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May 04

Historic Ebony Magazine Cuts A Third Of Staff, Plans Move to Los Angeles

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Written by Sharee Silerio Ebony, the magazine that has been a staple in black homes, beauty salons and businesses, is experiencing major changes. Continue Reading Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported that the lifestyle publication laid off about 10 of its 35 employees, including its editor-in-chief Kyra Kyles. Ebony’s headquarters will move from Chicago to Los Angeles in an…

Dec 18

Why Everybody’s Talking About Episode 5 of “Dear White People”

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Written by Alma Hill The newest binge craze on Netflix is the politically incorrect, (or maybe hyper-correct, who knows anymore), Dear White People. Based off of the 2014 movie that you pretended to see, the transformation of this plot from the big screen to the small one, not only suits this concept, it improves it, which is rare for…

May 04

New Film ‘Dark Girls 2’ Takes A Look At Colorism in the Black Community

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By Sharee Silerio Growing up, my dark, melanin-rich skin stood out in a predominately white community. With it came “burnt” jokes from other black kids, “ugly” comments from white kids and low self-esteem. Continue Reading So in 2013, when Dark Girls premiered on OWN, I was excited to watch other women tell their stories; women who, like me, suffered because…

Jul 25

Blacks are Living Longer But Several Health Risk Factors Still Loom for Black Youth

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Photo Credit Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com On Tuesday, the CDC reported that Blacks as a group are living longer with their death rate declining by 25 percent from 1999 to 2015. Life expectancy for Blacks, however, is still four years less than it is for Whites.Continue Reading Factors contributing to improvements in causes of death include a…

Dec 18

National Black Gun Association Gives Voice to Black Gun Owners that NRA Doesn’t

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Written by Nikki Igbo of NikIgbo.com This past weekend, the 2017 National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits took place here in Atlanta, Georgia. The four-day event commenced on April 27, expected an attendance of 80,000+ “patriots” and featured a speech given by Donald Trump. Since Trump took office, however, gun sales have slowed to pre-Obama levels but have seen…