Woman Scolded By HR Because Her Period Cramps Made Male Supervisor Uncomfortable
In the midst of dreaming of a time where PTO could mean period time off and more companies would incorporate menstrual leave policies, few of us expect to be encouraged to go home while menstruating....
View ArticleExpenses You Can Cut In A Long-Term Relationship
[caption id="attachment_836413" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/Couple using laptop together[/caption] Long-term relationships come with some deep, meaningful, from-the-heart perks....
View ArticleOne Of The Young Women Living With R Kelly Speaks Out
Yesterday, the internet erupted with the news of R Kelly’s alleged cult, housing women in their late teens to early twenties, enforcing rules, controlling who they speak to, when and where they can...
View ArticleWatch The New “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” Trailer
Image via WENN It’s been a while since the storylines on “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” have captured my attention. But something about the thought of Keyshia Cole appearing on the show, with her...
View ArticleGabourey Sidibe On Those Who Try To Fat Shame People Into Weight Loss: “You...
After spending a great deal of time not wanting people to talk to her about her weight, Gabourey Sidibe has shared her story in her own way in her book, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare. Since...
View ArticleWhen He’s Not Making Hits, He’s Making Babies: The-Dream Is Expecting His...
Back in 2014, we told you that Terius “The-Dream” Nash married Lalonne Martinez at the City Hall in San Francisco. In that time, the couple has actually gone on to have two sons: Heir, born in 2015,...
View ArticleMike Vick Became The Poster Child For Stockholm Syndrome When He Said Colin...
Colin Kaepernick became a social justice hero in most of our eyes last year after he took a very public stand following the routine deaths of unarmed Black men, women, boys, and girls. The major...
View ArticleThings Only Women Are Allowed To Say About Women
[caption id="attachment_836500" align="alignleft" width="1068"] Bigstockphoto.com/african american girl swing her head with surprised expression[/caption] Within any group or demographic, criticism has...
View ArticleDo You Still Need Marriage If You Are In A Lasting, Fulfilling Relationship?
Back in 2002, R&B singer Brandy revealed to the world that she was married to her daughter’s father, Robert Smith. Two years later, when the truth came out that they weren’t legally married,...
View ArticleLe’Andria Johnson Goes To Church On The “Fresh Prince” Theme Song
We all love a good remix, especially when the vocals flow and the beat jump. Well, we put gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson to the test when we asked her to sing the theme song to “The Fresh Prince of...
View ArticleOn A Scale Of 1 To Devil, How Do You Feel About Daniel On Insecure?
Credit: HBO Even though the new season of Insecure starts Sunday night, a lot of us still haven’t gotten over the hurt of last season’s finale. As if watching Issa cheat on Lawrence wasn’t hard...
View ArticleJoseline Apologizes For Possibly Exposing Her Daughter To Past Mistakes
Forever young A post shared by Joseline Hernandez (@joseline) on Jul 6, 2017 at 2:21pm PDT As much as I enjoy her, I can’t deny that we’ve been watching Joseline Hernandez act a fool on television for...
View ArticleIs Mary Jane Over Being Mary Jane?
Within the first five minutes of the premiere of the second half of Season 4 of Being Mary Jane, in between the weak sex with Lee, the flubs at work and a poor attempt to salvage her relationship after...
View ArticleHow Kofi Siriboe Plans To Live Up To The Responsibility He Says Comes With...
Credit: Getty Kofi Siriboe was a problem during Essence Fest. An object-of-every-woman-with-at-least-some-degree-of-eyesight problem. It was a struggle to track him down and grab just five minutes of...
View ArticleLa La Says “You’ve Got To Stop” Making A Big Deal About Her Sex Scenes On Power
If you watch Power, then you know that La La Anthony’s character of LaKeisha on the series has developed and is now involved in a romance with Joseph Sikora’s character of Tommy. TV romance = TV sex...
View ArticleY’all There’s Nothing Wrong With Taking A Pic Of A Man’s License Plate Before...
Image via Bigstock While I can’t find the link right now, I know I’ve written somewhere on MadameNoire about the safety precautions women take when going out on dates with men they don’t know all that...
View ArticleSquash The Calories: Spaghetti And Meatballs Revamped
I’m a firm believer in trying new vegetables whenever I can. This past winter I was on a bit of a brussels sprouts kick and thoroughly enjoyed myself. One of my favorite grocery stores is Trader Joes,...
View ArticleStevie Wonder Got Married Over The Weekend
Credit: Getty Stevie Wonder and Tomeeka Robyn Bracy are now husband and wife! According to People magazine, the 67-year-old singer and the 42-year-old mother of his youngest two children tied the knot...
View ArticleHow My Friends’ Love Lives Ended Our Friendships
Facebook is the ultimate rabbit hole of memories. All it takes is one of those ridiculous animations to pop up on my feed and suddenly I’m transported back 10 years to the questionable fashion choices...
View Article“I Was A Drug Dealer When I Met Pac” Jada Pinkett Smith Surrenders True...
Image via WENN In promotion for her new film Girl’s Trip, Jada Pinkett Smith sat down with “Sway in The Morning” to discuss a few things. As you know, we’ve been talking for weeks about Jada...
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