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May 04

We’re Loving This ‘Queen Sugar’ Issue Of Ebony Magazine

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By Sharee Silerio The second season of “Queen Sugar” is underway, with the Bordelon family gracing the screen with their superb acting chops, storylines that move the soul and cinematic snapshots that are reminiscent of dreams. Continue Reading Now is the perfect time to revel in the show that is black, and represents everything blackness is – complex, beautiful,…

Dec 18

Watch This Viral Video Of Cops Realizing They Wrongfully Pulled Over Florida’s Only Black Female State Attorney

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Continue Reading The only thing equal about racism appears to be how it’s distributed, meaning your professional of class status doesn’t make you immune to its striking effects. Unfortunately, Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala got a dose of that cold hard medicine after being pulled over by police in Orlando. Ayala is the only Black female state attorney in the…

Sep 21

5 Facts About Heart Disease That Every Black Person Should Know

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Photo Source What would you say if someone told you, “You have a good heart!” Would you feel good about yourself and say thank you? Probably. But what if? One day, you went to the doctor and were told, “You have a bad heart.” Continue Reading What would you say then? You’d probably be speechless. Heart disease is a touchy…

May 04

This South Sudanese Model Celebrates Melanin Beauty After Being Asked If She’d Bleach Her Skin for $10,000

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By Sharee Silerio Nyakim Gatwech, a South Sudanese model with the nickname “Queen of Dark”, is using her platform to encourage, uplift and inspire black women and girls to love themselves and the skin they’re in. Continue Reading Society has long associated the color black and blackness with evil, death and negativity, but Gatwech is having none of it, and…

Dec 18

This Clemson Grad Who Rapped His Dissertation Is Now A Hip Hop Professor

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Can’t stop won’t stop! A.D. Carson decided to turn his dissertation into a hip-hop love letter by submitting a 34-track rap album entitled “Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes and Revolutions” to Clemson University. The dissertation was nationally acclaimed and has now earned him a dream job. Continue Reading Carson is now the assistant professor of hip-hop and the…