Dave Quinn, Essence FLORA COQUEREL. Featured Image [dropcap]P[/dropcap]aris has often dictated what’s fly. Since the eighteenth century, the popular French city has set trends and the rest of the world has followed. It’s the birthplace of haute couture, the fashion capital of the universe. There’s no place quite as dazzling as the City of Light. […]
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The Beauty and Burden of Being a Nigerian Bride | The New Yorker
Yemisi Aribisala, The New Yorker Photographs by Lakin Ogunbanwo / WHATIFTHEWORLD. Featured Image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are millions of pictures of Nigerian brides on Instagram, many of them taken by talented artists who work as wedding photographers on the weekends, to pay their bills. I know some Nigerian artists, on the other hand, who swear that they […]
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‘Grandmama’ recalls last, brief moments with 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee | Chicago Tribune
Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune Dwright Doty listens to opening statements in his trial for the killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2019. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). Featured Image [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ertha Lee recalled Wednesday how her 9-year-old grandson, Tyshawn, had stopped at her South Side […]
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The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality | The New Yorker
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a sunny morning in November, 2018, twelve men and two women gathered in a lavishly furnished living room in Oguta, a town in southeastern Nigeria, with the air-conditioning at full blast. They had come to discuss the caste system that persists among the Igbo people in the region. […]
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Which black Americans should get reparations? | The Washington Post
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post ‘Dramatic Social Change Requires Imagination’ – Prof. William “Sandy” Darity. Featured Image [dropcap]D[/dropcap]URHAM, N.C. — He’s been one of academia’s leading authorities on American racial inequity for years, in high demand by Democratic presidential candidates who hope he’ll endorse their proposals to close the “racial wealth gap” — a term […]
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BANNED: The Bluest Eye| PBS
By From The Collection” The Library, PBS [dropcap]C[/dropcap]The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to have lighter skin and […]
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Ilhan Omar urges Twitter to take down Trump’s false tweet | Politico
Cristiano Lima, Politico Rep. Ilhan Omar | Zach Gibson/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today called on Twitter to take action against President Donald Trump’s account and remove a tweet in which he shared a false claim that Omar had “partied” on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “They […]
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Here’s How One Couple Paid $200K Of Debt In 5 Years By First Addressing Their Money Hang-Ups | Forbes
Ryan Derousseau, Forbes In order to pursue financial independence, first Julien and Kiersten Saunders had to address the psychological barriers they had when it came to spending and saving money. JULIEN & KIERSTEN SAUNDERS. Featured Image [dropcap]W[/dropcap]here Julien and Kiersten Saunders live in Atlanta, GA, they have multiple options for grocery shopping. There’s the high-end […]
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Mixed Up: ‘If white people love hip hop, why the hell can’t we love rock music?’ | Metro.co.uk
Natalie Morris, Metro.co.uk [dropcap]S[/dropcap] ophie K is a DJ and breakfast show presenter at Kerrang! Radio with Ugandan, British and Polish heritage. She says progressing as a woman of colour in the rock world hasn’t been easy. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] ‘My mother was from Uganda and was spotted by somebody from the fashion industry who brought […]
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Sonia Sotomayor, Angela Davis Among New Inductees Into Women’s Hall Of Fame | HuffPost
The hall’s Class of 2019 also includes actress Jane Fonda, attorney Gloria Allred and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.
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