Marjorie Harvey What’s better than the sun, your loved ones, and fabulous food? All of those things but on a yacht. The …
Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOPC Lauren Scruggs made U.S. Olympic history by winning silver in women’s individual foil fencing, becoming …
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 16: Kwame Alexander attends the 2nd Annual Children and Family Creative Arts Emmy Awards at The Westin …
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Riot Swim We’re in the thick of summer heat and it’s a real scorcher most days. With fall weather fast approaching, there …
Joefreshgoods/New Balance In 1948, African-American writer James Baldwin relocated from his New York home to escape the woes and harsh effects of …
Bettmann/Getty Images Black women have never had the privilege of not being political––and neither has our beauty. Texturism leads to government-mandated hair …
Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images People across the country came together on Sunday to honor Sonya Massey, a Black woman fatally shot …
