Tyler Perry graces cover of November Essence magazine
Tyler Perry graces the cover of the November 2012 issue of Essence magazine, and dishes about his career and more in the related feature.
Black women rally against voter ID laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure voters have proper ID and everything else they need to cast ballots on Election Day...
Garcelle Beauvais shares how she recovered from betrayal
EURWEB - Actress Garcelle Beauvais opened up about her marriage to Mike Nilo and getting over her ex-husband’s public betrayal. In 2010, the couple was divorced after Nilo cheated on Beauvais..
Are flesh-colored leggings ever ok?
An African-American girl and her mother plan legal action against a Los Angeles area school after the youth was allegedly dismissed from class last Friday for wearing brown leggings that matched her skin tone.
What white feminists get wrong about first lady Michelle Obama
OPINION - Feminists who wish that Obama would strike a blow for feminism and against stereotyped roles of women, too easily forget that all women are not burdened by the same stereotypes...
Black American Muslim designer gives orphaned model her big break
Knight cast Mendez, 22, to walk in her New York Fashion Week Spring 2013 collection held last Friday at Jazz at Lincoln Center. When Knight selected Mendez to walk the catwalk, the designer had no notion of the young woman's compelling backstory.
Outlets claim Venus Williams has sex addiction to new boyfriend
The full quote was broken up but the magazine, and now other online publications are reporting that Venus said, she’s “like an octopus” when it comes to him.
The undeniable aura of the black first lady
OPINION - First lady Michelle Obama is confident, graceful, genuine, and the ultimate defining symbol of a black woman’s aura....
'Conflict' captures power of the black women's vote
REVIEW - Cindy Hooper’s new publication, Conflict: African American Women and the New Dilemma of Race and Gender Politics couldn’t come at a better time...
Is marriage worth it for black women? These women say, 'Yes!'
OPINION - When you look at the numbers, and weigh them against the alternative of permanent singledom, the struggle for marriage might seem pointless to many of us...
