Tag: shade

While racists continue to cry anti-woke tears over Lupita Nyong'o's casting as Helen of Troy in the upcoming film The Odyssey, Black women have long been the beauty blueprint. Whether they're dark brown, dark-skinned, light-skinned, beige, or any other shade of brown, Black women deserve recognition as the most beautiful in the world. Since Helen of Troy was credited in Greek mythology with causing the start of the Trojan War, here are beautiful Black stars who could do this gorgeous fictional character justice.

Cardi B believes Karmelo Anthony's 35-year prison sentence has more to do with the color of his skin than the evidence after he was found guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco in 2025.

Black parents, educators, and community organizers are working overtime to issue urgent guidance on how to keep young people safe. As anxieties rise, families are actively turning to trusted legacy institutions for shelter, security, and guidance. In a world where finding a true sanctuary feels harder by the day, it's natural that we look to famous pillars of Black culture for protection. But as we lean into these spaces, it begs a polarizing question currently dividing the internet: Is it Black elitism, or is it essential community building?

As the family of Nolan Wells desperately searches for answers following his mysterious death after a July Fourth trip to Mississippi's Horn Island, one of the nation's oldest Black family organizations is urging parents to turn their collective grief into action. Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated, shared a statement honoring the life of the 18-year-old college football player while encouraging families to have difficult conversations about friendship and safety. The statement titled Our Sons Deserve to Grow Old calls for parents to protect their children, strengthen their instincts, and build circles of care rooted in dignity, accountability, and mutual concern.

Deiondra Sanders says she is hurt after Jacquees admitted his heart was not fully out of his relationship with Dreezy when he began moving forward with her, and she felt she was just a rebound.