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25 Jan 16

At What Point Will More Black Men Stand Up to Stre...

As I read the news of yet ANOTHER horrendous assault and murder of a black woman who had the audacity to rebuff the overtures of a dusty stranger who ...

18 Jan 16

What’s It Like to Be a Black Girl in Rome? D...

We are celebrated. Loved. Accepted. Matched. Married. Befriended. Rome truly seems like a black woman’s Mecca. Dr. Tamara Pizzoli, the creator...

13 Jan 16

It Just Keeps Getting Worse: Brooklyn Teens Who Ga...

If this story doesn’t encapsulate the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and disregard for black girls and women in the hood, I don’t know what...

11 Jan 16

Iman a Widow…David Bowie Dies of Cancer at A...

Beyond Black & White is sad to report that legendary rocker, David Bowie, has died of cancer. He was 69. A brief statement was issued on his Faceb...

10 Jan 16

Dating Asian Men: A Different Kind of Colorism for...

A a skin-lightening commercial that recently aired in Thailand about how whiteness is the only thing you need to “win” highlighted ...

08 Jan 16

Maine Governor Paul LaPageReveals Uncomfortable Tr...

Maine isn’t exactly known as a bastion of diversity. It’s pretty darned homogenous to the extreme white of the melanin spectrum. Perhaps t...

08 Jan 16

New Ford Commercial with BW/WM Proves Madison Aven...

This commercial blows just about every stereotype about how black women do go in the water, don’t want to get their hair wet, or do outdoor acti...

05 Jan 16

“If you were to choose between two men, one ...

By the guy we all know and love, Savage Tango. You’ll not want to miss this first-hand account of what it’s like to be a Mormon! &#...

29 Dec 15

The 50 Shades of Breitbart: What They’re Say...

Conservatives are a colorful bunch, and it would be a serious error to lump them all as racist, gun-toting Obama haters. Even if a that’s a big ...

22 Dec 15

Where is N.O.W.?: Girl Kidnapped by Boko Haram Cap...

What I have seen with the Boko Haram has been more than a travesty, and it’s reason #487 why I’m glad I was born in a Western country. Mee...

17 Dec 15

“We Are the 15% Couple” Answers: Which...

We interviewed Michael and Alyson, the founders of the hugely popular “We Are the 15%” website that features multiracial and multicultural...

12 Dec 15

Mexico FINALLY Recognizes Afro-Mexicans

For the first time in history, Mexico has included Afro-Mexicans as “black” in the country’s census. Afro-Mexicans, descendants ...

10 Dec 15

BB&W Had a Kid! Welcome, Beyond Black & ...

For anyone who has been on this journey with me for any matter of time, you might have known this was inevitable. Beyond Black & White is the lead...