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28 Days of Black Joy: Chosen Family
Friends, how many of us have them? I do, and it’s been life-saving during this global ponderosa. Having women as friends has always been my default. As a child I was surrounded by amazing women, so I naturally gravitated to that as I got older. Genuine male friendships were not nonexistent, but those connections were…
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Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Is a Masterclass in Diversity and Inclusion
If quarantine hasn’t stolen your awareness of time and space and you’ve socially distanced from blocking your blessings, you’ll know that today is October 2, the day we’ve all been waiting for: Robyn Rihanna Fenty’s annual Savage X Fenty show! The show is streaming as we speak on Amazon Prime and is guaranteed to make…
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Gabrielle Union on Parenting: Love and Support Have to Start In The Home
Three years ago I interviewed Gabrielle Union about her New York Times bestseller We’re Going to Need More Wine, and that day will always be memorable to me because it was also the day I revealed my sexuality to my mother. At that time, my mother was not a fan of my lifestyle. Words were…
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BET Networks Has Partnered With United Way and NAACP for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Similar to Goldilocks’ felony of breaking and entering, COVID-19 has unwelcomingly entered the black community—and is not only shaking the table but our entire houses. Black Americans are being disproportionately affected by the health and financial devastations brought on by this virus and, accordingly, BET Networks is partnering with the United Way Worldwide, NAACP, and…
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Debbie Allen, John Legend and More Make Social Distancing a Little Bit Easier
Thanks to the coronavirus, outside has been canceled. COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus—or DaRona, as I affectionately call it—stormed the globe and shut down everything that was remotely related to bringing me happiness. The gym? Canceled. The movies and restaurants? Canceled. Events? Canceled. Hoetivities? Yup, that’s canceled too. While stuck in my…
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Zaya Wade Made Her Red Carpet Debut With Support From Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
The Truth Awards were created to celebrate the accomplishments of the black LGBTQ+ community and its allies, and on Saturday night, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s show of support for their child Zaya Wade was a parade-worthy act, in and of itself. At the 6th annual celebration, 12-year-old Zaya Wade made her red carpet debut…
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Common Believes That Black Women Are a Gift
It’s both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, which means it’s a perfect time to remind you all that the world would be lost without black women. Black women are the gift this world does not deserve and rapper/actor Common agrees with that fact. Common says black women are the “givers and creators of…
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Solange Is Thankful for 'Black Women's Love' As She Accepts First-Ever Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact
Just as Black History Month was ending, the Town Hall in New York City pulled out a seat at their table and made room to honor Solange Knowles with the inaugural Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact. Fun Fact: The Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact is the first major entertainment…
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Rihanna Wants People to Know It's Imperative That We Use Our Voices
Rihanna, a woman of and for the people, received the President’s Award at last night’s 51st annual NAACP Image Awards and used her voice, yet again, to speak truth to power. After her stunning speech urging viewers not to become desensitized to problems in the world, Rihanna took some time backstage to talk to The…
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#BlackExcellenceWeekend: BET, NAACP Image Awards and ABFF to Pay Tribute to Us in the Same Weekend
Now that the Oscars and most major awards shows are out of the way, the American Black Film Festival and the NAACP are bringing us the recognition we deserve—not by requiring us to ask for a seat at the table, but rather creating our own with the ABFF Honors and the 51st Image Awards taking…
