A model with vitiligo takes fashion world by storm By Joli Eubanks Winnie Harlow, a model with vitiligo, has been…
No Girl Left Behind
Helping African-American girls succeed By Carrie Jeremy Starasia Mackline, a bright and outgoing 8th grade student in my after-school program,…
Straight Outta Jerk-ville
What’s with colorism and sexism behind the scenes of the much-anticipated movie? Winnie Valerio Excitement exploded as the new Straight…
Black College Students Feel the Pinch
Of course you know that already, but here are the facts – and solutions by Tiffany McKay Michaelson Phaeton’s mother…
The Homecoming
Veterans of our publication talk about the past and future of The Paper by Jalesa Tucker Some of the original…
Miss Universe Material: Perfect Smile, Long Hair, Fair Skin
Why Jamaica’s Kaci Fennell didn’t win By Whitley Bermudez Since the beginning of the Miss Universe competition in 1952, the…
The Drip Drop of Stereotypes
We love Empire, but… By Lemuel Reddick Everybody’s talking about Empire, this season’s hottest new show. Its ratings have soared…
Not So Fresh
If “Fresh Off the Boat” stopped pandering to a white audience it would be a better show by Massiel Ramos…
Grammy’s Whitewash
Put the hip-hop category on television where it belongs By Keevin Brown African-American culture has been the subject of white…
More Natural Hair Drama
Stop criticizing women of color about our hair By N. Grant At the recent Oscar show, Disney Channel actress Zendaya…
Yusef Salaam Tells Students the Real Central Park Jogger Story
In 1989, Yusef Salaam and four other Harlem teenagers, were arrested for raping a woman in a notorious incident known…
Get Your Hand Out My Pocket
Reclaiming $1 trillion of aggressive African-American buying power by Andres Davoren Jr. The media often portrays Black people in America…
Alejandro Iñárritu Calls Attention to Mexico’s Political Instability
And that nasty green card comment didn’t bring the award-winning director down by Janis Jimenez Jaimes At the recent Academy…
Where Are All the Black Men?
The Rising Gender Gap in Higher Education
Too Much Green for Greens
Don’t let collard greens go the way of kale as our favorite vegetable gets gentrified
