Beware the ‘White Ninjas’ Starting Riots and Scapegoating Black Folks
White protesters starting fires and damaging property in the name of Black Lives Matter are only furthering the demonization of Black America....
Vincent Bernard
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I am a Brooklyn born writer with Southern roots hailing from East New York, Brooklyn - not gentrified Neo Brooklyn of now but the hard street version of Brooklyn's past. I live and breath literature, pop culture, fashion, and various "lifestyle" content such as LGBT news and foreign affairs. I regularly give tribute at the shrines of my favorite icons - Grace Jones, Naomi Campbell, Toni Morrison, Octavia E Butler, Janet Jackson, and Nina Simone. I'm one half of a set of identical twins and believe that we all woke up in the Twilight Zone.
The Adult-Ish Podcast: Adulting as Black Millenials
The Adult-ish podcast provides a safe space for folks of any race, age group, or otherwise to talk about what it means to be an...
AriesFireBomb: A Media Space For Black and Queer People of Color
"I wanted to create a site that was for us, by us, tells all of our stories with our slants, tones, idioms—all that make us...
Black America Must Understand the Importance of Estate Planning
“I am convinced that if the African American community got on the good foot and every black person who is alive over 60 did their...
Newark Artist Builds Unique, Unisex Jewelry Brand
From what was a hobby, a following gradually grew for this Newark-based artist's one-of-a-kind unisex jewelry brand, Jewelry by Joshua Co....
Not Reaching! A Pouch to Combat Police Brutality
In wake of Philadro Castile's murder, Jackie Carter created the No Reaching! pouch to help save the lives of black people during traffic stops....
We’re All Degrees of Separation From Cardi B: The Ubiquity of Hip-Hop’s Current It Girl
Whether you love her, hate her, or are indifferent; whether you consider her a skilled rapper or believe she is a flash in a pan,...
Is Kanye West A Bot Desperate For Validation?
Gone is the Kanye West of 2005, who brazenly interrupted Mike Myers, much to Myer's chagrin, and shouted without missing a beat: “George Bush hates...
The Business of Entertainment: Reflecting on Janet Jackson and Rhythm Nation’s Legacy
The year was 1989. Janet Jackson, the youngest member of the multi-platinum, globally known Jackson tribe, and on her way to attaining the legendary status...