Opinion

Conversations about hazing typically center on historically Black Greek-letter organizations, like those of the Divine Nine. Faith-based student groups rarely make the list, as if the word “Christian” works like a safety seal.

This A Love Letter to Brandy celebrates her decision to prioritize her health during The Boy Is Mine tour, honoring her grace, vulnerability, and the powerful reminder that even Black women who shine brightest deserve to rest.

Can someone please tell Brian McKnight I am sick of his shit and at this point we will never be back at one— pun intended. He showed us who he was when he emotionally abandoned his children for his new family and while nothing will ever top that, Brian McKnight’s latest social media moment wasn’t far behind. While he want us to think that he was celebrating a victory based on vindication which is what it wasn’t.It wasn’t about justice. It was about power — specifically, the power to humiliate a Black woman publicly and call it a “win.”

Let me go ahead and pour up some tea you really need to sip : a woman’s body is not a public project and doesn’t need to be policed. Yet every time a woman—especially a celebrity—dares to live in her post-baby body without hiding it under filters, BBL’s and shapewear, society acts like she’s committed a sin.

Although Tami Roman's transparency was refreshing, it left me worried for all the Black children with any affiliation with the alphabet gang seeking parental acceptance.

For us, D’Angelo is unforgettable: deep cocoa complexion, sensuality oozing from his pores, a disarming falsetto, capable of carrying the weight of both the sacred and the profane with such ease, that an unexpected trip down to his lower register would turn any listener into a naughty convert.

For ambitious women, there’s no such thing as “perfect timing”—just scrutiny disguised as concern.

They came for Fani Willis. They came for Marilyn Mosby. They came for Lisa Cook. And now, they’ve come for Letitia James. 

For National Dessert Day, we are honoring 8 Black women who are pastry chefs you should know about that make delicious-looking treats

Cardi B said something in her recent sit-down with Angie Martinez that sat in my spirit. She admitted she loves marriage, but she also understands the plight of the older aunties like myself—the women who decided that after a certain point, they weren’t going to keep exhausting themselves in relationships that brought more drama than joy. Women who opted out of bullshit and chose peace. And let me tell you, as an unmarried Black woman who’s closer to 50 than 40 and absolutely fine with being unmarried until the rapture actually happens, I felt that in my bones.

The history of this country is haunted by white men hunting down Black women because their flight, their freedom, and their refusal to bow threatened the whole architecture of white power.

Vice President Kamala Harris is finally speaking out on Joe Biden’s failed 2024 reelection bid, revealing in her new book how his ego, age, and inner circle undermined both his presidency and her vice presidency.