I have been a fan of Olay products for as long as I can remember. It definitely stems back to my teenage years and learning some amazing beauty and skincare tips and tricks from my Mama. From her, I knew Olay produced quality items that you can rely on. What I didn’t realize at the […]
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36 Pairs of Winter-Ready Ankle Boots We’re Quite Psyched About
Waking up to great hairstyles is such a great feeling. It is like doing up your hair while you sleep, literally. Fortunately, there are some no-heat hairstyles, which won’t do any damage to your hair (that sometimes happen with heat) and are the best handy solution. The Christmas countdown is officially on! And how do […]
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Web Series ‘I Of Africa’ Glorifies the African in You
If you haven’t cued up web series I Of Africa created, executive-produced and hosted by Lagos-born renaissance woman Aina Fadina yet, you’re most definitely missing out.
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The Route Of Division
In Birmingham, Alabama, a public bus takes about a dozen housekeepers from their low-income, mostly black neighborhood to a wealthy white suburb. These are the only stops the city bus makes; these are virtually the only people who ride it.
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Curly-centric Hair Salon Teaches Dominican Women to Love Their Pajón
Miss Rizos uses African and African-American hairstyles to affirm blackness in straight-hair-obsessed country.
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Boarding School Graduate’s Search for Answers Leads to Washitaw ‘Nation,’ Jail
Kush Atum-Bey knew some complications were inevitable when he proclaimed himself a member of the Washitaw Mu’ur Nation, no longer subject to American law.
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Dandyism, Race and Masculinity Collide at The Photographer’s Gallery
When Guinness launched an advertisement and documentary two years ago featuring Congolese blue-collar workers transforming into a dashing flock of unlikely fashion stars, the world was captivated.
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Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival
For the black community in Chicago and elsewhere, Johnson Publishing Company represented a certain kind of hope.
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Detroit’s First Black Tattoo Art & Music Expo Comes to Eastern Market
Tattoo art is a cultural practice that can be traced back through human history for thousands of years.
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Unstacking the Deck For African-American Entrepreneurs
America consistently hails the iconic entrepreneur: We perpetuate a lofty, myopic, unrealistic standard of entrepreneurial success defined by trendy inventions, fast-paced growth and billion dollar profits.
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