No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: Black People Shouldn’t Smoke
By Nareissa Smith | Atlanta Black Star Former President Barack Obama is one of the most…
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‘Exodus’ at 40: Bob Marley’s Plea for Peace and Black Liberation After Facing Death
Stereo Williams | The Daily Beast Bob Marley’s Exodus is one of the epochal…
I’m a Black Millennial – Here are three ways we can improve race relations
By Jeremy Hunt | Fox Business Where I grew up, hating white people wasn’t an option. I…
6 Women Celebrate Their Defining Features
Ezinne Mgbeahuruike | Teen Vogue “I was told I was ugly, odd, too black.” I’ve…
The forgotten lynching of Zachariah Walker was one of our most shameful — and it was in the North
Matt Reimann | Timeline Zachariah Walker screamed before the mob threw him into the…
The Birthmark of Damnation: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Black Body
R.L. Stephens | Viewpoint Magazine Liza Bramlett was a slave. She lived on a cotton…
‘I Brought You in This World and I’ll Take You Out’: How Black Folks’ Obsession With Whupping Is Killing Us
By Jason Johnson, The Root Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won’t Save Black…
The Best Antiaging Products Designed for Women of Color
By Siraad Dirshe, ELLE All skin tones are susceptible to UV damage, confirms…
How America’s first black middle class village was destroyed to make way for Central Park
By MATTHEW WRIGHT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Andrew Williams owned three blocks of land with a…
28 Black Fitness Pros You Should Be Following on Instagram
By Jessica Cruel, SELF As a black woman, I’m often discouraged scrolling through…
Why African Americans left the South in droves — and what’s bringing them back
By Carlos Waters, VOX The Great Migration is a modern movement that, in many ways, is…
Nation’s Largest African-American Hair Show Marks 70 Years Of Black Beauty
Source, NPR Celebrity hairstylist Angela Stuckey wore a costume modeled after the…
Theodore K. Lawless: World-famed Dermatologist and Philantropist
By Meserette Kentake, Kentake Page Theodore K. Lawless was an internationally known…
Does Sound Have A Color?
By Jalysa King, Huffington Post Growing up I always felt as though I was a little bit…
Truth about the Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 2017, marks the 154th anniversary of the day Abraham Lincoln signed the…
Before He Was President: Abraham Lincoln And The Man Who Refused To Be Called ‘Negro’
By Ava Gabrielle, Huffington Post “My client is not a Negro, though it is a…
They came before the Moors
By Meserette Kentake, Kentake Page According to Ivan Van Sertima, 11 African kings ruled…
How I Grew With Barack Obama in the White House
I’m a young black man who had the privilege of growing into adulthood while a…