Marley Dias Partners With Elle to Become the Editor of Her Own Magazine Marley Dias became our hero last year when she launched a campaign to secure 1000 books with Black girl protagonists. She exceeded her goal ...
Federal Court Rules It's Legal Not to Hire Black Woman Applicant Because of Her Locs Natural Black hair styles are still seen as deviant and unprofessional in many settings, and a recent court ruling might make it even harder...
Sandra Bland's Family Settles for $1.9 Million The attorney for Sandra Bland's family confirmed that they have reached a $1.9 million settlement in their wrongful death suit against t...
College Student Killed at J'ouvert Festival After Telling Man to Stop Grinding On Her 22-year-old Tiarah Poyau was fatally shot at the J'ouvert festival in Brooklyn over the weekend. NYPD said the fatal altercation occurre...
Serena Williams Has Won More Grand Slam Matches Than Any Tennis Player Ever Serena Williams added one more historic stat to her lengthy resume on Monday at the US Open. She won her 308th match against Yaroslava Shved...
Gabrielle Union Writes Powerful Op-Ed Following Nate Parker's Rape Allegations Actress Gabrielle Union took to the LA Times to write an editorial on what should be done in light of the recently resurfaced rape allegati...
South African School Rescinds Natural Hair Ban After Student Protests Protests from students at Pretoria Girls High in South Africa have spawned a major victory. Rules banning girls from wearing their hair in n...