The look in her eyes says it all. That is the look of, “I know this girl doesn’t know what she’s doing, so should I sit here and let her ruin my hair? Or should I teach her about black hair?” So by now you’ve all heard about the Today Show fiasco last week, […]
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Yay! A few of our favorite Reality T.V. shows featured on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network just got renewed. The network announced it has renewed popular Saturday night docu-series “For Peete’s Sake,” from Tremendous! Entertainment featuring actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, for eight additional episodes and has ordered from Pilgrim Media Group
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Can Rio handle all of Team USA’s melanin? Of course they can. I am not an athlete—in fact I don’t have one athletic bone in my body. I once got into an argument with my tee ball coach about the logistics of hitting the ball, then running in a circle just to get back
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Well isn’t this exciting?! A new LEGO set has been designed to celebrate the ‘Women of NASA’. The set will include Margaret Hamilton, lead designer of on-board flight software for the Apollo space program, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, Nancy Grace Roman, the astronomer, Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go
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“To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die.” Dr. James Lee Dickey. What a beautiful and poignant quote by a man whose name often comes up in conversation with my mother. After recently taking a trip with her down to Austin, Texas, I now know why the name Dr. Dickey
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Byron Cage, known in the gospel industry as “The Prince of Praise,” will be the highlight artist for the third celebration of the American art form of Gospel music and fundraiser, the Bayside Gospel Concert aboard the U.S.S. Midway flight deck. This sensational event footnotes the end of the summer season and acknowledges the sacrifices
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By Sheryl Mallory-Johnson Too often we girls sacrifice our desires, our passions, our purpose, and our voices. As nurturing beings, we are conditioned to believe that showing up for everyone else’s life is more important than showing up for our lives. As a result, we feel drained by those who manage to suck the life out
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Erykah Badu aka Sara Bellum aka FatBellyBella aka Medulla Oblongata aka DJ Low Down Loretta Brown aka Analogue Girl in a Digital World was in San Diego this past weekend! And she didn’t call nobody!? And by “nobody” I mean me. But it’s fine, Ms. Badu was there for a great cause –
What?! Erykah Badu Surprised Kids At A Summer Camp! Read More »
Michael Jordan is finally using his voice and status to support social change and to help fund two organizations that directly work with communities in need. In a one-page letter released exclusively to The Undefeated, the legendary athlete passionately articulates that he can no longer stay silent about the recent “deaths of African-Americans at the
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It’s an interesting time to be a blerd (black nerd) in America. I’m not a blerd although I think I may be transitioning into one thanks to Marvel’s Black Panther, Luke Cage and many more. Comic Con was this past weekend, and from an outsider with no comic book knowledge, I enjoyed following the insanely
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