Every hero’s journey reaches a point where the person is so far removed from their past life that you almost forget about it. And folks, Mary J. Blige, the Oscar nominated actress, has arrived. MJB went from asking what the 411 is to overcoming one of her toughest years personally, to becoming a double Academy […]

One Portland based pixel designer is bringing whole new life to the term “don’t touch my hair.” Momo, also known as Momo Pixel, is a Black woman who’s just developed an online game called Hair Nah. In the game, you can play a Black woman on her way to catch a flight, and you must […]

A compliment goes a long way. In this video clip that’s currently going viral online, a woman named Eva walks around telling Black girls that they are beautiful and their reactions are priceless. After you watch this video take it upon yourself to compliment someone and brighten up their day.

Everyone meet Kellee Edwards. She’s a pilot, scuba diver, adrenaline junkie, and now she has her own show on the Travel Channel. By hosting Mysterious Islands, Kellee becomes the second Black woman to lead a show on the network. In the show, which began airing on Wednesday, Kellee explores various known and unknown islands, exposing her […]

So a lovely lady by the name of Liv Upstone on twitter posted a picture of herself celebrating her curves a couple days ago and now it’s going viral because the girl is woke. After posting the photo the men quickly came like a dog when you throw them a piece of meat. One Black […]

Black women in Chicago had the 'sharpest growth' in obtaining concealed carry gun permits over the past two years. It's a trend seen nationwide.

  According to K. Michelle, Black women have been giving dragging her on social media for years. She hosted an informal Twitter town hall to vent her frustrations, starting off with this: K. then said she goes out of her way for Black women. Eventually, followers chime in, pushing the conversation forward. K. then questioned […]

We’re pretty use to Gilbert Arenas seeking attention on social media, but some things are just too far. Just months after the former NBA star found himself in hot water for bashing dark skin women,  but this time his target is Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o. Baller Alert posted a smoking hot photo of the actress […]

Kodak Black has been pretty consistent with his ignorant comments lately —but his latest dig at Black women has a lot of people pissed. You may recall that the Florida rapper started a social media uproar after claiming that he doesn’t really date Black girls, specifically ones with dark skin. Charlamagne Tha God blasted Kodak on […]

It’s 2017 and Black women are still being told what’s appropriate when it comes to their hair. The further away we are moved from the Eurocentric standard of beauty, the harder we are chastised — a bold and proud afro usually makes things worse. Jenesis Johnson, 17, knows this all too well, after recently getting […]

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A Massachusetts charter school punished Black sisters for wearing braided hair extensions.

Twin sisters Maya and Deanna Cook were getting their #BlackGirlMagic on when they were given two weeks detention, kicked off their sports teams, and banned from prom — all because they were wearing braids.