When The Handmaid’s Tale premiered in 2017, it came in like thunder — gripping, and…
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With Marvel’s highly anticipated Ironheart series on the horizon, the spotlight on Black women in…
Oh, to have the confidence of a middle-aged, wealthy white man. I know that’s an…
She has no name. No plaque. No backstory carved in stone. And yet, she rises.…
Growing up Black meant watching how I spoke. My parents taught me that gaining respect…
Written by licensed clinical mental health therapist Alishia McCullough, Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the…
The current conversation surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has made a disturbing shift, with…
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On April 3, 2025, Xbox Games Studios released Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight. Staged in a fictional Southern town, the game follows a young Black teenage girl as she hunts through the detritus…
The second season of The Last of Us dropped just over a month ago with a very strong start, which isn’t so surprising for an adaptation of what’s often described as The…
With the recent success of video game to series adaptations like The Witcher, The Last of Us, and Fallout, it’s clear studios are looking to dabble more in this. There’s never been…
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Written by licensed clinical mental health therapist Alishia McCullough, Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within is more than a self-help book; it is a revelation. There are many factors and…
Does money stress feel like you are constantly swimming against the current? You’ve been budgeting, punching numbers, and doing your best to manage your finances, but at the end of the day,…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a statement suggesting that Black people may have a genetically different immune response and also have a higher tolerance for pain. This kind of ignorance references long-standing…
In recent years, there has been a surge in the use of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, particularly Ozempic. While this drug has garnered attention for its weight…
Black doctors only represent 5.7% of the medical professionals in the United States. While there is a small percentage, this number may never have come to be if it weren’t for certain Black…
We’ve all been guilty of saying “new year, new me” and then proceeding to change absolutely nothing about how we live our lives. We may have started strong for the first two…
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