Mixed-Race Miss France Gets Racist Threats on Social Media
The Voice (UK) is reporting that the 2014 Miss France Flora Coquerel, 19, has been receiving racist threats via social media...
Nassali Kiggundu: Fashion Fair’s Fresh New Face
Nsenga K. Burton (Editor-in-Chief of TheBurtonWire.com), editor-at-large for TheRoot.com, had the opportunity to chat with Nassali Kiggundu, Fashion Fair Cosmetics' new...
Akosua Report: Stokely Carmichael
“…black people in this country unite, recognize their heritage, and build a sense of community." - Stokley Carmichael
Kwame Ture born...
Sean “Diddy” Combs Puts on First-Ever Instagram Fashion Show
Writing for the Huffington Post, Julee Wilson reports that music and fashion mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has made history yet again...
First Afro Latino Festival of New York Held in Brooklyn
On Saturday, June 29, 2013, the first Afro Latino Festival of New York: Listen to the Echo of the Drums in...
Namibia: Reactions to Ban on Mini-Skirts
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Margreth Nunuhe of New Era is reporting that, in Namibia, women will soon be arrested for wearing skirts...
Viola Davis Response to NYT Shade is “Classically Beautiful”
The Root is reporting that Viola Davis responded to being called "less classically beautiful", by Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times, during an appearance...
Africans Launch Blogs to Repair Image of Continent
Ebony.com is highlighting a number of Africans that are launching publications to combat the negative stereotypes of Africans in culture and...
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is A Short Walk to the Oscars
Based on an autobiography of the same name, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom chronicles familial and historic events in the life...
Nassali Kiggundu: Fashion Fair's Fresh New Face
Nsenga K. Burton (Editor-in-Chief of TheBurtonWire.com), editor-at-large for TheRoot.com, had the opportunity to chat with Nassali Kiggundu, Fashion Fair Cosmetics' new...





