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After a string of being in not-so-great relationships, getting into a great one comes with a whole new set of challenges. Insecurity, doubting your own common sense, lies, misdirection, sleepless nights, endless worries. These are all part of the nightmare that are bad relationships, and nearly all of us have been there. You met someone […]

Usher is in full fledged activist mode right now. After releasing his powerful police brutality video, “Chains” on TIDAL, he, Jay-Z and Harry Belafonte are continuing the conversation. This week, in Manhattan at the Kaufmann Concert Hall, journalist Soledad O’Brien moderated “Breaking the Chains” where the three artists discussed ways in which to combat police brutality and […]

Earlier this year, LeBron James announced that he would be providing over 1,000 scholarships to University of Akron students through his LeBron James Family Foundation. This caught the attention of First Lady Michelle Obama who invited LeBron to be apart of her new “Better Make Room” education initiative. Designed to encourage and empower students to continue […]

President Obama is currently on a speaking tour where he’s addressing criminal justice reform in hopes of establishing more lenient prison sentencing and better policing tactics. When asked about the #BlackLivesMatter movement he defended the need for the organization in saying, “…Theres a specific problem that’s happening in the African American community that’s not happening […]

We’re so used to seeing Being Mary Jane star, Gabrielle Union, rocking a fierce straight blow out. The shoulder length cut has become her signature style but she just debuted some new micro braids for the fall. We love the versatility of braids! This is a great natural, protective style for Gabrielle. We can’t wait to […]

Beyonce had the internet all abuzz Tuesday night after she walked the red carpet at the Tidal X 1020 concert in Brooklyn in a merlot-colored cutout dress with that infamous side ponytail again. Her red carpet dress showed off her sexy, albeit streamlined, curves. But her matching stole placed strategically over her belly still had […]

“I am very disappointed in the way Timothy McGinty is handling this investigation,“ said Samaria Rice, the mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was shot last winter by police officers while playing with a pellet gun. Samaria is publicly demanding that the head of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Timothy McGinty, “…step down and allow […]

  Churchgoers at a Detroit service got the shock of a lifetime when their pastor shot a man during worship Sunday, according to local reports. The shooting took place at the City Of God Church on Detroit’s west side, when 26-year-old Deante Smith entered the service carrying a brick. Police say the man was well-known […]