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Black Is The New Black is R29Unbothered’s celebration of Black trailblazers who are changing the game. Black trailblazers who are reminding the

Black Is The New Black is R29Unbothered’s celebration of Black trailblazers who are changing the game. Black trailblazers who are reminding the world tha

Updated December 8, 2021 at 10:56 a.m. ET: On Wednesday (December 8), LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD joined over 400 advocates in a statement of s

The way we talk about interracial relationships in the U.S. — especially in media, entertainment, and social media — is often reductive and harmful. In

“I don’t have to do nothin’ but stay Black and die.” This oft-repeated phrase in Black communities of a certain generation tells a story of people

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country. And in Oklahoma, Black women account for 10% of births across the state

When Buki Papillon’s An Ordinary Wonder was released in September, it was met with wide acclaim — and for good reason. It’s a captivating queer comin

It’s been seven years since lauded poet Yrsa Daley-Ward shook the literary world with the book nayyirah waheed called “a symphony of breaking and mendi

When Delilah Antoinette found herself struggling with her mental health in 2017, she longed for a safe, Black space to unpack her experience. Unfortunately

In 2013, CaShawn Thompson declared that Black girls are magic. Inspired by negative attention Black women were receiving in the media, the illustrious phra

Updated September 24, 2021, 4:06pm ET: In 1990, Marita Golden and Clyde McElvene created the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation as a supportive s

Almost 30 years ago, in 1995, two researchers from the University of Mississippi were granted a patent for “the use of turmeric for wound healing.” At

"It would be irresponsible of me to call it a safe space. But I will try my fucking damnest every single day to make it as safe as possible.”

Nichole Perkins, a renowned pop culture commentator and former podcast host, is not afraid to dive deep. On the award-winning Thirst Aid Kit podcast, for e

Haiti is currently grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation this past Saturday, killing at lea

The image of hammer thrower Gwen Berry standing on a podium with her hip cocked to the side, her body turned away from her competitors and the anthem they

During the summer of 2020, when streets were ablaze with fury and protest, and the Black community mourned George Floyd’s murder, something else was also