#TeamBeautiful has taken the time to gather these sensational news topics in your weekly cheat sheet, so that when you get into in-depth discussions, you’ve got something interesting to bring to the table. You’re welcome. Want to pledge a Panhellenic sorority at the University of Alabama? Are you Black? Well…you can’t. The sorority advisers and […]

Just when you thought there weren’t enough insulting sites in the world, there’s a new one! GhettoTracker.com was designed to help you avoid the “ghetto” parts of town, where your pristine White family (pictured above) can feel safe while wandering around various towns. Clutching your bag will be no more when you vacation in an […]

CNN’s Don Lemon backed up controversial political commentator, Bill O’Reilly’s remarks about what’s wrong with the Black community’s family structure. Lemon agreed with O’Reilly, but took it farther and offered up five basic tips from his mother’s library of uplifting knowledge and laid it on like a blanket, as a means to cover all young […]

Sometimes, as a writer, I get a little sick of having to report the repeated and desensitized usage of racism that plagues our society. I’ve been feeling like our world is regressing when it comes to the color lines that seem to get bolder. A young Black man gets shot and killed by a White […]

Recently on “No Talking Points,” Don Lemon decided he would give his certified, tried and true opinions on what Black people could do to end racism. In response to FOX News’ biggest bigot, Bill O’Reilly‘s statement, claiming, “The reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the […]

Have you ever watched the voyeuristic reality show, “Big Brother?” It’s a CBS show that follows the lives of willing participants who want to live out their lives on camera as they face household challenges that tests their will to do without certain luxuries like food, beds, etc. In season 15 of “Big Brother,” we’re […]

Recently an Ohio school released a letter to parents, detailing the types of hair styles, clothing styles and other forms of self-expression that would no longer be acceptable at school. On that list were popular Black hair style like, “Afro puffs, braided and small twisted braids, with or without rubber bands.” After getting some public […]

Just days before her three-month prison bid for tax evasion, Grammy-winning artist, Lauryn Hill decided to hop on her personal Tumblr page and release a manifesto detailing the flaws in reverse racism and how the system is set up for Black people to fail. Lauryn has always been a mouthpiece for the people. Her socially […]

Paula Deen continues to make headlines extremely dynamic this week. Her latest? She’s hired crisis firm Smith & Co. to rebound her flailing career. The celebrity chef has lost her job on the Food Network and her sponsorships from Smithfield Foods and Caesar’s Entertainment (which carries four of Paula’s branded restaurants) however, she has gained […]

Celebrity chef, Paula Deen has been facing the fire lately for alleged racist and sexist comments in her Savannah restaurant. Deen stood Matt Lauer up, as she was scheduled to appear on his show to offer her formal apology. After tweeting that a public apology was coming, Paula appeared via video and apologized for her […]

The “Dark Girls” documentary that premiered on OWN over the weekend was quite the loaded conversation. The film looked to explore the biases and attitudes towards darker skinned women, asking people within the Black community and out of it, their feelings on women with a darker skin tone. Must Read: Light Skin Vs. Dark Skin… […]