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Amplifying Black Love & Luxury: An Interview with Lynn Cooper

September 3, 2020 admin 0

As the pandemic has forced couples to alter their wedding plans due to COVID-19 and the country grapples with how to address systemic racism, one woman is on a mission to ensure that Black love is represented appropriately and the […]

An Interview With Johnny Reynolds – The Love Dr

September 3, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks What inspired you to get married? My parents have been married for nearly 40 years and that means something to me. So, I always knew I would end up a married man one day. When you reach a […]

Blair DeVereaux -Pheauxtography by DeVereaux

September 2, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks How did you get started as a photographer? I actually got started with photography by accident. Back in high school I was that kid that didn’t really go to parties. Though I had my reasons, clearly my […]

The New Nudes: Makeup Made with Multicultural Beauty in Mind

August 31, 2020 admin 0

Courtesy of Signature Bride by PATRICE YURSIK When it comes to makeup, the terms nude and flesh-colored used to mean a very specific shade of exclusivity. For too many years, major makeup brands created products that were named nude or flesh-colored but […]

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An Interview with Mary Chatman CEO/Editor-in-Chief at Black Bride Magazine

August 31, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks What inspired you to become an entrepreneur? I was bit by the entrepreneur bug while I was still in corporate. I tested the waters by launching a new business and providing a service to a couple of […]

Chadwick Boseman is dead at 43 of Colon cancer

August 29, 2020 admin 0

Statement from the family A native of Anderson, S.C., Boseman studied at Howard University, graduating with a degree in directing,. He continued on to the British American Drama Academy, a school of acting in London. He worked on television in […]

New Book by S.A. Cosby -Blacktop Wasteland

August 27, 2020 admin 0

S. A. Cosby is a writer from Southeastern Virginia. He won the 2019 Anthony Award for Best Short Story for “The Grass Beneath My Feet”, and his previous books include Brotherhood of the Blade and My Darkest Prayer. He resides in Gloucester, Virginia. […]

Visual Artist – MARRYAM MOMA

August 3, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks Marryam Moma is an Atlanta-based interdisciplinary artist with an emphasis on collage art. Tell us about your style. I am Visual Artist with a current core focus on hand cut collage art. I work within an organic, […]

John Lewis’s final words.

July 30, 2020 admin 0

By John Lewis Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral. While my time here has now come to an end, I want […]

Rep. John Lewis’s casket crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery

July 28, 2020 admin 0

New York Interview, June 8, 2020 “We must never ever give up, or give in or throw in the towel. We must continue to press on! And be prepared to do what we can to help educate people, to motivate people, to […]

TIS Foundation Free Food Distribution “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”

July 14, 2020 admin 0

BY Emmanuel Irono On July 3rd In the midst of the pandemic the TIS Foundation distributed nearly 2,000 boxes of fresh produce Our Mission To revitalize high-poverty communities through the delivery of essential support services, innovative educational and workforce development […]

A Nation’s Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

July 4, 2020 admin 0

The Fourth of July is celebrated as the anniversary of American independence in 1776. In 1852, Frederick Douglass asked, “Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us?” And, to this […]

Passion and Purpose. Brand Architect and Global Entertainment Executive Ava L. Hall

June 28, 2020 admin 0

Ava L. Hall’s journey amplifying a global brand, global good and Black culture around the world. Having a position is one thing. Doing so with a larger passion and purpose is something greater. By Jessica Dupree For 23 years, brand […]

ZuCot Gallery Artist Steve Prince

June 23, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks How did you get started creating art? I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, I was a creative and inquisitive child, and the youngest of 4 children. My earliest recollection of creating was copying images from encyclopedia’s […]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation commemorating the ending of slavery

June 19, 2020 admin 0

As we celebrate the commemorative ending of slavery in the United States, we reflect on the contributions of African Americans to this country. Black lives helped build this nation and Black lives will help carry it forward. We matter! Today, we are […]

The Naked Truth About Garlic

June 16, 2020 admin 0

By MARCUS MOORE (Founder / Spiceologist / Nutritionist / Chef) Let’s jump right into this LOL… NO! Garlic is not a Mosquito Deterrent Wearing Garlic Won’t Prevent a Cold Garlic Does Not Detoxify Your Blood Garlic Should Not be Used […]