Meet The Newly-Crowned Miss USA: Natural-Hair Wearing Scientist And Miss...
This past weekend, the Miss USA 2017 pageant took place and a new queen of pageantry was crowned. Chocolate City took home the top prize yet again with 25-year-old Miss D.C. Kára McCullough winning the...
View ArticleBlack Students Punished At Massachusetts Charter School Over Box Braids
When schools make their students wear uniforms, one of the reasons they do so is in order to unify students, making attire less of a distraction. But is uniformity not only necessary when it comes to...
View ArticleFrom Dildos To Hard-Boiled Eggs: 11 Weird Things People Have Used To Apply...
There I was, minding my business, when my friend sent me a video this afternoon of someone applying makeup with a dildo. A DILDO, ya'll. I get it. Today's beauty brushes cost an arm and a leg. Beauty...
View ArticleClassic Appetizers Made Healthy
[caption id="attachment_830640" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/7 Layer Bean Dip shot made in studio** Note: Shallow depth of field[/caption] It’s that time of year when everybody is...
View ArticleCareer Correction: How To Jump Back Into The Job Search Game
[caption id="attachment_827560" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Credit: Bigstock[/caption] It’s a quiet afternoon in the office when all of a sudden you’re delivered terrible news: There have been...
View ArticleThe Realities Of Vacationing With Richer Friends
[caption id="attachment_830660" align="alignleft" width="1068"] bigstockphoto.com/Two couples having a picnic on the beach, backlit, close up[/caption] No matter how well-rounded your friend group is,...
View ArticleMo’Nique Gets The Last Word, Calls Out Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry & Oprah Over...
Ever since Mo’Nique revealed in an essay for The Hollywood Reporter in 2015 that she’d been blackballed in Hollywood, her story has turned into something of Aunt Viv vs. Will Smith and The Fresh Prince...
View ArticleSigns Your Kid Is Eating Unhealthy Away From Home
[caption id="attachment_830664" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Cute African American boy eating yogurt at home, closeup[/caption] If it were up to you as a parent, your child would...
View ArticleTravel Trials: My Husband’s Mad I Had To Work On Vacation
My husband and I are both extremely hard-working upper-level managers, grinding day in and day out to make it to the top of the corporate ladder in our respective fields. Our competitive nature and...
View ArticleWould You Pay $300 For A Paper Bag? Expensive Designer Takes On Cheap...
How much would you pay for a boomerang? (I know, I know, who is buying a boomerang in 2017?) What about a pair of house slippers? I would bet money that you likely wouldn't want to be charged over $20...
View ArticleWhat Do You Make Of Male Rompers?
Yesterday, when I stumbled across the BuzzFeed article declaring that there were now rompers for men, RompHim. I assumed that it would be a fashion trend, perhaps for gay men and men comfortable in...
View ArticleKenya Moore Talks Her New Hair Care Line
We’ve long admired Kenya Moore’s mane. It’s long, it’s luscious and as she has told us time and time again, it’s all hers. So it only makes sense that she would not only share her some of her secrets...
View ArticleHabits That Are Making Your Depression Worse
[caption id="attachment_830739" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/African American Depressive Sad Broken Heart Concept[/caption] If you do suffer from depression, hopefully, you are in...
View ArticleWhat To Do If You Hate Your Bestie’s Significant Other
We’ve all been there. In fact, I’ve been there multiple times. Your best friend, bouncing with excitement and beaming with happiness, brings her new boo to meet the larger friend group over dinner and...
View ArticleHow The “What Are We?” Talk Can Go Terribly Wrong
[caption id="attachment_830742" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Attractive young african american couple in front of new home.[/caption] It’s normal to want to define a relationship....
View ArticleRussell Westbrook And Wife Nina Welcome A Baby Boy
Professionally, some might say that Russell Westbrook, arguably one of the league’s best players, had a rough year because his team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, fell short of the championship this year....
View ArticlePetite Poise: Karrueche Tran’s Best Style Moments
Karrueche Tran has come into her own since splitting from her ex in 2015. No longer identified as "Chris Brown's girlfriend" or even "Chris Brown's ex," Karrueche has carved out a career all on her...
View ArticleEating Mistakes Of Night Owls
[caption id="attachment_830773" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/black young woman eat icecream on a pink[/caption] If you’re a night owl then you know eating can be tricky. Your...
View ArticleSolange Writes A Letter To Her Teenage Self
Now is her time. And after years of grinding, Solange is getting just a fraction of the recognition her artistry deserves. And with that recognition comes the desire for her insight on life and the...
View ArticleStylish Or Foolish? Spanish Actress Steps On Cannes Red Carpet Dressed As An...
What my eyes have seen I just can’t keep to myself, folks. So, in advance, I apologize. There I was, minding my business, looking through a particular photo agency’s images to figure out if people of...
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