Beauty + StyleFashionBeauty + StyleFashionDapper Dan and GAP Drop First NFT PartnershipThe 48-hour DAP GAP digital auction starts on April 2 at Noon ETByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 1, 2022
Beauty + StyleFashionBeauty + StyleFashionLizzo’s New Shapewear Brand Will Have You Feeling Good As HellThe Truth Hurts artist just announced the launch of her YITTY shapewear brand, which will debut April 12ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 31, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsVanessa Bryant and Nike Finally Come to A New AgreementAfter a year out of the marketplace, new Kobe and Gianna Bryant sneakers are on the wayByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 25, 2022
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceBlack Designer Roundtable Event Wants to Inspire More Young People to Enter the FieldDesigned By gives young Black students an inside look at the world of designByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 18, 2022
Beauty + StyleBlack HairBeauty + StyleBlack HairHouse Approves Ban on Race-Based Hair Discrimination, AgainAfter being stalled in the Senate in 2020, the House tries to push the Crown Act through againByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 18, 2022
CultureBusinessSmall Business SpotlightCultureBusinessSmall Business SpotlightLifestyle Site Showcases Independent Black-Owned BrandsEbony Voyage is a one-stop shop for Black-owned fashion, beauty and decor brandsByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 16, 2022
CultureFoodCultureFoodThe First National Exhibition Around Black Food History and Culture Gets Cookin' in HarlemLocated inside the Museum of Food and Drink, this long-overdue exhibition is the first of its kind—but hopefully not…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMarch 9, 2022
CultureCultureNew Podcast "Setting The Table," Gives a History Lesson on Black CuisineSetting the Table explores the contributions African Americans have made to food cultureByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 9, 2022
CultureCultureMorehouse Grads Want to Help More Black People See the WorldURBN TRVL designs international excursions to help black people visit bucket list destinationsByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 8, 2022
Beauty + StyleBeautyBeauty + StyleBeautySephora Helping Afro Latina Beauty Influencer Launch Line of Natural Hair ProductsThe beauty retail giant is focused on mentoring BIPOC-owned beauty brandsByAngela JohnsonPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Beauty + StyleBlack HairBeauty + StyleBlack HairUniversity of Michigan Students Launch Vending Machine for Black Beauty ProductsNow buying hair oil and durags is as easy as buying a bag of chips.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Beauty + StyleBeautyBeauty + StyleBeautyBlack Beauty Roster Partners with WarnerMedia to Train Beauty Professionals how to Style Talent of ColorThe Black Beauty Roster will work with WarnerMedia to ensure their beauty professionals learn how to style Black…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 21, 2022
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceAin't Nothin Wrong with An Afro: 12-year-old Embraces Hair in Children's BookAiden Taylor, 12, has written his second book embracing his afro and encouraging Black kids to love themselves.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 17, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituary‘The Walking Dead’ Star Moses J. Moseley Dies At 31 [UPDATED]Moseley also appeared in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and USA Network’s popular TV series Queen of the South.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasStop Policing Black Women’s ToneAfter Sunn M'Cheaux published a TikTok on Black women, the sisters showed up in droves with their storiesBySunn M'CheauxPublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Beauty + StyleFashionBeauty + StyleFashionVirgil Abloh's Last Bow in ParisThe late streetwear genius had one last surprise collection, and sneakerheads are getting a chance to grab a final…ByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 21, 2022
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionNew March Clip Showcases the Strength and Influence of HBCU Band CultureThe CW's eight-episode series following Prairie View A&M University Marching Band premieres Jan. 24.ByStephanie HollandPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionChuck D Is Bringing The Story of Hip-Hop to PBSThe Public Enemy frontman is developing the four-part docuseries, which traces 40 years of hip-hop, for PBS.ByStephanie HollandPublishedJanuary 19, 2022
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryLegendary Fashion Icon and Former Vogue Creative Director André Leon Talley Dies at 73The news of Talley's passing was confirmed by his friend and president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJanuary 19, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationQ&A: Trymaine Lee Discusses Being Black at Harvard and Weighs in on the HBCU vs. PWI DebateThe MSNBC correspondent discusses his fellowship and what it means to be Black at HarvardByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 17, 2022