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Everyone grieves tragedy differently. Just like everyone celebrates triumphs differently. When did it become okay or normal to TELL someone how to react to death? Whether the person is known or not. Let’s talk about it. Contrary to popular belief, there are actually people in the world who don’t broadcast …

All relationships have their ups and downs. Often times when couples are going through hard times, breaks are taken. The question for many is “What is a break?” A break is when a couple gives each other space to get their thoughts together on their relationship. Rather than actually breaking …

When you think of children, you think of hope, the future, innocence, and love. The furthest thing on your mind would be the possibility of a child committing suicide, but maybe that mindset should change. According to the CDC, “suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth between …

He’s “Been Down” Ermias Asghedom was lovingly known around his community and on stage as #NipseyHussle. Hussle was born August 15, 1985, and was raised in the Crenshaw and Slauson neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Growing up, he attended Hamilton High School in the Castle Heights neighborhood and was greatly …

Who even uses traditional cable anymore? Streaming services have taken over with their low monthly fees and wide range of content to choose something that you actually want to watch. Lately, it seems like everyone is coming out with documentaries and they have been jaw dropping to say the least. …

March is the beginning of spring break for many college students as well as educators, depending on your location. Regardless of when you actually go on spring break, this is the time to have fun, bond with family and friends, and turn up like no other.  A vacation is well …

Judging by the comments people post online, it’s hard to determine if people are unaware, oblivious, naive, willfully ignorant or just plain dumb when it comes to a lot of topics that don’t directly involve celebrity beef, gossip, and consumerism. You would think with all this free access to information …

You have to admit; love is a very beautiful thing. In real life, you may experience bumps in the road, but on-screen you can always expect to enjoy a happy ending. From “Jason’s Lyric” and “Poetic Justice” to “Mahogany” and “Carmen Jones,” we’ve had a variety of films featuring black …

Black History Month is in full effect and teachers are absolutely ready.  For the past few days, teachers have been creating masterpieces for their classroom doors in honor of the cultural history. Not only are students learning about Black Historical figures, but they also get to see these faces as …

It seems as if there is a new reason to boycott, march, protest or want to burn something to ground these days. While the online trending factor doesn’t last that long, the after-effects of police brutality, blatant racism, hate crimes and the fight for equality regardless of race, gender or …

As we all know, February marks the formal celebration of Black History Month. What you may not know is that before there was a designated month to celebrate the culture, people, achievements and contributions of African Americans, Carter G. Woodson launched “Negro History Week” in 1926. However, it wasn’t declared …

With 2019 well underway, it’s time to get motivated in every aspect of your life, including your social media timelines. Let’s cut out the negativity, and swipe past the silly memes and fill your pages with some of the most inspirational and motivational celebrities on the ‘gram.  @barackobama  Our #foreverpresident …

Give Netflix a rest for a little while and check out these reality shows (if you’re into that, of course) for 2019. New year, new tv drama! ‘The Masked Singer’ is a singing competition show hosted by Nick Cannon and is based on South Korea’s ‘The King of Mask Singer’ …

Dating can be a struggle for some, especially after being in a relationship for an extended period of time. You go from being with someone all the time and practically knowing everything about them to starting the process all over again.  Starting over can become hectic when trying to figure …

We’re not even a good thirty days into the new year, and I suppose being a good and decent human wasn’t on the list of resolutions for some. Between the disgusting display of blatant hate and prejudice by the Florida couple towards young black boys in Brickell and the disturbing …

Many names come to mind as a description for men who are emotionally unavailable. For politically correct purposes, I have decided to use womanizer, but please, feel free to insert the name you are most comfortable with! First of all, what is a womanizer? My original guess was: a man …

Healthy conversations about behavior aren’t always based on praise. Sometimes, you may need a little tough love to see the error in some of your ways. Since the fellas are always butthurt in the comments section because they feel like blogs only highlight the myriad of issues that we have …

Whenever there’s public outrage over police brutality against someone Black, there’s a knee jerk reaction by the public to invalidate the claim. More than one thing can be true at once and yet, it never fails that when highlighting some of the egregious acts of those who are hired, trained …

If Martin referred to Pam as “beady bead” or “buck shots” today, natural black women would tear Martin Lawrence apart for not appreciating the black woman’s natural hair texture. Remember ‘Men On Film’ from #InLivingColor? There’s no way the #LGBTQ community would appreciate the humor in those throwback skits today. …

They say that youth is wasted on the young and now that I’ve crossed over the 30 bridge, I’m starting to understand why. Now, I’m not saying that I’m old by any means, but everything is starting to get better now that those awkward 20’s are behind me. I feel …