those who lack a fundamental understanding in the intersecting inequalities for marginalized people.
Nigeria welcomed its new president yesterday, the military leader and northern Muslim, Muhammadu Buhari.
Our relationships are a manifestation of how we feel about ourselves at a certain point in time, as well as the strength we have within ourselves to refuse or walk away from bad treatment we don’t deserve.
The media sensation surrounding Bruce Jenner’s “transformation” is disgusting. On the most superficial level, it’s a charade that’s completely insensitive and invasive towards Jenner’s process. It’s also completely off base considering that there were plenty of other news stories (good and bad) about transgender women in the past few months that were far more urgent […]
Jay Z is breaking ground in the music industry by relaunching Tidal, a hi-definition streaming service that's now being pitted against big-shot platforms like Spotify and iTunes. The question is: will consumers shell out the standard $9.99 for the music service when they can get the same songs elsewhere for free?
Although social media has significantly quieted down on this issue in recent months, #bringbackourgirls is still an extremely urgent topic that warrants our unwavering attention.
I'm genuinely excited to see Amber Rose going out to host an event that is highly significant to (and emblematic) of the contemporary feminist movement. But with such a divisive and alienating part of the movement, doesn't SlutWalk warrant a harmonious response from a united front of black women?
Just because I don't like the way something looks on someone, that doesn't give me the right to spew cruel jokes to express my opinion.
The protests in Ferguson center around the killing of yet another young innocent Black male, and of course, Black media sources including the thousands of everyday contributions via social media have helped document the evolution of this story and the movement taking root around the country. It stands to reason that all publications with any […]
