To celebrate New York Fashion Week, Dulce Sloan broke down the problematic trend of designers appropriating African-American culture to sell clothes. Watch the video here: Sourced from Youtube. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Women you should know: Winnie Mandela
Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela was born, the fifth of nine children, in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Transkei on 26 September 1936. During her infant years her father, Columbus, was a local history teacher. In later years he was the minister of the Transkei Governments’ Forestry and Agriculture Department during Kaizer Matanzima’s rule. Her mother, Nomathamsanqa Mzaidume … Continue reading
#WCW TOYA DELAZY
Last week, South African musician Toya Delazy announced that she would be the voice behind a new Powerpuff Girl! If you don’t already know The Powerpuff Girls is a cartoon series that follows the lives of three superhero girls and has been a favourite of many since 1996. According to MTV, the fourth member of the team will … Continue reading
North Carolina Has Six Black Women Police Chiefs!
Six black women currently hold the title of police chief in North Carolina, marking the first time this has happened in state history! In an interview with some of them they recounted how from the first day of police academy they quickly got a reality check that they would have to work twice as hard to … Continue reading
Women you should know : Sloane Stephens
Perhaps you went to the moon this weekend and missed one of the most important trending tennis stories. If this was you then we are here to give you the highlights. Sloan Stephans, at just 24 and ranked 957th as of last month made a huge leap to first place by winning the US Open … Continue reading
The Only Video You’ll Need To See Today
Charles “LaLa” Evans and his wife Louise were together for nearly 60 years, and in that time they took thousands of photos together. After Louise’s passing, LaLa used those photos to create a museum in their backyard to celebrate and commemorate a lifetime of love. Video Source Great Big Story Facebook Continue reading
Take A Look At The Bronx’s Food Revolution
This community in the South Bronx shows us why growing their own food in the middle of the city is nothing less than revolutionary. Video Source Roots Facebook Image source: pinterest Continue reading
Do Stretch Marks Offend You?
It’s time to accept all women are still beautiful with stretch marks. Video Source Roots Facebook Image source: Pinterest Continue reading
Stop Stereotyping Black Women
It’s no secret that the film industry portrays black women as angry, rude and objects. Don’t believe us watch this. Video source Mic Facebook Feature Image credit Mic.com Continue reading
Women you should know : Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. Watch a short biography video about Sojourner Truth, the abolitionist and former slave best known for her 1851 speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” … Continue reading
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