By Andréa Butler Immediately following last Wednesday’s (January 6, 2021) domestic terror attack on the U.S. Capitol — and our very democracy — Black women began calling for the second impeachment of 45 and the swift expulsion of every member of Congress who helped incite this insurrection. Joined by 200-plus co-sponsors, the impeachment resolutions were […]
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Updated 1/8/2021 to reflect five deaths, instead of four. By Andréa Butler Yesterday, January 6, 2021, we witnessed an attempted coup in real time. It’s not surprising, really. This mob of majority white, pro-Trump, domestic terrorists was encouraged to rebel against their own country by their white supremacist “president” and his yearslong, blatant aims at […]
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‘Cause music heals, y’all. By Ava Marshall With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, it can be hard to relax. From Black folks disproportionately dying of it to the intensity and frequency of the news, feelings of anxiety are definitely normal. Trust, we feel you. Completely. To help ease your stress and worry, we’re comin’ through […]
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By Ava Marshall /Main photo by Ryan West Whether you’ve seen her in the Netflix series Team Kaylie or on ABC’s Alex, Inc, Symera Jackson is another dope Black girl making a way for herself as a creative. She first began acting at the age of 4, starting out in theater productions before moving to […]
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WARNING: Extreme Levels of Black Excellence Ahead By Ava Marshall So look, 13 percent of the American population is Black, right? But only one percent of venture capitalist-backed start-ups have Black founders. The Moguls in the Making program is out to change that. Big Sean What’s a fire new collab you may not have heard […]
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By Ava Marshall It is indeed a “Hot Girl Summer,” as five-time Olympic medalist (four of them gold) Simone Biles continues to be on fire, lighting up the gymnastics stage. Not only did she win her sixth national all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships last Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, but she also stretched […]
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We’ve always known how special #BlackGirlMagic is, but now the world is finally starting to see how bomb we really are. In May, for the first time ever in history, three Black women won the 2019 national pageant titles of Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America. The reigning Miss Teen USA, Kaliegh Garris, […]
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Do not let the word “no” stop you and do not be intimidated by the majority … If you do not see anyone that looks like you, sounds like you, or thinks like you in the industry that doesn’t mean you don’t belong. It means there’s a spot open for someone just like you because […]
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By Andréa Butler In 2006, when Cyntoia Brown was just 16 years old, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of real estate agent Johnny Allen in Nashville, Tennessee two years before. Today (Monday, Jan. 7, 2018), she was granted full clemency. For more on what that actually means and to refresh you on what […]
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By Brianna Moné 2.6 million That’s the number of Black-owned businesses in this country, according to the latest stats compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2012 — and Black women are leading the launches. You already know buying Black 365 is an important way to support the community, but did you also know there’s […]
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