Joy-Ann Reid to Take Over Melissa Harris-Perry's Weekend Spot on MSNBC
Since Melissa Harris-Perry left her eponymous weekend show on MSNBC in February, there has been much speculation about who would take over t...
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
Ayesha Curry Shows Off Her Comedic Timing With Her Alter-Ego Gina from Jamaica
Ayesha Curry, aka America's Sweetheart, has an incredible sense of humor. She's won our hearts with her bubbly personality, but she&...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Julie Dash's 'Daughters of the Dust' to be Re-Released
Beyoncé's second visual album Lemonade visually and sonically referenced a number of texts and films including "Daughters of the Du...
Entrepreneur Creates Line of Diverse Dolls Because Black Boys Need Representation Too
by Kristen Marion As a child, I never really liked Barbie. My parents provided me with dolls of many ethnic backgrounds and encouraged me t...
Not Everyone's Excited for Harriet Tubman's Debut on the $20 Bill
Last week it was announced that Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill, becoming the first African American and wom...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Azealia Banks Says Beyoncé's Lemonade is the "Antithesis of What Feminism is"
The world is still reeling from the sonic and visual onslaught of Beyoncé's sixth studio album Lemonade. While the coverage has been ove...
Kerry Washington's Production Company Signs Deal With ABC Studios
Kerry Washington has signed a production deal with ABC Studios, the studio behind the hit series Scandal. According to Deadline , the studio...
Monday, April 25, 2016
Prince Made InStyle Hire a Black Woman to Interview Him in 2000
Prince had a long documented history of helping women further their careers. The Purple One often wrote and mentored women musicians, but t...
Saturday, April 23, 2016
World Stop: Beyoncé Just Released Her 6th Album 'Lemonade'
Beyoncé fans have been in formation for almost two months patiently waiting on the release of the singer's sixth album. Many worried tha...
Friday, April 22, 2016
How Camille A. Brown Uses Theater to Capture Black Girl Joy
We’re living in the age of the Black Girl. If you haven’t heard by now, Black Girls Rock and they are taking over TV shows and magazine co...
Thursday, April 21, 2016
After Hiring Black Woman CEO, TaskRabbit Commits to Hiring Black Employees
Last week Stacy Brown-Philpot was named CEO of TaskRabbit, a San Francisco-based startup that finds "taskers" to perform chores an...
Sojourner Truth and Marian Anderson Will Appear on $10 and $5 Bills
The US Treasury Department revealed Wednesday that a more diverse group of American leaders will be featured on currency including $20, $10,...
Toni-Ann Williams is Jamaica's First Gymnast to Qualify for the Olympics
Toni-Ann Williams is a California Institute of Technology student, but she will soon be an Olympic athlete. Williams made history on Sunday ...
Taraji P. Henson, Nicki Minaj and Jaha Dukureh Named Time's 100 Most Influential
Three Black women were honored by Time magazine for their work on this year's list of the 100 Most Influential People: actress Taraji P....
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Treasury Secretary to Announce Harriet Tubman to Replace Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill
In 2015, Women on 20s launched a campaign to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with an iconic American woman. In a poll, Rosa Parks an...
