By Kyle Moss, Yahoo! Entertainment
On the eighth and final season premiere of Black-ish Tuesday, Michelle Obama made a guest appearance Continue reading Michelle Obama’s guest appearance on ‘Black-ish’ excites fans while also serving a purpose
The youngest Black female professor ever to be tenured at Oxford was born in Kenya
The University of Oxford has made history by appointing Patricia Kingori to a full professorship, making the sociologist the youngest Black woman ever to receive tenure at Oxford or Cambridge. Continue reading The youngest Black female professor ever to be tenured at Oxford was born in Kenya
Black Women Gamers Aren’t Unicorns — They’re The Future
Many people still think that being a gamer and a Black woman is a juxtaposition. It’s not. Continue reading Black Women Gamers Aren’t Unicorns — They’re The Future
The Los Angeles Woman Bringing Beauty to the Homeless Getting to know Beauty 2 the Streetz founder Shirley Raines.
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Self-care is, by definition, typically and selfishly meant to be about caring for one’s self. In its purest form — rid of bogus, wallet-draining products that often serve capitalism more than the soul — self-care allows room for blissful and intentional heeding to whatever (and whomever) serves your spirit. Continue reading The Los Angeles Woman Bringing Beauty to the Homeless Getting to know Beauty 2 the Streetz founder Shirley Raines.
A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Deqa Dhalac saw it in their faces when she started campaigning. Continue reading A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor
Meet The Founder Who Has Helped Women-Owned Businesses Secure Over $14 Million In Funding
By Pauleanna Reid, Forbes
Black women have outpaced white men in starting a business according to recent studies. Yet despite being among the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs, only 3% of Black women are running mature businesses. Continue reading Meet The Founder Who Has Helped Women-Owned Businesses Secure Over $14 Million In Funding
Thriving Black-owned businesses ‘righting the wrongs of the past’ in rural Mississippi
By Kirk Siegler, NPR
In Greenville, Miss., pop. 27,000, a modern, brightly lit juice bar stands out in the small downtown lined with mostly mom and pop businesses and a few taverns near the town’s riverbank casino. Continue reading Thriving Black-owned businesses ‘righting the wrongs of the past’ in rural Mississippi
Afro-Latinx Artist Reyna Noriega Is Using Art to Uplift Brown and Black Women
By Shayne Rodriguez Thompson, Pop Sugar
In 2017, Afro-Latinx visual artist Reyna Noriega began her career as a full-time creator. Little did she know that in just a few short years, she would have over 100,000 followers on Instagram, would be working with huge brands like Apple and Old Navy, and would design a cover for The New Yorker. Continue reading Afro-Latinx Artist Reyna Noriega Is Using Art to Uplift Brown and Black Women
Rihanna honored as ‘national hero’ of Barbados
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
Rihanna’s homeland wants her to continue to “shine bright like a diamond.” Continue reading Rihanna honored as ‘national hero’ of Barbados
How Black tech entrepreneurs are tackling health care’s race gap
By Cara Anthony, NPR
When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. “It wasn’t the most fully functioning platform,” recalls Wisdom, 31. “It was not sexy.” But the launch was successful. Now, more than a year later, Wisdom’s company, Health in Her Hue, connects Black women and other women of color to culturally sensitive doctors, doulas, nurses and therapists nationally. Continue reading How Black tech entrepreneurs are tackling health care’s race gap
Josephine Baker to become first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon
By the Guardian
The remains of Josephine Baker, a famed French-American dancer, singer and actor who also worked with the French resistance during the second world war, will be moved to the Panthéon mausoleum in November, according to an aide to President Emmanuel Macron. Continue reading Josephine Baker to become first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon
All the Black women in us are tired
The other day I shared a meme that stoked a lot of emotion. Continue reading All the Black women in us are tired
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