ThinkBeautiful
“I am a Black Feminist. I mean I recognize that my power as well as my primary oppressions come as a result of my blackness as well as my womaness, and therefore my struggles on both of these fronts are inseparable.” -Audre Lorde Her entire life is quotable genius. Audre Lorde is a self-described Black-lesbian […]
48-year-old Willie Noble shot and killed 15-year-old Adrian Broadway after Broadway and her friends decided to prank Noble by putting eggs, leaves and mayonnaise on his car. The prank is reported to have been in retaliation to a prank Noble’s son pulled on Broadway (his neighbor) three months prior. Not thinking any of the girls’ […]
Twitter averages 58 million tweets per day, and if you’re one of the 600 million active registered users then you know a lot of that content contains something racially insensitive. Whether it’s the use of the N-word, a racist joke and good old-fashioned in-your-face bigotry, it’s no surprise that intolerant people love to hide behind […]
Jordan Davis, the 17-year-old teenager shot and killed by Michael Dunn over loud music, would have turned 19 years old yesterday and many people are still trying to process his murder’s trial. Although Dunn was found guilty on four out of five charges — three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting a […]
If anyone understands the pain that Jordan Davis’ parents are feeling at this moment, it’s Sybrina Fulton and Tracey Martin. The parents of Trayvon Martin offered their support to Lucia McBath and Ron Davis this weekend, who heard Michael Dunn’s verdict on the eve of what would have been their son’s 19th birthday. MUST READ: Michael […]
Michael Dunn, the Florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis after a dispute over loud rap music, was found guilty on four of five charges. According to reports, a jury found the White software engineer guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting a deadly missile into a […]
Facebook recently added more than 50 new gender options, including transgender and transsexual, to its profile settings for users who do not identify as male or female. The social network giant announced the landmark changes on the Facebook Diversity page on Thursday, explaining that the tech company wants users to feel comfortable being their “true, […]
Jesse Williams, a star of “Grey’s Anatomy” is not only beautiful, but he’s concerned with the issues plaguing the Black community. Williams spoke with Jane Velez-Mitchell exclusively about his outrage over the Michael Dunn trial. During the segment, we got a chance to see inside of Williams’ beautiful mind and he definitely had something powerful […]
Gawker recently posted an article that literally dug up a list of Bill Cosby’s acts of alleged sexual perversion and molestation towards women and I do not know how to digest it. And now more women are starting to come forward, accusing one of our most beloved TV fathers of sexual assault. In the light […]
From flamboyant “Fashion Queens” to regal and respected lesbians who choose to “out” themselves on social media, being Black and gay in Hollywood isn’t as fabulous as it seems. There’s a pressure to come out if the world questions your sexuality, there’s an unbalanced representation of Black gays in the media and don’t even get […]
White sports anchor, Dale Hansen may have singlehandedly renewed my faith in the compassion of mankind. This week on his show, “Dale Hansen: Unplugged,” he opened up about the unfair double standards within the NFL of what’s acceptable and what’s just flat out wrong and he referenced NFL hopeful, Michael Sam, who recently made headlines […]
Attorney General Eric Holder is fighting to restore voting rights for felons who have served their time. During a recent speech at Georgetown University, the Democrat said an estimated 5.8 million Americans are prohibited from voting because of felony convictions and the impact on minority communities is “disproportionate and unacceptable.” MUST READ: Salon Writer Calls Eric Holder […]
