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These Black Military Servicewomen Are Unapologetically Rocking Their Natural Hair In Uniform

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Captain Deshauna Barber, U.S. Army, photo courtesy of Vogue In 2014, Army Regulation 670-1 mandated that soldiers were banned from wearing most natural hairstyles—including “twists, dreadlocks, Afros and braids”– along with hijabs, religious beards, and turbans while in service. Continue Reading But in January of 2017, after receiving numerous complaints that the ban was discriminatory from members of the Congressional Black…

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Michaela Coel Says ‘Chewing Gum’ Won’t Renew For Third Season

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Photo courtesy of Netflix The cheeky British comedy we’ve come to love seems to have come to an end. Continue Reading Michaela Coel announced that her hit Netflix series “Chewing Gum” probably won’t return for a third season any time soon. Coel told UK’s Broadcast  that she thought she’d reached “a creative peak” last season, and confirmed that she’d be…

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Girls Trip Becomes 1st Film to Cross $100M Produced, Directed, Written and Starring African Americans

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If you haven’t seen the hilarious Girls Trip yet–girl, what are you waiting for? When four friends–Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah—travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival during a girls trip, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. Continue…

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Audra McDonald Opens Up About Her Suicide Attempt

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Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Audra McDonald is known for her stage presence. She commanded the theatre and television, earning six Tony awards, two Grammy awards, and an Emmy–but now she’s sharing a story that hasn’t been seen on Broadway. Continue Reading The successful singer and actress revealed that while enrolled at Julliard, she battled depression, attempting suicide when she…

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White Women Are Big Mad At Diddy’s Tweet Showing Love To Black Women

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Sean Combs greeted his 12.3 million Twitter followers with a warm acknowledgement. Instead of a traditional good morning, he started the day by shouting out black women. Continue Reading Shoutout to black women just because… — Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) July 27, 2017 And people got big mad. Instead of celebratin’, some followers got to playa hatin’. Why not ALL…

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