Issa Rae is back and as Insecure as ever. Continue Reading Everyone’s favorite Awkward Black Girl is returning to HBO this July for the second season of her critically acclaimed show Insecure. It’s been almost eight months since the show ended its phenomenal first season, and fans have been eagerly anticipating the show’s return after HBO announced it would be…
Miss Jackson is always in control! Janet Jackson is reportedly in talks with Netflix for a documentary series about life after her divorce and new journey as a new mother. Of course, the routinely private singer’s life has been the source of much speculation nowadays, so having her tell her own story would be significant. Continue Reading A source from…
Cedar Crest College President Carmen Twillie Ambar is leaving to become president of Oberlin College and Conservatory in Ohio. (MORNING CALL FILE PHOTO) After 184 years, Oberlin College announced that its first African American leader would be a woman. Continue Reading Carmen Twillie Ambar will become Oberlin’s 15th president and the first African American woman to lead the institution. Ambar currently…
By Sharee Silerio Black women wearing their hair the way it grows out of their heads is a big deal. It breaks the “rules”, makes some people uncomfortable, and is often viewed as unkempt, unprofessional and inappropriate. Continue Reading The movement for black women to return to the hair they were born with has transformed what black beauty is, means…
Photo courtesy of Whitney Houston’s Facebook page Written by Sharee Salerio It’s been a little over five years since the world lost pop music legend Whitney Houston. Her passing and manner of death broke the hearts of fans, leaving a void that can never be replaced. Continue Reading Everyone was aware of her personal and relational struggles, but it always…
By Sharee Silerio At the barbershop. In the hair salon. Family gatherings. Game night. Dinner after a movie. What do all of these places and activities have in common? People getting together. Continue Reading When people normally gather, what do they do? Besides eating, they talk. Whether it’s about sports, music, number 45’s latest fiasco or another tragic case of…
By Sharee Silerio We’re all aware of social media’s power and influence. It’s news. It’s commentary. It’s social change. It’s comedy. It’s movement-building. It’s error-correcting. It can be anything we want it to be. Last month, #BlackTwitter demonstrated its power to make things happen with two tweets. Twitter user @blaquepink shared this bomb photo of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o from…
Yay, we have a deal! Freeform has officially ordered 13 episodes to the Yara Shahidi comedy College-ish (working title), a spinoff of ABC’s Black-ish. The much-anticipated comedy, also starring Deon Cole (who portrays the eccentric and unpredictable, Charlie on Black-ish), is set to premiere in 2018. Continue Reading From Black-ish executive producer Kenya Barris, College-ish follows the Johnson’s eldest daughter…
By Sharee Silerio So we’ve all heard by now that season seven will be the final season for Shonda Rhimes’ beloved, critically-claimed, black woman-boss political drama Scandal. Continue Reading As much as we want to live through Olivia Pope and her ride or die gladiators, there was a sense that the end of the show would be arriving sooner rather…
Photo courtesy of Venus Williams’ Facebook page By Sharee Silerio Have you ever wondered what The Apprentice or Shark Tank would look like with all-women entrepreneurs? Continue Reading Well, you’ll get the chance to find out, because tennis icon Venus Williams will be starring in and executive producing a new television show tentatively titled Deals in Heels, according to Deadline….
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