The illustrious Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, became one of the nation’s first women self-made millionaires more than a century ago by turning the use of hot combs, brushes, and the “Walker Method” pomade formula she perfected into a Black haircare empire. Today, Walker’s descendants, including her …

Sign up for Imani’s newsletter, Unsettled Territory, here. For more than a century, readers have been fascinated by the American South, a place where the dialects remain distinct, raconteurs abound (I’ve never met a southerner who can’t tell at least one good story), and American music is rooted. Their interest …

Almost everywhere we turn, someone is preaching the gospel of self-love—but what does that look like in practice, and how do we achieve it for ourselves? I’ve been writing and thinking publicly about loving ourselves better for a long time. I even wrote a book about what self-love looks like …

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah has thrown his hat into the ring in calling out Joe Rogan after old footage of him making racially insensitive comments and using the N-word recently resurfaced on the Internet. On Noah’s Monday episode, the late-night host played a clip from India Arie’s recent …

Ladies, gents and other kinfolk, it’s once again time to put love on top. That’s right, Valentine’s Day is swiftly approaching, and even if you don’t celebrate, we know at least one person who will be feeling the love this weekend…  Screenshot: Ivy Park (YouTube) Having already dominated the world …

Zendaya attends the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures’ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ on December 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Emma McIntyre (Getty Images) Last month, we told you about the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) and their critique of the highly popular HBO series, Euphoria. In a …

Band of Vices is a Black-owned art gallery which has quickly become an anchor in the West Adams district, serving as a bridge to honor art and culture both past and present in Los Angeles. (l-r) Melvin Marshall, Melva Benoit, Darryl Wash, and Terrell Tilford Photo: Band of Vices “We …

In a moment when happiness has felt elusive for many, The Atlantic is giving readers the framework to orient themselves toward joy and build a more meaningful life with its March issue, themed “How to Find Happiness,” and the launch of an immersive, two-and-a-half-day event to be held this spring. …

“I feel the world’s changed,” said Virgil Abloh during an interview with Vogue in the summer of 2021 while debuting his Fall 2021 collection for Off-White among the Paris haute couture presentations. Upon news of Abloh’s unexpected death that November, the fashion world would indeed change in the fall of …

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she has joined CNN as a political commentator. Bottoms took her excitement to Twitter, calling her new role a dream. As a Florida A&M University alumna with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and graphic communication, she recalled applying to the journalism …