“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. Are you ready for what’s happening tomorrow, Family? For months, there has been global buzz about what will happen during the solar eclipse due to take place in North America on April 8, 2024: closures and …
Read More »Black in Style: Angel Reese’s fashionable WNBA Draft announcement
In honor of her decision to depart LSU for the WNBA Draft, Angel Reese, also known as the “Bayou Barbie,” posed for Vogue. This week, the budding basketball legend announced the news in an exclusive interview with the magazine, following in the footsteps of other star athletes like Serena Williams, …
Read More »Serena Williams is finding new wins as a mother of 2
Tennis legend. Serial entrepreneur. Venture capitalist. Serena Williams holds many titles, but since giving birth to her first child, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr., in 2017, her favorite is “Mom.” In August 2023, Serena and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, welcomed a second daughter to the fold, Adira River. “I have to …
Read More »‘Tis The Season’ For Mega Music Festivals That Are Black AF
by Ahsan Washington April 5, 2024 Nowadays, music festivals are serving up more than just food and music. As the weather heats up, so do outdoor music festivals. The spring and summer seasons are ideal for music lovers and concertgoers to kick it in the elements with a community of …
Read More »Sister to Sister: Two Black women writers talk loving and leaving Islam
“Are you participating in Ramadan this year?” This is the question my sister and I often ask each other, even when we already know the answer. It is a question I wish neither to answer nor be asked. It reminds me that I am only Muslim by word and by …
Read More »7 Healthy Tips For The Impulsive And Impatient
by BlackEnterprise.com April 5, 2024 Originally Published Oct. 14, 2012. One of the things I find most mystifying about the holiday season is why people want to waitpeople rushing around completing last minute tasks. See, I’m impatient. And impulsive. The two traits combined have resulted in many a comical life …
Read More »Mexico’s Oldest Black Village Faces Poverty, Harsh Climate
by Stacy Jackson April 4, 2024 Afro-Mexicans in the village of Tecoyame and surrounding towns fear closures due to severe droughts that have left the land parched. Tecoyame, regarded as Mexico’s oldest Black village, is grappling with poverty and the existential threat posed by extreme climate changes. Situated in the …
Read More »Channel your inner ‘Cowboy Carter’ with these Black-owned brands
Whether you’re on your first or hundredth listen of “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé has the masses ready to saddle up and hit the rodeo. In addition to igniting a change within the country music scene, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer is fueling the growing “cowboy core” fashion trend. Stars like Rihanna …
Read More »Universal Basic Income Programs Gain Traction In More Cities, Republicans Disapprove
by Daniel Johnson April 1, 2024 In Texas, cities like San Antonio, Austin, and Houston have been experimenting with the idea of UBI. In recent years, more cities have experimented with guaranteed universal basic income, and those who have received funds have said the programs have given them peace of …
Read More »Black in style: Beyoncé reminds W magazine ‘Cowboy Carter’ isn’t her first rodeo
The newly released “Cowboy Carter” may be Beyoncé’s first country album, but the music icon is making it clear on the cover of W magazine that this is not her first rodeo. To celebrate the release of Act II of her three-part “Renaissance” project and her new era in music, …
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