Amandla Stenberg struggled with the "discomfort" that she buried afterwards.
The movie opens in select cities today.
Holder will help the company develop an anti-discrimination policy.
African-American kids from rich families are more likely to go to prison than White kids from underprivileged households.
New drug reforms are slated to be presented to the United Nations in April.
16-year-old Amandla Stenberg is launching a new comic book series called "NIOBE: She is Life;" a coming of age narrative about a woman of color.
Talk about #BlackGirlMagic. With an ongoing conversation about justice, race, and diversity dominating media in recent months, it’s only right that some of the largest magazines in the nation are celebrating Black women in a big way. Kerry Washington was the latest star to cover Self, showing off her Pilates moves and speaking out on the […]
In this week's news of cringe-worthy cultural appropriation: Allure magazine ran the article "You (Yes, You) Can Have An Afro" in its August issue
On Sunday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, Bravo TV personality Andy Cohen took his snarky behavior to a new level when he named 16-year-old Amandla Stenberg “Jackhole of the Day.” Cohen may be known for his candidness, but this time, his shocking comments were questionable. The host directed a question to his two guests, Orange is the New […]
The upside to teens in the limelight is the friendly reminder that not all are caught up in the vanity and fame it brings. Case in point: Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg, who gave a brief lesson on cultural appropriation to Kylie Jenner over the weekend. The youngest sister of the Kardashian klan posted a photo of […]
Cultural appropriation, while not new, has taken center stage in national conversations in past months, with the onslaught of White mainstream musicians adopting the fashion, music, and speech associated with Black culture or subsets of said culture. In fact, following former-Disney star Miley Cyrus’ insistence on “twerking,” Black feminists, scholars and pundits used think pieces […]