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In this op-ed, Eryn Wise, Jicarilla Apache/Laguna Pueblo, communications director at Seeding Sovereignty, discusses the shared history between Black and Indigenous people in what is now the United States. To learn more and support our work, please…

Currently, a troupe of America’s finest dancers are touring stages across the country, united by a vision that long precedes their pirouettes. This vision is affectionately known as the “Cultural Ambassador to the World,” or the late dancer Alvin…

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That truly exemplified what it meant to be a ‘90s kid. With an opening sequence of everyday kids jumping around in color-block streetwear and jamming out to the…

Whenever I would encounter schoolhouse taunts as a child, my mother was always there with helpful words: “It is not what they call you, but what you answer to.” When she got sick during my high school years, I told her I couldn’t go on if she left…

A week before the second annual Black Joy Parade, founder Elisha Greenwell was too nervous to sleep, "half-crying" from nerves, half from joy at her team's accomplishments. The parade will kick off on Sunday, February 24 at 12:30 p.m. in Oakland,…

Love is the stuff of fairytales — but what if you're a fan who never sees yourself in romance novels? For Black women, that question isn't hypothetical. In fact, according to The Ripped Bodice bookstore's annual "State of Racial Diversity In Romance…

"What were Black people talking about on Twitter last night?” was the question that brought Black Twitter to the mainstream consciousness back in 2009. Fast forward 10 years, and Black Twitter has evolved from Black people talking on the internet…

My great-grandmother died before I was born, but I still feel like I knew her. Like many oral histories of Black families, which are passed down and preserved while told around the dinner table, her story was one that the women in my family kept…

My mom doesn't like when people say "my mom is my best friend." She always reminds me that I'm Simone Biles, her daughter — not her best friend. My mother is the person I am closest with, and I talk to her about everything. Most people would…

7 Black Women With 4C Hair Reflect On The Journey & Joys Of Having A Beautiful, Coily Texture

When was the last time you thought about rollerskating? Do you remember attending a birthday party at a rink as a child? Or maybe going to a nostalgia-fueled event as an adult? For some, rollerskating isn't a fleeting memory, but a crucial form of…

For an occasion as intimate as one’s wedding day, it’s only natural to want to bring your entire self to the ceremony. For the African American community, one of the best ways to celebrate the journey of single life to marriage is through the…

Google tells me the soundtrack to the masterful, classic ‘90s film Boomerang was constructed in a mere two months. Meanwhile, despite me being only about a decade older than the soundtrack myself, and despite me having to sneak watch the film on VHS…

Since Kelly Rowland made her music industry debut in the late ‘90s, the superstar hasn’t been shy when it comes to switching up her hair. Rowland's hairstyles over the years have ranged from pixie cuts, to layered bobs, to long beach waves with side-swept bangs, and even bright red highlights in the early '00s.

Black women face a double whammy when it comes to discrimination — being a member of more than one marginalized group leads to more opportunities for prejudice, and the damage caused by racism is distinct from other forms of trauma. With so many…

I've always loved a good story. Even when I was 3 (and before I could actually read), I remember sitting with my mom on the New York City subway, making up my own storylines to Archie comics, flailing my little arms to express the particularly…

In this op-ed, CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield explains the legacy of excellence she encountered while studying at Howard University, and her advice for students considering attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). I knew that I…