What It Actually Means To Be His Ride-Or-Die Chick
[caption id="attachment_835530" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Biker Man and woman wearing black leather jackets riding on motorcycle** Note: Shallow depth of field[/caption] If you...
View ArticleBrunch Party Of One? Try This Easy At-Home Recipe
On any given weekend, I’m likely going to have attended one brunch or another. It’s my reminder that I have two days off from my weekly commute and can kick back with a meal and friends without...
View ArticleBlue Ivy’s First Freestyle Has The Internet Going Nuts
Blue's freestyle . #444 available on Apple Music & iTunes. A post shared by Beyoncé (@beylite) on Jul 6, 2017 at 9:54pm PDT Earlier this week, might have even been yesterday the Tidal team...
View ArticleIs Jay Z’s 4:44 Album Too Sophisticated? | Did Y’all See?
On this week’s episode of Did Y’all See, the ladies discuss Eva Marcille possibly joining the Real Housewives of Atlanta, Jay Z new album, and a black valedictorian who had to share her title with a...
View ArticleEating Nostalgic: Skinny Versions Of Your Favorite Childhood Snacks
[caption id="attachment_835533" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Woman deciding to eat healthily or not on white background[/caption] When you think about your favorite memories from...
View ArticleAva DuVernay To Produce Limited Series On The Central Park Five
Image via Getty Now that Ava DuVernay’s hit this sweet spot in her career, she’s been luxuriating in it. And we’re not mad at her. Particularly when her art is so often infused with messages of...
View ArticleWhat To Do If You Or Someone You Know Is A Victim Of Revenge Porn
Credit: Nicky Nelson/WENN.com A lot of people had a good laugh — and still are — over the debacle that exploded between Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna on social media Wednesday. And while it has often...
View ArticleFitness Fridays: Liberty City’s Tawanya Norwood Is Using Yoga To Change The...
I was scrolling through my Instagram “Explore” feed when I first ran across Tawanya (pronounced Tawana) Norwood. She was hanging upside down like a graceful bat, one foot suctioned to the wall while...
View ArticleAmber Rose Explains Why She Posted That Picture Of Her Bush On Instagram
Here is the message miss #AmberRose got for the haters! ( F@ck yo opinions i do what I want period) pic.twitter.com/HqzqzSjTA6 — rapper fix (@fix_rapper) June 26, 2017 I know the phrase “break the...
View Article9 Comments Hairstylists Make When They’re Low-Key Trying To Play You
[caption id="attachment_835577" align="aligncenter" width="1068"] Smiling hairdresser and customer in hair salon[/caption] In my book, a trip to the salon is second only to visiting your gynecologist...
View ArticleIs This Petty? I Have A Man But I Innocently Took Another Man’s Number
Even if you know that your intentions are pure and you’re not romantically interested in a person of the opposite sex, is it wrong to take their number when you’re in a relationship? I have a friend...
View ArticleHarlem Residents And Activists Put An End To The “SoHa” Rebranding
Just a few months ago, we wrote about the efforts to rebrand and rename Harlem, the part from 110 to 125th. The neighborhood was first dubbed South Harlem, by who I don’t know. As a Harlem resident,...
View ArticleWe Turned Essence Fest Into The Ultimate Girls Trip
Essence Fest is an annual highlight for me, but after doing the event solo for years, this time my girls and I decided to make it a group thing. Inspired by the upcoming Girls Trip movie and equipped...
View ArticleAbout That Time Da Brat Dated Kirk Frost
Yes, you read that correctly. Kirk Frost as in Rasheeda’s Kirk and the same cat with the earrings on Love and Hip Hop Atlanta. Before he met and married (and started dogging out) Rasheeda Buckner,...
View ArticleNiecy Nash Talks The Importance Of Portraying Black Ownership In Claws
Claws is rapidly captivating TV audiences Sunday nights, and during Essence Fest the cast of the hit TNT show made an appearance to discuss the drama and its portrayal of Black entrepreneurship. Check...
View ArticleWould You Ever Install Braids Over Your Locs? See 10 Women Who Did
[caption id="attachment_835628" align="aligncenter" width="1068"] Getty[/caption] If you have locs, I have a serious question for you: Do you ever wish you could try some of the braided protective...
View ArticleIt’s Like That Sallie Mae? When Student Loan Debt Keeps You From Living Your...
I don’t consider myself the most financially literate person but I know what it takes to maintain a decent credit score, created a pretty successful household budget and manage to deposit a few extra...
View Article“I Wanted To Kill Myself, I Really Did.” Sevyn Streeter Talks Love, Life and...
It’s no secret that singer-songwriter Sevyn Streeter is a firecracker, so it makes sense that the evening before 4th of July while many of us were making last minute hot dog roll runs, Streeter was...
View ArticleGet Into Blac Chyna’s New Technicolor ‘Do
Mystical A post shared by Blac Chyna (@blacchyna) on Jul 6, 2017 at 5:42pm PDT Amid the highly-publicized drama between Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian that became headline news this week, the model and...
View ArticleSevyn Streeter’s Debut Album, ‘Girl Disrupted,’ Has Finally Arrived
The moment has finally arrived: Sevyn Streeter’s highly-anticipated debut album Girl Disrupted is now available for your listening pleasure. It’s been nearly a year since the R&B chanteuse...
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