Photo of R. Kelly by Michael Loccisano By Brenda Alexander When a group of black elite women in Hollywood like Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay and Jurnee Smollett-Bell ban together, you know the project is not one to miss. Little did anyone anticipate that this group of women were joining forces to put their power and voices to a movement that…
Steff Reed By Jashima Wadehra There’s something about a man that rocks a disheveled crown and a nappy beard that reeks of confidence. New York native and Bedstuy resident Steff Reed is one such man. See why this musician and educator whose hair idols are Lenny Kravitz & Jean Michel Basquiat is our Naturally Glam pick! Continue What hair products…
Aisha Badru By Sharee Silerio Singer and Yonkers, New York native Aisha Badru was three years into college when she realized that she’d had enough. The daughter of Nigerian educators was living a life that she didn’t choose and it was taking its toll. So after much contemplation, she did what would seem crazy to many and she quit. Continue…
20th anniversary of Lenny Kravitz’s hit ‘Fly Away’ By Ta-ning Connai This year marks the 20th Anniversary of a song that broke down barriers between Rock and R&B simply by coining a popular lyric we’ve all sang at least once or twice in our lives. Lenny Kravitz is the King of Cool and when he brazenly strung his guitar while…
Nicci Gilbert By Mwabi Kaira Twenty four years ago, Detroit native Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert burst onto the music scene with her powerhouse vocals. She, Monica “Mimi” Doby, and Charmayne Maxena “Maxee” Maxwell were the founding members of Grammy-nominated Brownstone, the first group signed to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music record label. Brownstone had 2 successful albums that spawned the hits including…
Rain Pryor & Zeola Gaye By Michelby Coco Whitehead Quincy Jones’s interview with Vulture has been a doozy in every way imaginable. While the interview did provide great commentary on what he thinks about today’s music industry and his relationship with Ivanka Trump, it also spilled some messy tea that has left a lot of people pissed off. Continue The…
Actress Keesha Sharp & Husband Brad Sharp via IG By Erickka Sy Savané You may have seen beautiful, Brooklyn-born actress Keesha Sharp lighting up your television screen on shows like ‘Are We There Yet,’ ‘American Crime Story,’ and currently ‘Lethal Weapon,’ since early 2000. But you may not know that when she’s not doing her acting thang, she’s spending time…
Photo of Swizz Beatz & Alicia King via CBS This Morning By Erickka Sy Savané Let’s face it, we all put our best face forward when it comes to how we present our relationships to the public. When it comes to celebs, that may be even more true because they’re under the microscope. We watch their every move, and sometimes…
Photo of Tai Allen by Taylor Flash By Sharon Pendana Tai Allen is a multidisciplinary creative— poet, performer, music and event producer, graphic designer, to name a few of his many hats. He is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. His recently published chapbook, No Jewels: A Biography (of sorts) Writ in Stanzas, through revelatory poetry uses his violation…
A’mara le Negra By Michelby Whitehead If 2017 was the year of Cardi B, then one can only nod in agreement that 2018 will be the reign of A’mara la Negra, the breakout cast member on Vh1’s Love n Hip Hop Miami. I don’t know about you, but the way A’mara’s skin glows makes me want to say “Hey girl!…
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