Unbothered: Celebrating Black Voices & Folx

Black women’s metaphorical pledge of allegiance to braids dates back thousands of years. In the 60s, advancements in polymer technology (the manufacture

by Sheilla Mamona

Unbothered

It’s Time To Restore Professionalism In The Black Hair Salo...

As Black women, we take great pride in our hair and will go to great lengths to make sure we achieve the perfect style — no matter the time or effort it

by Mitti Hicks

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Unbothered

Severance Knows You Can’t Talk About Capitalism Without Ta...

Spoilers ahead. Severance is the hit TV series everyone is talking about. The show focuses on four workers who choose to undergo a radical “severance pro

by Banseka Kayembe

Unbothered

Let Meghan Markle Be Boring In Peace

The concept of Netflix’s new lifestyle series With Love, Meghan seems simple enough: Here is Meghan Markle — or, as some know her, Meghan, Duchess

by Alanna Bennett

Unbothered

No, Doechii Isn’t An “Industry Plant.” The Accusations Are Just P...

A few years ago, Doechii was a little-known artist recording music from her bedroom and vlogging her come up on YouTube. Today, those circumstances are alm

by Carly Lewis-Oduntan

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If Your “Women’s-Only” Gym Excludes Trans Women, It’s Not A Safe ...

When fitness influencer Natalee Barnett first announced plans to open The Girls Spot, a women’s-only gym in London in 2021, the internet embraced the ide

by Laura-Ashley Modu...

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The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Jus...

Everybody has bad interviews. It’s part of the gig. If you talk to celebrities for a living, eventually one of those chats is going to go sideways. We’

by Kathleen Newman-B...

Unbothered

Porsha Williams Returns To RHOA Season 16—New Drama, New...

The time has finally come for Bravo fans who have patiently waited for the highly anticipated return of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. After an 18-month h

by Giana Levy

Unbothered

Naomi Ackie On Mickey 17, Playing “Unhinged” & Who’s Doing...

Naomi Ackie gets to be weird in Mickey 17. Onscreen, that’s rare for a Black woman. And Ackie knows that the ability to star in a sci-fi blockbuster, dir

by Kathleen Newman-B...

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Black Celebrities Share Their Red Carpet Beauty Secrets: From Sca...

Awards season is officially over, and Black stars didn’t just walk the red carpet—they owned it. Time and again, many Black celebrities have proven

by Dontaira Terrell

Black History Month 2025

Stop Calling Black Actors “DEI Hires.” How The War On Diversity I...

Hollywood likes predictability. It always has. A happy ending, a tried-and-true trope, a reliably bankable box-office star. That reliance on familiarity ha

by Kathleen Newman-B...

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Bridgerton Season 4: Where Will We Find The Mondrichs & L...

In The Bridgerton cinematic universe, Will and Alice Mondrich’s journey continues to stand out as one of the romantic drama series’ most grounded a

by Dontaira Terrell

Black History Month 2025

Black Ownership Is The Future Beyond DEI. These Are The Black Lea...

In a speech at the American Black Film Festival Honors recently, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor so eloquently and passionately declared, “I don’t want a seat or

by Brea Baker

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“What We Deem As Important Is Enough.” Keke Palmer’s NAACP Image ...

In December, I wrote that the best performances of the year were Black. The NAACP Image Awards is the only awards show that got the memo. Every year, the N

by Kathleen Newman-B...

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The NAACP Image Awards Are The Brightest (& Blackest) Part Of Awa...

The NAACP Image Awards show is an essential night of Black excellence, initially debuting in 1967 to “honor outstanding film, television, music, and lite

by Alexandra Polk

Unbothered

Netflix Brought A Different World Back — But It Never Le...

What made A Different World such a cultural and influential staple within our community? Since its recent Netflix debut, I’ve binge-watched the serie

by Dontaira Terrell

Unbothered

From #FreeRocky To Free Man – What’s Next For A$AP Rocky?

After a three-week trial where A$AP Rocky faced up to 24 years in prison, tears sprang from his eyes when a Los Angeles jury delivered their verdict of not

by Driadonna Roland

Black History Month 2025

As DEI Rollbacks Hit The Beauty Industry, Which Brands Are Still ...

It's clear that if brands want global reach, they have to remember that ignoring the global stake of Black consumers and their market value is not only bad

by Sheilla Mamona

Unbothered

The Dismissed Sexual Assault Allegations Against Jay-Z (& His Den...

Content Warning: This article contains graphic details of sexual assault. UPDATE, February 17, 2024: The lawsuit filed against Jay-Z over the allege

by Giana Levy

TV Shows

Love Is Blind Season 8 Is the Whitest It’s Ever Been

Spoilers for Episodes 1-6 ahead. I’ve seen every season of Love Is Blind and I’ll be the first to say that the Netflix reality series deserves most of

by Melanie Curry

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I’m A 30-Year-Old Black Woman With No Dating Experience — &...

I was 19 when I first learned that, for some, there is a deadline for single women to meet someone and settle down — and it is well before 30 years old.

by Angela Kahuru

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Amandla Stenberg Defends Children of Blood and Bone Castin...

Fantasy has never been a genre I gravitate toward. I always joke that there’s too much going on and I’ve got no imagination so I can’t keep up. But C

by Susan Akyeampong

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Meet The Author Honoring Women in Hip-Hop —Whether They Make Top ...

Apple Music revealed its list of 100 Best Albums of all time, according to the music streaming platform. The usual classic hip-hop albums revered by critic

by Njera Perkins

Black History Month 2025

I’m A Black Woman Working In DEI & Here’s What ItR...

Dria James is a former DEI executive, with over a decade of experience driving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across financial services, manag

by Dria James

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I Feel Guilty About Spending Money — Is It Because I’m An Afric...

There’s a $350 bottle of Parisian fragrance Parfums De Marly seated on one of my bedroom shelves, but I can’t stand to look at it. No, it doesn’t sme

by Tabby Kibugi

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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Held Up A Mirror ...

Last September, the NFL announced one of the most awarded rappers in GRAMMY history, Kendrick Lamar, as 2025’s Super Bowl halftime show headliner and

by Alexandra Polk

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