Health

Take the Pledge with AT&T “It Can Wait” and Bevy Smith

Pledge to be an advocate for the cause, to lead by example and spread the…

BGN Talks to Joe Jackson’s Fans At the Family Home in Gary, IN

By Lisa D. DeNeal @diolette The Jackson family patriarch died just two days after the…

Chef Touched by Gun Violence on ‘Gordon Ramsay 24 Hours to Hell & Back’

This week on Gordon Ramsay 24 Hours to Hell & Back, Ramsay visits a chef whose…

Mental Health, The Safe Place

Minority Mental Health App: “The Safe Place” — BGN Spotlight

Learn more about ‘The Safe Place’, the new app created by Jasmin Pierre to service those who need help in the Black and underserved communities. Read more about it here, on Black Girl Nerds!

‘black-ish’ 8 x 9 Tells Us Who’s Our “Sugar Daddy”?

In the latest episode of black-ish, Dre is faced with a health scare and Jack…

The Short Film ‘Detected’ Examines New Tech To Find Breast Cancer

Ironbound films’ latest endeavor is the 15-minute short film documentary subject called ‘Detected’ narrated by…

Sonequa Martin-Green

Sonequa Martin-Green: What’s Her Fitness Secret?

Did you catch Star Trek: Discovery this past weekend? #BlackGirlMagic. Sonequa Martin-Green is back! We…

Stephanie

Dora Milaje In Training: CrossFit Edition

Are there times when I don’t want to go CrossFit? Of course, but I usually still go because I know I’ll feel better afterwards. The hour I spend there, four to five times a week, is MY hour.

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…

I Am Rocket: A Reflection on PTSD from a Sexual Trauma Survivor

By Maya Golden   The Guardians of the Galaxy films are fun. Moments of chaos…