Empowerment

Black Star Film Festival Hosts Ava Duvernay

Ava DuVernay is the spark that lights and the conflagration that follows. The Black Star…

The Black Woman’s Burnout

Written by: Appei Porbeni The Strong Black Woman – the ugliest cliche and stereotype ever…

Black Lives Matter and So Does the Movement

  Written by: Appei Porbeni July 13th marked the fourth year anniversary of the creation…

Black Girl Love: The Importance of Vibing with Your Tribe

Written by: Appei Porbeni I’ve never been one for parties (why go out into the…

What Linkin Park Meant To Me As A Depressed Black Girl Nerd

Content warning: depression, suicide, suicide ideation While logged into Twitter last Thursday, I saw the…

HBO Wants to Re-Imagine Slavery? Try “Book of Addis” Instead

NEW YORK, NY—July 18, 2017 On July 15, 2017, during the 19th annual Harlem Book…

The 3rd Annual Black Girl Nerds of Color Meetup

  The 3rd Annual Black Girl Nerds of Color Meetup, also known under the hashtag…

A Wrinkle In Time Is Bursting With Promise

“We do not know what things LOOK like. We know what things ARE like.” That…

What Being a Black Student at a PWI has Taught Me

Written By D’Nysha Cook Being a Black woke millennial attending a predominately white institution (PWI)…

BGN Film Review: Girls Trip

  By: DaVette See  Let’s cut to the chase: Girls Trip is the summer party movie…