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Creativity

An Interracial Friendship Goes Tragically Wrong In This Powerful Historical Novel Set In The Jim Crow South

An Interracial Friendship Goes Tragically Wrong In This Powerful Historical Novel Set In The Jim Crow South

Released on January 10, 2023, award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransom released her first YA Novel ‘For Lamb’ (Holiday House), a powerful story that pays homage to the female victims of racial […]

Family Life

New Research Shows A Startling 23% Decrease In Black Characters In Children’s Bestsellers

New Research Shows A Startling 23% Decrease In Black Characters In Children’s Bestsellers

Reading has proven to be extremely important to a child’s development. They are more likely to engage if they come across a character or story that reflects their life, culture, […]

Family Life

5 Children’s Books Celebrating Extraordinary & Inspiring Women During Black History Month

5 Children’s Books Celebrating Extraordinary & Inspiring Women During Black History Month

Black History Month this year has certainly taken on a different meaning for us. With the continual attacks on voting rights, the fear of Critical Race Theory being taught in […]

Entertainment

Karinda Dobbins’ Debut Comedy Album Delivers Hilarious Take On Lesbian Weddings, Hiking While Black & More

Karinda Dobbins’ Debut Comedy Album Delivers Hilarious Take On Lesbian Weddings, Hiking While Black & More

Let’s be really honest – the world is BLEAK right now, so when we had the chance to listen to a preview of Karinda Dobbins’ debut comedy album ‘Black & […]

Creativity

Children’s Book ‘A History Of Me’ A Powerful Testament To The Past & Benediction For The Future

Children’s Book ‘A History Of Me’ A Powerful Testament To The Past & Benediction For The Future

Just ahead of Black History Month comes an empowering picture book from debut author Adrea Theodore and digital illustrator Erin K. Robinson. Available from Neal Porter Books/Holiday House on January […]

Girl on a Mission

This Black, Female-Owned Skincare Brand Is Empowering Customers To Love Their Melanin

This Black, Female-Owned Skincare Brand Is Empowering Customers To Love Their Melanin

The month of October is celebrated as Black History Month in the UK, shining the spotlight on the Black community to recognize the contribution and achievements of those with African […]

Girl on a Mission

Alex Williams founder and CEO of Holistic Hyperbarics

Meet Oakland Social Impact Hero & Black Woman Wellness Founder Alex Williams

February was Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month. So what better way to celebrate the everyday heroes among us than amplifying the work of Black Women who […]

Entertainment

FEMINIST FRIDAY: We’re Centering The Stories Of Black Women During #BlackHistoryMonth This Year

FEMINIST FRIDAY: We’re Centering The Stories Of Black Women During #BlackHistoryMonth This Year

Welcome to another edition of Feminist Friday! February is Black History Month and this week we are dedicating this column to sharing our fave films that highlight the importance of […]