The Lemonade Syllabus Brings the Classroom to Beyoncé Fans this Summer
If you’re still obsessing over Beyonce’s Lemonade and you’re starting to prep your summer reading list, the Lemonade Syllabus has you cove...
Friday, May 27, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
This is the First Black Woman to earn a Ph.D. in Linguistics From Her University
by Clarissa Brooks Adrienne Washington is on fire. Washington just graduated from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences with ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
10 Black Women Authors Who Have Shaped Our Souls
by @sofia_maame Black women writers work tirelessly to share their lives in an effort to awaken others. These women infiltrated the closed w...
Monday, May 23, 2016
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receives Honorary Degree from Johns Hopkins University
Best selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received an honorary degree from her alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, at last week’s comme...
Ursula Burns Will Be Out as CEO of Xerox by the End of the Year
Ursula M. Burns, 57, of Xerox is one of only six Black CEOS of Fortune 500 companies and the only Black woman. She's been leading Xerox ...
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Tamar Braxton Will Not Return to 'The Real'
Tamar Braxton won't be returning to the The Real . The panel talk show was just renewed for two more seasons and will begin its third se...
Friday, May 20, 2016
Elaine Welteroth Named Editor- in-Chief of Teen Vogue and Makes Condé Nast History
Teen Vogue has just named Elaine Welteroth their new Editor-In-Chief. At 29 years old, she is the youngest person - and the second black...
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Family Raises Questions After Texas Mother Dies in Jail Cell
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A black woman arrested following a car accident in Texas declined medical treatment after the wreck but died two we...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Missing Columbia University Student Rented Apartment to "Get Away from It All"
19 year-old Nayla Kidd was reported missing last week after she went missing from Columbia University in New York City. Friends report last ...
Monday, May 16, 2016
BET CEO Debra Lee Joins Twitter's Board of Directors
Debra Lee, BET's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will join Twitter's Board of Directors. The board's Executive Chairman, O...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
18 Books on Black Women's History to Read to Better Understand 'Lemonade'
by Crystal R. Sanders Singer, songwriter, and actress Beyoncé Knowles Carter broke Twitter and every other social media outlet with the rele...
