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2016 in Review: The Year’s Biggest Headlines

2016 in Review: The Year’s Biggest Headlines

2016 wasn’t just the year of the monkey. For these past twelve months, it has seemed as if there have been breaking news headlines daily. From the heart-stopping election to national and international crises, we’re looking back at some of the biggest headlines of 2016. DONALD TRUMP ELECTED 45th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The […]

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5 Uncommon New Years Resolutions

5 Uncommon New Years Resolutions

One thing that Americans are great at around this time of year is making resolutions for the New Year. We love making promises to ourselves to do better and make positive changes for the future. There is never a shortage of weight loss plans and people jumping on the wagon as they try and leave […]

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Representation Matters: Bessie, Queen of the Sky

Representation Matters: Bessie, Queen of the Sky

I’ve always been of the mindset that, representation matters. When it comes to media—whether mainstream or digital—the arts, and especially education, when we see ourselves depicted in a positive manner, it influences us. Empowers us. Uplifts us. We know that to be true even as grown black women who find empowerment in the characters played […]

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Weekly Wrap Up- Michelle Obama Sits Down With Oprah

Weekly Wrap Up- Michelle Obama Sits Down With Oprah

Hello everybody! I hope you are having very lovely week. Are you ready for Christmas? Before you get ready to do some last minute Christmas shopping, let’s go over some news headlines and blog highlights of the week. Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian: Is it over for good? It was reported that Blac Chyna and […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up: #JUSTICEinCHARLESTON

Weekly Wrap-Up: #JUSTICEinCHARLESTON

Kanye West Meets Trump at Tower Definitely one of the biggest headlines this week revolved around Kanye West and Donald Trump. Shortly after his release from the hospital, Kanye West walked into Trump Towers for a meeting with the President-elect. Initially, a lot of speculation was taking place on what the meeting could be about. […]

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Feeling Down? 5 Little Things To Help Get You Into The Holiday Spirit

Feeling Down? 5 Little Things To Help Get You Into The Holiday Spirit

As we’re heading into the core of the holiday season, we wanted to take a minute to ask: Got the holiday blues? That’s fine. We have all had moments of feeling down during the fall/winter season. Maybe you’ve had a rough year, on a personal level. Obviously, 2016 wasn’t the sunniest. We have had many […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up: Naturalistas on the Runway

Weekly Wrap-Up: Naturalistas on the Runway

Happy Friday! Hoping you all kicked off the first full week of December with tons of holiday spirit. Something about the holidays makes even the most precarious situations just a bit more bearable, don’t you think? This week was one full of black girl magic so let’s get into it! Natural Hair at the Victoria’s […]

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Op-ed: New Age Feminism

Op-ed: New Age Feminism

As much as we like to associate Rosie the Riveter with the beginning of the feminist movement, the struggle for “Women’s Rights” had been going on many decades before Rosie the Riveter was even a thought. It began simply as a push to change the social ideologies regarding women and their role in society. One […]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Drake and Beyonce Rule the Music World

Weekly Wrap Up: Drake and Beyonce Rule the Music World

Hello, everybody! I hope you are all having a great week out there. It’s time for our weekly wrap up. There’s been quite a bit of heavy, and not so heavy, news that made headlines this week. Let’s take a look! No Charges Against Cop In Keith Scott Case: To start off, it has been […]

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