Zoe Saldana, Nina Simone and the erasure of black women in film

OPINION - In Zoe Saldana's recent 'Allure' interview, the Afro-Latina female actor has once again stated that she is unconcerned with any backlash she receives for playing legendary singer and activist Nina Simone...

A timeless classic: Top career lessons from ‘The Great Gatsby’

Janell Hazelwood, BlackEnterprise.com

OPINION - Fitgerald, in the way that great innovators of communication and story-telling do, included timeless themes that are still relevant decades later and can fuel the imaginations and critical thinking processes of generations to come...

Can you raise a colorblind child?

Ama Yawson

OPINION - Why on earth would they want their children or any other children with 20/20 vision not to notice that human beings have skin tones ranging from the lightest of beige to the richest shades of brown?

Kerry Washington's Elle cover has finally arrived!

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HUFFINGTON POST - Kerry Washington has landed the cover of Elle's June 2013 issue, making it the actress' first major fashion mag cover...

Congratulations! Phaedra Parks welcomes a baby boy!

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MADAME NOIRE - US Weekly just learned that 'Real Housewives of Atlanta’s' Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida just dropped their bun in the oven!...

Mary Mary's Tina Campbell talks infidelity in Ebony

Evette Dione, Clutch Magazine

CLUTCH - Gospel super-duo Mary Mary was tapped for Ebony’s June 2013 cover. The Campbell sisters candidly tackle infidelity, going solo and more in their interview...

Met Gala fashion: Beyoncé, J.Lo and more

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

SLIDESHOW - The Met Institute Costume Gala held last night in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of art is always a party with a purpose. This year's theme of punk rock and its influence on fashion...

BET daughter weds

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

SLIDESHOW - Paige Johnson, daughter of BET founders Bob and Shelia Johnson, married Dudley Payne, III on Saturday in the Bahamas, The Washington Post reports...

Issa Rae, Malinda Williams, more to co-host all-black ‘View’ styled show

Brande Victorian, Madame Noire Business

Exhale is the name of the new talk show, which according to Variety.com, will feature five prominent African American women in the entertainment space as co-hosts.

Kelly Rowland talks new album, beauty secrets

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

theGRIO REPORT - Kelly Rowland entered the through the gleaming glass doors of SIR Stage 37 in New York City on a recent Thursday to celebrate a few things, including her upcoming album, 'Talk a Good Game'...

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Zoe Saldana, Nina Simone and the erasure of black women in film

A timeless classic: Top career lessons from ‘The Great Gatsby’

Can you raise a colorblind child?

Kerry Washington's Elle cover has finally arrived!

Congratulations! Phaedra Parks welcomes a baby boy!

Mary Mary's Tina Campbell talks infidelity in Ebony

Met Gala fashion: Beyoncé, J.Lo and more

BET daughter weds

Issa Rae, Malinda Williams, more to co-host all-black ‘View’ styled show

Kelly Rowland talks new album, beauty secrets

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