We can all agree that black women are seldom given credit where credit is due. Watch this interview with the founder and activist Tarana Burke, who started the campaign about a decade ago. In this conversation we also hear from Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, and Soraya Chemaly, a journalist who covers the intersection … Continue reading
Race is a complex topic even between one family. Watch this Brazilian family as they try to navigate through their differences. Sourced from YouTube Continue reading
Born in 1930, Dolores Huerta is a labor and civil rights activist, mother of 11 children, and Latina icon. She co-founded the United Farm Workers Union along with César Chávez, brought women into the labor movement, and challenged sexism and racism. She also negotiated the first successful collective bargaining agreement by agricultural laborers in 1966. Despite … Continue reading
October is upon us and if you have not already started planning what you will do on New Years eve in Johannesburg then we have the thing for you. AFROPUNK! If you don’t know what it entails here is a quick low down. For over 15 years, AFROPUNK has been defining culture in the music … Continue reading
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
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
Watch this video of couples speaking about their daily experience of being black and identifying as LGBT. Continue reading
The term self-care describes the actions that an individual might take in order to reach optimal physical and mental health. Self-care isn’t just a one time deal. It is a continuous practice that we need to make ritualistic. With all that is going wrong in this world and in our own back yards, we hope you take … Continue reading
No Friday night plans yet? How about a movie? We are here for what looks light a great night out! Let us know if you have watched the movie and how you feel about it. Continue reading
Since it is a Thursday, we thought that we would share some of our fav Throwbacks. Who would you add to this compilation? Continue reading
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