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Born to a Japanese mother and an African-American father, Ariana Miyamoto broke new ground on March 8 when she was crowned the Miss Japan competition’s first biracial/mixed race winner! MUST READ: ‘What Is Pretty’: An Inspiring Series That Challenges The Idea Of International Black Beauty & Empowers Black Women The moment was one of a lifetime […]

We found that Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz’s #RaceTogether initiative to talk about America’s issues with race and discrimination a sincere move in wanting to join the conversation and incite positive change. But when he inducted the #RaceTogether campaign that asked of his baristas to write the hashtag on cups (in hopes of inspiring candid discourses), the […]

Hey DreamWorks, we got a little question for ya…why isn’t Rihanna, or actually her character Tip, featured in the posters for the film Home? MUST READ: Rihanna Stars In ‘Home,’ The Most Adorable Animated Film About A Little Black Girl On An Adventure [TRAILER] The animated film, slated for a March 27 release, follows Tip who […]

Azealia Banks is the female version of Kanye West when it comes to public persona: highly talented and smart, but incredibly polarizing. Few artists would appreciate that comparison, but let me explain. I’ve been following her career since “212” and since then, I’ve been conflicted with Banks as a fan. I’ll always appreciate her extensive knowledge […]

Chia Hong, a former Product Manager of Facebook, has officially filed a lawsuit against the influential social media platform for gender and racial discrimination and sexual harassment. MUST READ: Penn State Frat Suspended For Posting Photos Of Unconscious, Nude Women & We Think They’re Gross Hong left Facebook in October 2013 and alleges she suffered discrimination from her […]

The untimely murder of former America’s Next Top Model contestant Mirjana Puhar, along with her boyfriend Jonathan Alvarado and friend Jusmar Gonzaga-Garcia, in February was senseless and horrific. Shortly after the news came out, the first suspect Emmanuel Jesus Rangel was arrested and charged for three counts of murder and now police have found and cuffed David […]

Remember those Spelman girls? Specifically, twins Kristie and Kirstie Bronner (yep, of the Bronner Bros. hair extravaganzas and company), who were the historic HBCU Spelman College’s first twin and co-valedictorians! (So they share genes and IQs? Not fair!) Succeeding those shared, overachieving tendencies (they’ve also published a self-help book), the girls have confirmed that they are now […]

Is there a reason why fraternities just can’t behave their damn selves lately? After the SAE racist fiasco and a hazing incident at the University of Houston, now comes another frat, Penn State’s Kappa Delta Rho with unspeakable actions. The Penn State frat is under fire for having had two private Facebook accounts so they could post […]

Martese Johnson, 20 and Black, was brutally attacked by White, Alcohol Beverage Control officers outside of Trinity Bar near the University of Virginia campus, where he is a junior year and honor student. As he was denied entry into Trinity because of an alleged fake I.D., he walked away from the shunning, but in moments, he […]

Kerry Washington is looking to be the Rihanna of TV stars the way she’s scoring magazine covers lately! After gracing InStyle (we know the cover was questionable) and Marie Claire‘s current issue, she’s now covering Ebony too! MUST READ: Kerry Washington To Play Anita Hill In HBO Film ‘Confirmation’ Rocking a dark brown, sleek bob and […]

Another day, another Black man’s life senselessly lost. Jason Harrison was shot three times in front of the Dallas home he lived in with his mother by a White police officer last summer. The cops John Rogers and Andrew Hutchins gave the mentally ill patient only mere seconds to stop moving and drop the screwdriver […]

We are so, sooo happy about the update we’ve heard from Devon Still regarding his four-year-old daughter Leah‘s on-going battle with (a rare) pediatric cancer (also called “neuroblastoma”). Via his personal Instagram account, Still shared that Leah’s latest prognosis revealed her to be almost cancer-free! On the post he wrote: “We got Leah’s MIBG Scans back tonight and the […]