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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,

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

“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...
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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,

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

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

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

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...
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In Search Of My Past…Following the Ancestry ...

Growing up, I was always intrigued when my nonblack friends spoke of their ethnic roots. Some were Irish, others were German, Chinese, East Indian, an...
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Ola Hudson, Slash, designer, Pinterest, style, historic, icon

Iconic Tuesday: May I Interest You In This Awesome...

Oh, Kittens! I’ve been a bad, bad, girl. I stumbled across this AMAZING Pinterest board days ago and have been been agonizing over whether or no...
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Would President Kennedy Have Approved of Interraci...

Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy. He fought hard for African Americans to have basic civil rights, and I believ...
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Jackie Ormes: First African-American Woman Cartoon...

  The home of all things random, I recently came across this blurb on tumblr regarding Jackie Ormes, the first African-American woman cartoonist:...
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#Throwback Thursday: The First Interracial Kiss On...

Before Captain Kirk of the star ship Enterprise kissed his communications officer, Lieutenant Uhura, there was another interracial kiss shown on telev...
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New IR Movie Alert: “Belle,” A ‘...

First, we had My Last Day Without You, now this… Summary: Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizebeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the ill...
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Where Were You On 9/11?

I still remember as clear as day where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news about the horrible terrorist attacks on 9/11/01.  I was at ho...
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Cathay Williams: The Only Black Woman Buffalo Sol...

Private Cathay Williams was the only woman to serve in the US Army as a Buffalo Soldier. On November 15, 1866 she enlisted in the Army as a man. Willi...
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