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Nina Deserves Better: Why We're Mad at the New Simone Biopic

By Agunda Okeyo The ?#? NinaSimone? biopic staring ?#? ZoeSaldana? in effective blackface is so disturbing and equally apropo to reveal the serious problem of white people telling black people's stories.

Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo: Alleged Brownsville Rape, My Thoughts on Dismissal of Charges

AP Photo: Bebeto Matthews By Laurie A.
Resume Writing or Biographical Sketches

Resume Writing or Biographical Sketches

Men's Shelter Being the Vocational Program Coordinator means Joy contributes to the number of men that move out of the shelter by writing resumes that help get the employed. These resumes also give some men new found pride in the work they've done.
IF YOUR DREAMS DON'T SCARE YOU...

IF YOUR DREAMS DON'T SCARE YOU...

Golden Lab Painted By Harriet Faith. Quote By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Celebrating Your Natural Beauty Can be a Revolutionary Act!

Model Ajak Deng? By Agunda Okeyo Shout out to high fashion model ?#? AjakDeng? for speaking her truth! This gorgeous woman decided to leave the fashion game this week, expressing disdain for "fakes and lies" in the modeling industry.
On Interracial Love and 'The Walking Dead'

On Interracial Love and 'The Walking Dead'

In the most recent episode of "The Walking Dead," Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurrira) have started a "love thang.

10 Steps to Support Your Child’s Transfer to an Alternative High School

East Brooklyn Community High School is a transfer high school in Brooklyn's East Flatbush Neighborhood. Students are overaged and under-credited.

Beyonce Hair Criticism Follows "Formation" Video & Superbowl 50 Halftime Show

Beyonce and Bruno Mars performed during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California.
A QUOTE FROM NIKOLA TESLA!

A QUOTE FROM NIKOLA TESLA!

Hand Lettering By Harriet Faith. Quote From Nikola Tesla. Hi there! I know, I know! We're a whole month into the new year and I haven't made any new posts.

On The Rise: Birth Defects from Microcephaly to Gastroschisis

by Renée D. Roberts, MPH , Caribbean Women's Health Association, Inc.