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 admired men in the world. However, there is one thing about him that …
‘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 albums in the history of popular music. There are a select few albums …
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 had to interact with them every day. From a middle-class neighborhood …
6 Women Celebrate Their Defining Features
Ezinne Mgbeahuruike | Teen Vogue “I was told I was ugly, odd, too black.” I’ve come across women that love their features — their curvy bodies, wide …
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 fire. Walker, a black iron worker from the South, was already bloodied …
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 plantation in the Mississippi Delta, during the 19th century. White men …
‘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 America is one of those necessary African-American reads, like Between …
The Best Antiaging Products Designed for Women of Color
By Siraad Dirshe, ELLE All skin tones are susceptible to UV damage, confirms a recent study by The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. We …
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 home valued at $4,000 ($113,000 in today’s money) between 85th and …
28 Black Fitness Pros You Should Be Following on Instagram
By Jessica Cruel, SELF As a black woman, I’m often discouraged scrolling through #fitspo accounts on Instagram because my body type is more …
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 still unfolding. More than 40 percent of black Americans left Southern …
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 movie Maleficent during the “Legendary Hair Battle.” The …
Theodore K. Lawless: World-famed Dermatologist and Philantropist
By Meserette Kentake, Kentake Page Theodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. …
Does Sound Have A Color?
By Jalysa King, Huffington Post Growing up I always felt as though I was a little bit different. I always “fit in” and had friends, but still managed to …
Truth about the Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 2017, marks the 154th anniversary of the day Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The NAACP celebrates the Emancipation …
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 crime to be a Negro” Abraham Lincoln, Esq., 1855 Family feuds can get …
They came before the Moors
By Meserette Kentake, Kentake Page According to Ivan Van Sertima, 11 African kings ruled Spain for 157 years, before the Muslim invasion of Spain in 711AD. …
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 black man was president. And I’m here to tell you—yes, it mattered. …