Education

music, entertainment, dance, media, music, television show, culture, pop culture, history, Soul train, dance, television, music, entertainment, throwback thrusday, TBT, california, motown,

21 Aug 14

TBT: It’s……………...

I don’t know where you were raised or who taught you how to dance. All is know is that the only place to be on any given Saturday morning was in...

Adm. Michelle Howard, black woman, Navy, historical, promotion, successful, military career, breaking barriers,

02 Jul 14

History Made: Michelle Howard Become Navy’s ...

Monday was event for celebration as the United States Navy appointed Michelle Howard to the ranks of Admiral making her the first woman in US history ...

Oxford, Joshua Beckford, college bound, black boys, black males, historic, England, higher education, morals, medical, education, black children,

25 Jun 14

This Brown Baby is Oxford Bound! 8 Year Old Makes ...

His name is Joshua Beckford and he’s ‘just a normal 8 year old’, according to his proud father. He asks a lot of curious questions ...

12 Jun 14

Are You Going to the NYC Loving Day Celebration or...

I’ll be attending the 11th annual Loving Day celebration in New York City this coming Saturday. I hope to see some our regular readers there sin...

Lavern Cox, OITNB, media, advocacy, transgender, LGBT, civil rights, writer, producer, actress, Black man, black woman, violence, bullying, children, Time Magazine, beauty, fashion, style, historic,

02 Jun 14

Lavern Cox Graces the Cover of TIME Magazine: Spea...

There is no question that Lavern Cox is setting the world on fire. This African American beauty is one of the break away stars of Orange is the New Bl...

education, students, advice, book, Amazon, author, BBW, Philly Girl, book, empowerment, tips,

26 May 14

Dr. Phillygirl Pens a Book to Help Get You To R...

Beyond Black and White would like to throw some shine on one or our own, Phillgirl, who not only recently successfully challenged her PhD dissertation...

Belle, movie, Hollywood, actress, historic, black women, memoir, story, culture, race,

05 May 14

“Belle” Opens Strong…Tells a Tru...

Sometimes when I watch old movies set in centuries past, I often wish I could have witnessed what it was like to live as an aristocrat, wearing fine c...

20 Mar 14

Active Voice…..

Voice. Diction. Structure. Restriction. Nouns. Verbs. Adjectives. Words. Don’t pretend u can’t understand me at all. Pakistani Haitian Pat...

SAHM, lifestyle, choices, options, family, parenting, marriage, couples, children, finances, aging, society, culture, stereotypes, black women,stay at home black mothers, non working mothers, stay at home parents, women who don't want to work, raising kids, child rearing, tradition, servants, privilege, freedom,

18 Feb 14

Why Is Everyone Mad At A “Non-Working”...

I find that there are few things that piss off black people more than a stay at home black mother. Not stay at home mother, but stay at home BLACK mot...

Benedict Cumberbatch, 12 Years a Slave, plantation, economics, reparations, slavery, benefit, rich, history, equality, blacks, descendants, finance, Caribbean,

06 Feb 14

How Much, If Anything, Do the Beneficiaries of Pro...

Turns out Benedict Cumberbatch’s fine arse is the descendant of plantation owners who got super from owning sugar-cane producing plantation in t...

feminism, music, media, Beyonce, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian, entertainment,

06 Feb 14

OK, So You Possibly Hate (Or Love) Beyoncé’...

She deserves the hype. And by “she,” I’m referring to Nigerian feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Beyoncé’s recent epo...

slavery, antebellum, marriage, mixed marriage, black women, history, pictures, images, black history month,

04 Feb 14

Swirling In History – Colonial, Antebellum, ...

It is no secret that black women have been marrying interracially for centuries although some folks may want us to think otherwise. It is simple fac...

Gabrielle Turnquest, lawyer, barrister, United Kingdom, England, history, Virginia, University of Virginia, fashion, world record, Bahamas, international, college, higher education, successful black girl, teenager,

16 Jan 14

Be Inspired: Gabrielle Turnquest Passes Bar At 17 ...

I just got wind of this news coming from across the pond, and it is the perfect example of what young Black women can achieve when given the opportuni...