Originally published May 2015:
I lacked the enthusiasm my then-boyfriend of three years had about our “first time” that was to occur once we were married. I couldn't comprehend his excitement, but "waiting until marriage" was the only excuse I could come up with for having no sexual attraction to...
Check out the Black Girl Nerds book review for 'Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring' now!
Janice Bryant Howroyd in 1978 turned a $900 dollar loan into a billion-dollar business — and you may be surprised how she got there.
Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of ActOne Group, a global enterprise that provides employment, workforce management,...
Cartoon Network Studios and Black Women Animate (BWA) have joined forces again to host their second annual BWA Boot Camp Training Day on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Themed Directing the Future, the extensive training day will include masterclasses and breakout panels focusing on animation, storyboarding,...
Originally published March 2014
Random Acts of Kindness or RAKs are all about good karma and positive energy.
Taking a moment to put positive energy into the universe for others will undoubtedly make someone else’s day, and added bonus: some say it will come back to you at some point when...
Written by: Erika Latanya
Hello, BGN readers!! My name is Erika Latanya and today I’m going to tell you guys on how I became a national bestselling author and what it takes.
I know what you guys are thinking....
Today marks Black Women's Equal Pay Day, a date that acknowledges both the racial and gender pay gap that significantly impacts Black women in the workforce.
In 2018, Black women were paid only 89% of the wages Black men received and only...
Written by: Casira Copes (Twitter: @CasiraCopes)
This past spring, in a recent quest to explore all things Black and feminist in London, I ended up at the Vaudeville Theatre on West End for a showing of Emilia, drawn by the promise of an all-female production directed by and starring women...
Ava DuVernay didn’t want her new Netflix miniseries When They See Us titled “Central Park Five” because she felt it didn’t do justice to the young men wrongly convicted in the case.
“Obviously there’s a name recognition in Central Park Five, but Ava correctly pointed out that this didn’t...
Each year when Black History Month rolls by, we see the name Phillis Wheatley along with the indelible image of her wearing a white bonnet with a quill pen in one hand. As her eyes glance forward and she appears to be deep in thought, one has to wonder...
