You can’t be a leader from the outside looking in. You have to remain in it, in order to mark your movement and make it mean something. The story of Afrobeat musician and political warrior, Fela Kuti is fascinating. Learning Fela’s story while a student in college, I was drawn in to the music and [...]

Prior to Super Bowl XLVII, social media websites were full of “I can’t wait to see Beyoncé perform at half time” messages. Half time arrived and the most shocking thing happened, a Destiny’s Child reunion with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Besides that amazing performance, inquiring minds want to know “What is Michelle Williams up [...]

By Chantell Webster For most women falling in love with a hairstylist is like falling in love with your life partner. Beautiful! So when I recently attended the Miss Black Illinois pageant and saw the hair of winner Imani Josey, I fell in love. After much research and a tad bit of Facebook snooping, I [...]

As an up-and-coming actress in New York City, Michelle Matlock realized early on that being Black meant a more shallow pool of opportunity. Where her path diverts from that of typecasting and stereotypes is through a decision to hand-deliver her own vision to theaters across the country. In 2001, Matlock addressed the media’s color crisis [...]