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Community activist and revolutionary leader Faya Rose Toure was reportedly arrested during a city council meeting in Selma, Alabama on Nov, 25. after protesting the construction of a monument in honor of Ku Klux Klan founding Grand Wizard and Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest, according to members of the Direct Action Committee of Saving Ourselves organization. […]
A Brooklyn woman (pictured center) was struck in the head by a stranger in an unprovoked attack in East New York Tuesday afternoon, the New…
The Colorado man who posted a selfie with his daughter to Facebook (pictured) before shooting her in the head and then turning the gun on…
12 year-old Vanessa VanDyke was forced with a decision by her private school Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, Florida to cut her hair or face expulsion. Vanessa has been attending this school since she was in the third grade and it seems that her hair is just now starting to be come an issue. Must […]
Let’s talk about sex, Beauties (and love and relationships too)! From new research on how your hair color affects your dating choices, to the latest apps that might just help you find your next man, to the newest fantasy crazes on the rise, we’re keeping you current with the freshest trends in dating and relating. […]
For the first time in its 90 year history, the Los Angeles Police Protective League has elected a Black director, reports NBC4. MUST READ: I’m Tired Of Writing About You & Your Ignorant Choice To Wear Blackface Jerretta Sandoz, a 20-year LAPD veteran, was elected during a special election to fill a vacant seat on the 9-member board, […]
A New Jersey couple is denying widely publicized claims that they left waitress Dayna Morales an anti-gay note in lieu of a tip, suggesting the entire story is a scam. MUST READ: I’m Tired Of Writing About You & Your Ignorant Choice To Wear Blackface Morales, a former Marine and a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in […]
Acclaimed Egyptian-Sudanese-American writer Kola Boof, has launched a V-log on YouTube and the second installment tackles colorism, racism and self-hatred in the Black community. MUST READ: Suffering In Silence: ‘The Root’ Writer Tackles Men And Abortion Reading a letter from a follower who finds it unforgivable that she would marry a White man when she speaks so passionately about […]
I tried to avoid it, but once I glanced at ELLE France beauty editor Jeanne Deroo’s Instagram photo of herself painted a dull and ashen shade of brown, with a curly afro sitting atop her head, I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I am so sick of writing about my disdain for people void of […]
In his ‘His Side’ column for The Root, writer Jozen Cummings tackles the impact that abortion has on men, a topic often met with skepticism before being summarily dismissed. MUST READ: ‘My Abortion’: 26 Women Share Their Stories As previously reported by Hello Beautiful, New York Magazine‘s Meaghan Winter compiled the abortion stories of 26 women, providing an […]
Mr. West has officially left the building and gone out to lunch. MUST READ: Marissa Alexander Proposes Conditions For Release On Bail In a podcast with Bret Easton Ellis, the ‘Black Skinhead’ rapper compared his forays into the world of fashion to the traumatic, life-altering experiences of Solomon Northup, the protagonist in the film Twelve Years a Slave. […]
Marissa Alexander is taking matters into her own hands by proposing conditions that would expedite her release from jail. MUST READ: Marissa Alexander Gets A Hearing Date, But Is Still Unfairly Imprisoned The 33-year old Jacksonville mother of three has spent the last 2 years in jail serving time for a domestic violence dispute during which she […]
