9 Ways To Cope When You Need A Mental Health Day But Can’t Take One
Last week, the Internet was buzzing with progressive joy over the response one CEO had for his employee after she sent an email saying she'd be taking two days off to focus on her mental health. Ben...
View ArticleI Wish People Would Stop Saying “You Can’t Help Who You Love”
There’s a nice song by R&B singer Ledisi titled “Can’t Help Who You Love.”The lyrics include, “You can’t help who you love/You can’t know whose at fault/The heart lives in a world of it’s own no...
View Article“Are Your Insides Pink Or Brown?” Black Women Share Interracial Dating Horror...
There are things about dating outside one’s race that run deeper than allegations of disloyalty and a few nasty looks when you walk down the street together. On top of the unavoidably awkward dynamics...
View ArticleParents Claim R Kelly Has Their Daughters Trapped In An Abusive Cult
Image via WENN I don't even know where to begin with this story, other than to suggest that if you're eating and don't have a strong stomach, you may want to come back to this one later. For years,...
View ArticleCalling All Black Women In NYC: Ask A Black Woman Is Coming!
Source: Getty Images You asked and we have finally delivered! Ask a Black Woman is premiering on MadameNoire in September and we’re holding casting calls in New York City next week for panelists. Ask...
View ArticleJordan Peele And Wife Welcome Son Beaumont Gino
It’s a boy for funny man and Get Out writer/producer Jordan Peele. The 38-year-old and wife, Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Chelsea Peretti, welcomed their son on July 1. It’s the first child for both stars...
View ArticleNot Enough Options For Black Sim Characters? A Black Woman Fixed That
This gamer didn't see herself in The Sims. So she created content to fill the void. pic.twitter.com/kLWIbzXj8n — AJ+ (@ajplus) July 15, 2017 Leave it up to a Black woman to fulfill a void. If you've...
View ArticleWoman Scolded By HR Because Her Period Cramps Made Male Supervisor Uncomfortable
In the midst of dreaming of a time where PTO could mean period time off and more companies would incorporate menstrual leave policies, few of us expect to be encouraged to go home while menstruating....
View ArticleExpenses You Can Cut In A Long-Term Relationship
[caption id="attachment_836413" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Couple using laptop together[/caption] Long-term relationships come with some deep, meaningful, from-the-heart perks....
View ArticleOne Of The Young Women Living With R Kelly Speaks Out
Yesterday, the internet erupted with the news of R Kelly’s alleged cult, housing women in their late teens to early twenties, enforcing rules, controlling who they speak to, when and where they can...
View ArticleWatch The New “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” Trailer
Image via WENN It’s been a while since the storylines on “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” have captured my attention. But something about the thought of Keyshia Cole appearing on the show, with her...
View ArticleGabourey Sidibe On Those Who Try To Fat Shame People Into Weight Loss: “You...
After spending a great deal of time not wanting people to talk to her about her weight, Gabourey Sidibe has shared her story in her own way in her book, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare. Since...
View ArticleWhen He’s Not Making Hits, He’s Making Babies: The-Dream Is Expecting His...
Back in 2014, we told you that Terius “The-Dream” Nash married Lalonne Martinez at the City Hall in San Francisco. In that time, the couple has actually gone on to have two sons: Heir, born in 2015,...
View ArticleMike Vick Became The Poster Child For Stockholm Syndrome When He Said Colin...
Colin Kaepernick became a social justice hero in most of our eyes last year after he took a very public stand following the routine deaths of unarmed Black men, women, boys, and girls. The major...
View ArticleGet Into All Of Ebonee Davis’ Looks
[caption id="attachment_836455" align="aligncenter" width="1068"] Getty[/caption] We’ve already professed our love for model Ebonee Davis. We’ve talked about her wokeness, how she’s not afraid to speak...
View ArticleMara Brock And Salim Akil To Develop New Series For OWN
Image via Getty Two years ago, we learned that Mara Brock and Salim Akil had ended their relationship with BET and were going to begin working with Warner Brothers. And while that is still the case,...
View ArticleSevyn Streeter On What Pulled Her Out Of Depression When Prayer And Therapy...
Singer Sevyn Streeter, who after two EPs, finally released her first album Girl Disrupted earlier this month, is finally in a happy place. The 31-year-old, however, wasn’t there recently when she...
View ArticleDo You Still Need Marriage If You Are In A Lasting, Fulfilling Relationship?
Back in 2002, R&B singer Brandy revealed to the world that she was married to her daughter’s father, Robert Smith. Two years later, when the truth came out that they weren’t legally married,...
View ArticleLe’Andria Johnson Goes To Church On The “Fresh Prince” Theme Song
We all love a good remix, especially when the vocals flow and the beat jump. Well, we put gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson to the test when we asked her to sing the theme song to “The Fresh Prince of...
View ArticleOn A Scale Of 1 To Devil, How Do You Feel About Daniel On Insecure?
Credit: HBO Even though the new season of Insecure starts Sunday night, a lot of us still haven’t gotten over the hurt of last season’s finale. As if watching Issa cheat on Lawrence wasn’t hard...
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