In the era of this new administration, policies affecting immigration are at an all-time high. A country that used to be an open door to many is now shutting down opportunities for immigrants to enter — including the almost four million of the African diaspora. By Brianna Moné “Where are you coming from?” “How long […]
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By Andréa Butler Talk about #squadgoals. Chloe x Halle have just been cast as recurring characters — twin track stars Sky and Jazz — on Freeform‘s black-ish spinoff grown-ish, joining a crew that already includes Yara Shahidi (obvi) and Trevor Jackson. As we saw back in May during the special black-ish episode that also served […]
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For seven seasons, Nia Sioux — the OG of the ALDC competitive dance team — has been killin’ it on stage, slaying routines at events, blessing audiences with her vocals, and more recently, giving acting a try. In our fall 2017 issue, she spills the tea on this season’s emotional moments, what it was like […]
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By Andréa Butler For the past two years, legions of ‘Liyah fans have been going hard for the late singer, trying to get the attention of M.A.C Cosmetics and encourage them to develop a makeup line inspired by her. And yesterday (August 24), just one day before the 16th anniversary of her death, M.A.C took […]
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Whether you’re wanting to score a new look for the first day back, searching for Black-owned companies ’round your way, hunting for some good reads to add to your book bucket list, or looking for other back-to-school necessities, peep these must-try apps out here doin’ it for the culture. By Kennadi Harris notOK Created by […]
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In response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend, a diverse group of anti-racist protesters went full-on Bree Newsome and took it upon themselves to pull down the statue of a Confederate soldier in downtown Durham yesterday. And we are not mad. According to local paper The News & Observer, more than 100 […]
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By Andréa Butler Yesterday (August 1, 2017), The New York Times broke news that the Department of Justice was planning to launch an attack against affirmative action by suing colleges and universities the DOJ feels are taking part in “intentional race-based discrimination.” Seeing as how the very meaning of “affirmative action” is to defy racism […]
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Postin’ up ***flawless certainly isn’t a pre-req for starting the new semester, but it most definitely doesn’t hurt to transform those tired hallways into Poppington Row. Study up on these wardrobe picks and haul home all that new new in time for first bell. RUNWAY RED, $45, modcloth.com Crimson, scarlet, burgundy, ruby — whatever […]
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Racially motivated murders of Black people is a legacy that’s been passed down for decades in this country. And while there were no hashtags for Jesse Washington (a 17-year-old Black farmhand lynched by a mob of 10,000 white people in Texas in 1916), Anthony Crawford (a Black landowner lynched the same year in South Carolina), […]
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Looking at Haile Thomas’s Instagram — a gorgeously curated assemblage of #veganfoodgoals with pics of her at celebrity events and of her travels across the globe thrown in for good measure — you might imagine that the 16-year-old behind it has things all figured out. Just take a look at a few of her many […]
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