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One might assume that after someone goes through what they claim was a traumatic, life-changing event, they’d do their best to move past it and get on with their lives. Apparently, auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin in 2012, is George Zimmerman’s way of trying to do that. “What I’ve decided to […]

Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland’s new Barbie doll — a part of Mattel’s “Sheroes” Collection – shows that Black women with unconventional life experiences can still achieve their goals, no matter how impossible they may seem. The new doll is wearing Copeland’s iconic red Firebird costume and features the principal dancer’s muscular frame and shapely body, […]

Tuition-free college in the United States is becoming more likely as time goes on. The latest step to make what was once a far-fetched dream into a legitimate reality came in Detroit. The Detroit Promise Zone program that launched this part March will make attending any of Detroit’s five community colleges tuition-free for high school seniors […]

The metaphorical dust has settled in Flint, MI following a water crisis that led to possible lead poisoning of tens of thousands of residents and it’s time for lawsuits to make some headway. Unfortunately, one of the first suits that was brought to court ended in tragedy. Sasha Avonna Bell, a woman who claimed her […]

While Lauryn Hill was the only non-Haitian member of the Fugees, Pras and Wyclef Jean considered her “Haitian by association.” To show her appreciation of the culture – as well as the Caribbean and African Diaspora as a whole – she’s opened up an art exhibit to coincide with her performance at Kings Theatre this […]

So, it’s not like we know much about #B6 as so many members of the Beyhive have coined it, but we are here to compile a list of all that we do know. Are you ready?

It was only a couple of months ago that Melissa Harris-Perry was in the middle of a very public parting of ways with MSNBC, which had been the home for her weekend broadcast for years. Many wondered what would be the next home for the news personality. We now have an answer. Harris-Perry will be […]

It’s been approximately three years since Beyoncé has given the world a public interview. To be honest, I think the last interview she gave was with Oprah on Oprah’s Next Chapter before she released her documentary Life is But a Dream. Well, nevertheless, she is back gracing the covers of Elle Magazine Worldwide to discuss […]

 Jamie Broadnax is an example of someone who saw a void that needed to be filled and chose to do it herself. When Broadnax founded Black Girl Nerds in 2012, there was a clear need for an outlet for female nerds of color. Four years later, Black Girl Nerds has a website full of contributing writers, a podcast that was […]

A decade ago, “podcast” was just a button that people mostly ignored on their iPods because they didn’t even know what it was. Since then, episodic series that resemble talk radio – with far fewer restrictions – have had time to grow into a larger phenomenon. Many people, myself included, spend just as much time […]

Whether it be because of a subconscious urge to maintain a status quo or wholly intentional, there’s a clear problem with hiring practices in America. A disproportionate number of jobs in multiple sectors go to white men while women of all races and other people of color are often left out to compete for what’s […]

Florida State University’s chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended after hazing accusations were brought up against them. According to a report filed by a former member of the chapter, hazing practices were conducted in 2013 where pledges were forced to “act like slaves.” Another incident left them stranded over one hundred […]