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May 04

Law Professor Works To Rescind Hairstyle Policies That Discriminate Against Black Women

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By Sharee Silerio Inspired by her personal experiences and cases across the country, Berkeley Law professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig is using her expertise to fight against and eliminate hairstyle policies that discriminate against Black girls and women. To exist and be accepted as we were created is a battle the Black community has been fighting for years, and it is one…

May 04

Shonda Rhimes Signs Multi-Year Deal to Move Shondaland to Netflix

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Photo courtesy of PMK By Sharee Silerio Shonda Rhimes is making moves again! The game-changing, hit-making writer, producer and showrunner is bringing her talent and production company, Shondaland, to Netflix! Her longtime producing partner, Betsy Beers, makes the move as well. Continue Reading If you’re like me, then you started watching “Scandal”, Rhimes’ beloved, powerful, riveting, trailblazing show with a…

May 04

Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s ‘2 Dope Queens’ Podcast Headed to HBO

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Photo courtesy of 2 Dope Queens Facebook page Jessica Williams (“The Daily Show”, “The Incredible Jessica James”) and Phoebe Robinson’s (“Broad City”) popular podcast “2 Dope Queens” is being adapted into a four-part hour-long television series for HBO! Continue Reading Launched in 2016, “2 Dope Queens” is a weekly standup and storytelling podcast featuring Robinson and Williams’ stories about sex,…

May 04

Taraji P. Henson Says This Year’s Black Girls Rock! Awards Is All About Love

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Getty Images/ Jason Kempin By Sharee Silerio This year’s Black Girls Rock! Awards is all about love. In a promotional video for the show, host Taraji P. Henson tells us that love is the force, the remedy and the solution to all that is amiss in this world, especially for the Black community, particularly for Black women. Love. We hear…

May 04

Makeup Artist Camara Aunique’s Editorial Pays Homage to #BlackGirlMagic

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Renae Bluitt of blog In Her Shoes and film "She Did That", Photo by Justin Ifill-Forbes By Sharee Silerio If you have ever been uplifted, encouraged or guided by a Black woman, then you know how powerful the experience can be. From careers to motherhood, loving self and the struggles of life, there are times when we need help from our sisters. Continue…