What Vacation Is Like In A Healthy Vs Unhealthy Relationship
[caption id="attachment_822620" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/African American couple ride their beach cruiser along the shore in the Caribbean[/caption] Going on a vacation when...
View ArticleBlack Women In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Suffer Higher Rates Of PTSD
There has long been a debate on whether racism causes PTSD in African Americans, and, according to a new study, violence in Black neighborhoods does cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the...
View ArticleUnited Airlines: “Your Leggings Are Welcome” (Despite Yesterday’s Mess)
If you hopped on Twitter yesterday and saw United trending, you might’ve thought, “Great, another airline I’m going to have to stop flying.” But before you jump to conclusions, it seems special...
View ArticleStop Being Mad At Burning Sands’ Depiction Of Black Greeks And Wake Up
As a member of a Black Greek Letter Organization, when I heard all the chatter about the Netflix original movie Burning Sands, I was nervous about how the organizations would be represented, yet...
View ArticleBrave Beauty: Sephora To Offer Free Makeup Classes For Cancer Patients
Hair loss is the mark of beauty individuals whose lives have been touched by cancer are most familiar with, but few think about that loss beyond what men and women miss from the top of their heads....
View ArticleCeleb Stylist Larry Sims Talks Gabrielle Union’s Lob, Halle’s Curls And Other...
You may not know him, but you know Larry Sims’s work. The celebrity hairstylist is behind the looks of some of your favorites, including Kerry Washington, Victoria Beckham, Gabrielle Union, Zendaya...
View ArticleIs Wearing Your Bonnet In Public Tacky?
My sister loves her bonnet. So much so that she’s created a hashtag for the life she leads. #BonnetLife. Most Black girls know how far a good bonnet can go in preserving the moisture in your hair,...
View ArticleThis Is Us‘ Sterling K. Brown Is A Hottie With A Body, In Case You Didn’t Know
From the moment he woke up from adolescence as a grown, very buff and emotionally damaged man in Moonlight, the consensus has been, “Damn! Trevonte Rhodes is fine!” He’s also in pretty amazing shape....
View ArticleDo You Think Anything Of A Stranger Giving Your Child Money?
Parenthood is hard. There is no instruction manual and there are no cliff notes to explain how to deal with things — especially things that seem trivial but may not be. Although being a parent can also...
View ArticleMarriage Myths Busted By Women Who’ve Married Multiple Times
[caption id="attachment_822747" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Portrait of a beautiful mixed race woman outside resting on a palm tree[/caption] They say knowledge comes with...
View ArticleSpring Clean Your Beauty Cabinet: The Timeline For Tossing Your Skincare...
Most of us know that, come spring, it’s time to ditch our heavy winter creams for lighter, water-based moisturizers, but the step you may be skipping is buying new products rather than reaching for...
View ArticleHave These Tense Times Changed The Way You Watch TV?
Earlier this morning I had the chance to read a great piece from Jezebel called “Somebody Tell Me What’s Happening On The Walking Dead Because I’m Not Watching.” In it, author Clover Hope talked about...
View ArticleBlack Girl Magic In Outer Space: At 20, Jere’ Williams Helps Conduct Research...
HBCUs are life! They provide experiences for students that you can’t find anywhere else, allowing Black girls to work their magic in sectors not commonly open to them. Jere’ Williams is one such...
View ArticleBill O’Reilly Couldn’t Deny Maxine Waters’ Trump Comments, So He Insulted Her...
If you’re looking for a clear sign of weakness in a person, you will find it if when faced with truth they can’t deal with, the individual decides the best response is to hurl an insult. I talked about...
View ArticleApollo Wants Millions In Divorce Settlement, Says Phaedra Tried To Hide Assets
At this rate, Apollo and Phaedra’s sons will be in college by the time they work out their divorce. First, she claimed they were divorced. Then he filed, proving that they weren’t. There was some more...
View Article5 Questions Every Woman Asks Herself While Getting Waxed
Yesterday I got waxed for the first time in almost four months. Actually, I did sugaring, which is a slightly less painful, more natural type of hair removal, but the premise of the procedure was...
View ArticleDIY Workout: Exercise Equipment Every Fitness Enthusiast Could Use At Home
So you’ve been working out a bit more and now you’re at the point where if you don’t get out and get moving, you feel bad about it. But it’s not everyday you can pound the pavement, nor do you always...
View ArticleThis Is Her: Susan Kelechi Watson’s Best Looks
Susan Kelechi Watson is quickly becoming one of our favorite TV wives and mothers, thanks to her role as Beth Pearson on "This Is Us." On the hit NBC series, we rarely see Watson dressed up, but when...
View ArticleNicki Minaj Signs Modeling Contract With Wilhelmina
[caption id="attachment_823249" align="alignnone" width="1068"] WENN[/caption] Nicki Minaj's rep in the rap world may be a bit tarnished after Remy Ma "shethered" her last month, but in the fashion...
View Article“I Cannot Be Intimidated” Maxine Waters Responds To Bill O’Reilly
Yesterday, we reported on Bill O’ Reilly’s comments on Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ hair. For those who missed it, instead of responding to Waters’ valid comments about the dangers of Donald Trump, he...
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