56 women pledged to honor lifelong bonds, eternal sisterhood–and to always slay. The Beta Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta celebrated a decade of scholarship, service, and sisterhood with a three-day trip to Costa Rica and a photo shoot that broke the internet. The ladies of FAMU’s Spring 2007 line traveled to the Central American country for the most lit…
Source: People We adored Michelle Obama’s style, elegance, and always on point hair for eight years, but the former First Lady recently shared that not everyone in America loved her as much as we did. Continue Reading During an armchair chat at the Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s 30th anniversary celebration, Mrs. Obama revealed that although she had shattered a glass…
IG: Jamie Loves Her Natural Hair Ariane Roberts saw the stories of little brown girls bullied and teased about their natural hair. Girls like Vanessa VanDyke, who faced expulsion over her bountiful ‘fro. Girls like Tiana Parker, sent home from school because of her lush locs. Girls who needed to be embraced, celebrated, and reaffirmed of their natural beauty. Continue…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Tamron Hall is returning to daytime TV. Continue Reading Last February, just a few minutes before going on air at MSNBC, Hall learned that she and Al Roker would be replaced by anchor Megyn Kelly in the 9am time slot. Always professional, she continued the show that morning, but left the network. Hall, the first black woman…
Written by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com Tatyana Hargrove was biking home after picking out a Father’s Day gift when she stopped for a drink of water in the 103 degree heat. When she turned around, three Bakersfield, California police cars surrounded her. Continue Reading The 19-year old told her story in a viral Facebook video shared by the Bakersfield NAACP….
Written by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com You know you didn’t do anything, but they don’t believe you. Hot lights beam down on you, and they tell you that your friends have already given you up. They say you can go home…if you just tell them what they want to hear. Continue Reading Coerced confessions, unjust incarcerations–this is the real life…
Let’s see if you can sum up your joy in 140 characters. Continue Reading Early this week, Twitter announced Candi Castleberry-Singleton as their new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. Prior to joining Twitter, Castleberry-Singleton led the Dignity &Respect Campaign, a consulting firm helping organizations build cultural awareness and diversity. “I’m so excited to join the team at Twitter to…
Clockwise from top left: Berkeley Juneteenth organizers Lucky R. Thomas, Delores Cooper, Orlando Williams, William Varner, David Varner, Ken Tramiel Sr., Larence Brook. Photo by Lance Yamamoto Written by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com “…the 19th of June wasn’t the exact day the Negro was freed. But that’s the day they told them that they was free… And my daddy told…
Photo Credit: Getty Images Written by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com The Boston Celtics in 1963. the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1980. The tradition of winning sports teams visiting the White House dates back to at least 1865–but this year’s champs may not make the trip. Continue Reading The Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA–defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers…
George Pimentel/WireImage Written by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com If you’re still trying to figure out the difference between Childish Gambino and Donald Glover, you can stop now. Continue Reading During June 3rd’s Governor’s Ball Music Festival in New York City, the “Redbone” singer announced that his next album will probably be his last. “I’ll see you for the last Gambino…
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