Twitter Users Honor Trayvon Martin On What Would Have Been His 25th Birthday
People on social media honored Trayvon Martin on what would have been his 25th birthday on Wednesday, poignantly vowing that…
Introducing Black Hair Defined | HuffPost
In the United States of America, Black hair is so often seen through a white lens. Several highly publicized incidents…
How These Black Women Overcame Health-Related Hair Loss
Above: ChaKara Gunn, 30, at Marquette Park in Gary, Indiana, on Jan. 26. When ChaKara Gunn was diagnosed with Stage…
Halima Aden Is First Black Woman In Hijab To Grace Cover Of Essence Magazine
Model Halima Aden shattered yet another barrier in the fashion industry this week, becoming the first Black woman in a…
Jada Pinkett Smith On Using ‘Red Table Talk’ To Heal Generational Wounds
Jada Pinkett Smith’s power can be felt through the screen. When she sits down with her daughter Willow Smith and…
The Complicated Significance Of Tyler Perry
In early October, Tyler Perry made Hollywood yield the floor to Atlanta for the night. The world watched as Tyler…
Football Coach Resigns After Yelling ‘White Power,’ Calling Players By Racial Slur In Video
A high school football coach in North Carolina resigned on Sunday after posting a video on social media in which…
Celebrities Urge Texas Governor To Halt Execution Of Rodney Reed
Celebrities Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and others are calling for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to stop the upcoming execution of…
Their Siblings Were Killed By Police. Now They’re United In The Fight For Justice.
NEW YORK ― On a mild fall evening, two strangers bound together by unimaginable tragedy at the hands of those…
Texas Cop Fatally Shoots Black Woman In Her Own Home During Welfare Check, Police Say
A Fort Worth, Texas, police officer fatally shot a black woman in her own home early Saturday while responding to…
Fort Worth Police Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson In Her Home Resigns
Dean was served a written administrative complaint the following day, placed on administrative leave and stripped of his badge and…
New York City Aims To Stop Hairstyle Discrimination
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City doesn’t want people to have their hairstyles held against them, and it has…
Getting A Section 8 Voucher Is Hard. Finding A Landlord Willing To Accept It Is Harder.
MCKINNEY, Texas — As a prospective tenant, B.R. Williams learned early on she needed a script to woo potential landlords:…
Watch The Sweet Video Gabrielle Union Made Husband Dwyane Wade For Their 4th Anniversary
The “Being Mary Jane” actress marked the fourth anniversary of her marriage to NBA star Dwyane Wade with a special…
Girl Gets Removed From Catholic Middle School For Hairstyle
An 11-year-old middle schooler was removed from her Catholic private school on Monday, after administrators reportedly cited her hair extensions…
How Free Haircuts Make Kids Feel Good About Going Back To School
The average American family will spend somewhere around $637 on back-to-school supplies for each elementary school child this year and…
Where Black Homeownership Is The Norm
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Two decades ago, Frederick Veazey was drawn to this suburban idyll by the usual things: grass,…
Gabrielle Union On Jada Pinkett Smith Reunion: ‘We Could Have Been Slaying Dragons Together This Whole Time’
Gabrielle Union has a lot to say, and she’s saying it candidly. In May, the “Being Mary Jane star” publicly…
What The Navy’s New Hair Policy Means To Me As A Black Woman
On July 10, leadership within the U.S. Navy took to Facebook Live to announce revolutionary updates to the military branch’s…
Serena Williams Shops At Target For Beauty Products Just Like You And Me
Target is on track to becoming the ultimate beauty destination, thanks to the discount retailer stocking its shelves with more…
Wesley Snipes Reacts To News That ‘Blade’ Was Almost Whitewashed
Wesley Snipes had no idea that “Blade” was almost whitewashed until it was revealed recently by writer-turned-director David Goyer in…
Black Models Accuse Miami Swim Week Casting Agents Of Racism: ‘There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Brown Skin’
But one runway show may not tell the whole story. As Racked reports, model Joia Talbott claims that she and…
Queen Latifah Is Helping Women Make Movies: We Want To Make Sure ‘The Queens Have An Opportunity’
Queen Latifah is putting “ladies first” in a new project. The award-winning actress and singer recently announced the Queen Collective…