“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 …
Read More »Black history meets Afrofuturism at Carnegie Hall
As the saying goes, you can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been. But while February is the annual month America reflects on the innumerable contributions and achievements of its Black citizens, it is also an ideal time for those of us within the community to forecast …
Read More »Data paints concerning picture for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. First observed in 1999, the day focuses on increasing HIV education, testing, treatment and community involvement. To mark the day, many states held virtual symposiums, offered free testing and outlined steps taken to decrease the number of new cases among African-Americans. Photo: …
Read More »Advocating for Black women’s health lands business owners in Target
In less than five years, three women turned their love and concern for Black women into highly celebrated business ventures. Now, they are in Target stores nationwide for Black History Month. Photos: Target As a research scientist with a background in public policy and advocacy, Jacqueline Dow is well aware …
Read More »Black male life expectancy hit hardest due to COVID
According to research gathered from analyzing US death certificates, the COVID-19 global pandemic created the greatest shift in American life expectancy since World War II. Photo: AdobeStock Becoming the third leading cause of death in 2020, a PBS report of the findings showed that the coronavirus erased nearly two years …
Read More »Hotels with heritage: Akwaaba Luxury Bed & Breakfast Inns were created with us in mind
As more Black people are exploring the world of luxury, travel and destination-worthy lodging are easily at the top of everyone’s must-do list. Millennials and Generation Z have made happiness a priority—by any means possible. Whether going on a girls trip, baecation, a solo sojourn or simply want to be …
Read More »10 African Queens You Should Know About
If you click on a Black woman’s social media page, it’s not unlikely to see comments like ‘SLAY’, ‘Come on Now’, or the most popular, ‘We see you, Queen!’ It’s a way to let our fellow sisters know we see them in all of their glory. Women of the African …
Read More »We are our best thing
“You are your best thing, Sethe. You are.” I have run to this particular passage in Toni Morrison’s Beloved so many times, and this week was no different. I can feel the palpable weight of grief as Sethe contends with a decision she feels framed her life. Refusing to allow …
Read More »Have you thanked a Black inventor today?
What would Black History Month be if we didn’t take the time to reflect on our rich history and ancestors? The impact of generations of the past continues to reinforce our future as a community. In the words of the great Maya Angelou, “You can’t really know where you are …
Read More »Dear married women, single women aren’t your enemy
Kierra Sheard-Kelly recently shared the boundaries she has in place when it comes to her single friends and her husband. Gospel singer and actress Kierra Sheard-KellyPhoto: Getty Images While interviewing Sheard-Kelly in promotion of her new movie Line Sisters, Page Six’s Tashara Jones asked the newlywed, who recently celebrated her …
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