Janet Jackson will reportedly receive the Rock Star award at Black Girls Rock 2018. Fittingly, Queen Latifah will be handling hosting duties for the show, which is being taped in her hometown of Newark, N.J. this Sunday (Aug. 26). Other phenomenal women to be honored at the award ceremony, which officially airs on Sept. 9, […]
In February during Work with Karen its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month with #SheFacts of female trailblazers. Why We Love Her: Donyale Luna was stunning in front and behind the camera. She is one the originators who showed the world just why black is beautiful.. She made the black women features the it […]
Today marked the very first United State of Women Summit at The White House led by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. As expected, the event attracted some of the most powerful, educated and elegant ladies in the country as they gathered to talk about worldwide women’s equality and other women-related topics. The […]
A Biloxi, Mississippi elementary school principal made an 8-year-old take girl take off her "Black Girls Rock" empowerment shirt because he didn't want anyone to be offended.
A new report shows that the number of businesses owned by African-American women has grown a very strong significance of 74% since 1997, according to Fortune magazine. Women now own 30% of all businesses in the U.S., making up 9.4 million firms. The most interesting part of this story is, African American women control 14% of these companies, […]
It made my heart smile when I heard about 7-year-old Natalie McGriff, a Florida girl who created a comic book, titled “The Adventures of Moxie Girl,” which is about a young black superhero named “Moxie Girl”, who gets her superpowers after her grandmother gives her a magical shampoo. With her new powers, Moxie sets out to save […]
Black women of all ages shined bright all over social media this weekend for the #BlackOutDay hashtag! After the 2015 Black Girls Rock ceremony, there…
Giving young black girls positive reflections of themselves is a must because it improves their chances of growing into their fullest potential—regardless of how it ruffles the feathers of those who lack a fundamental understanding in the intersecting inequalities for marginalized people.
During this year’s Black Girls Rock!, Erykah Badu, Cicely Tyson, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Ava Duvernay were among a handful of trailblazers who were honored at the star-studded ceremony.…
This weekend, BET and Centric air Black Girls Rock! and awards show that celebrates the achievements of African-American women in different areas of entertainment,…
First Lady Michelle Obama will be giving us even more reason to tune for this year’s Black Girls Rock! BET has announced that she’s going…
