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Terry McMillan, author of Who Asked You, Waiting to Exhale, and other fiction and non-fiction books, spoke about her work to a rapt audience in Northern Colorado this February. As a black woman, McMillan writes stories based on African American characters, as […]

  While shimmying into my favorite swimsuit, I tried to contain my excitement for the third grade pool party. I could not wait to get into the water, so as soon possible; I dove in, creating a colossal wave. As […]

The MTV movie awards were held this past weekend, and one of the celebrities who attended was Lupita Nyong’o. When people look at Nyong’o, they see a beautiful black woman with a last name that is impossible to pronounce. Little […]

LZ Granderson is a man of many talents: a father, a partner, a hard worker. Through all of these, and as an openly gay, black male, a he continually struggled with the fight against discrimination to find his own success. […]

LZ Granderson is known for his outspoken, and sometimes controversial, columns for CNN and ESPN. He knows all about what it’s like to be judged solely based on his outer appearance. When people look at him, all they see is […]

United States Men’s soccer was established in 1913 and has qualified for 10 of the 20 world cups since. The team failed to qualify for the 1986 World Cup but subsequently has earned a place in the last seven World […]

You may have heard the terms Soul man, Soul music and Soul sister before with the word “Soul” associating those things with the identification of black culture, but have you ever heard of soul food? Adrian Miller, the author of […]