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Black parents will never have the pleasure of parenting only for our children’s joy and progress. We must also parent for their survival

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a viral photo of a lone Black woman surrounded by members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front, while riding on a Metro train in Washington, D.C., captures the full regressive and divisive scope of America's current zeitgeist.

The shooting in a Florida Walmart parking lot illustrates how the right to bear arms truly doesn’t apply to Black people.

While each experience is a heartbreaking reality, things definitely hit differently when it becomes personal. In 2016, the story shifted from something I read to someone I loved: my best friend, Luciana Stewart Childs.

A vegan lifestyle is different, but the difference is not the label; it's the education. Lizzo and many others, myself included, have had to learn this lesson the hard way.

Why is it so hard for society to believe that Black women can simply love each other? Not romantically. Not sexually. Just deeply.

What Ross is describing is not partnership. It is positioning. He is not looking for an equal partner, a soulmate, or someone to do life with, he is looking for a lap dog.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has become a toddler, and her blindingly loyal fans are now the over-anxious, hyper-reactive babysitters. 

During my first visit to Barbados in 2023, I didn’t think anything could top the experience; luckily, I was wrong.

Izzy Harrison’s ejection for fouling Angel Reese resurfaced questions about whether the WNBA is doing enough to protect its stars.

When Black women exceed expectations, blessings become sources of discomfort, disrupting assumptions about our finances.

Thirty seasons in, the WNBA still has no face on its logo, and A’ja Wilson’s four MVPs, three championships, and a successful business empire make her the most obvious choice. As the WNBA continues to celebrate its 30th season, the league looks almost unrecognizable from the one that tipped off for the first time last […]