By Makiah Hiley Known as “the hood alchemist,” Lilly Ayers founded and runs Oakland’s first Black woman owned crystal botanica, Queen Hippie Gypsy. Located in Downtown...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am feeling up to the task,” said Judge Jackson, “primarily because I know that I am not alone. I am standing on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As many governors, school boards and educational systems are trying to erase history by banning certain books in our schools and public libraries,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I wanted to use this list as an opportunity to elevate some films that may have been undervalued or overlooked for a variety...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In order to honestly accept the reality of faith, I believe we must become naked in those things that God expects and adores...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s morning news show, “Let It Be Known,” Cuffie-Jones explained that she just wrapped...
THE FLORIDA STAR — They called her everything, Mama Black, Miss Gantt (even though my parents divorced and she remarried), Mama World (after my company All...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At last, we have a real Wonder Woman who represents strength and beauty. She's the real deal: strong, fearless, mighty, brilliant and she...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jibran (Nanjiani), a documentary filmmaker, and his lover Leilani (Rae) are a very modern couple. Not because they are multi-cultural, Pakistani American and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If you think about it, our spiritual freedom has been blood bought and arguably remains the most significant event in documented history. In...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carol Spinney, who played the characters of Big Bird and Oscar Grouch for his entire career, until retiring in 2018 due to being...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — I was a freshman and Shamar was a junior…as the night went on I was at the bar fixing my food and...
ROLLINGOUT — Will Packer and Nephew Tommy will introduce a new group of Atlanta singles competing for a chance at true love on the second season of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Stories from the Stage is a collaboration of WORLD Channel, WGBH Events and Massmouth, showcasing the communal art form of storytelling. The series...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds honor Sadie Robert-Joseph, slain civil rights icon and museum founder who was remembered for living a life of purpose. Roberts-Joseph, the founder...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — One of the hardest things to understand in this life and then, to do, is to love yourself. God even commands us to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bloomfield Baptist Church at 123 South Parkway West is a fixture in South Memphis. So was Pastor White, who had served there 33...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — “Raised Up by Mrs. Manly & Her L’s” is a new children’s book by Sandra Evers-Manly with illustrations by Wendell Wiggins.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At 7 p.m. Central time last Wednesday, I was in full-listen mode as King – fresh from her Golden-Globe winning evening – talked...
Dear Gwendolyn: I have gone with my boyfriend for 22 years. For the past 10 years, he has introduced me to a lifestyle of which I...
[Essence] “The idea that a good marriage is made in heaven and swung down on a golden cord like a gift from God did not coincide with...
