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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama does not waste words. The confident Chi-Town Capricorn has accumulated a plethora of impressive accomplishments in her 62 years of life. She and her husband, our Forever POTUS Barack Obama, are a power couple for the ages. She’s received two Ivy League degrees and become a senior
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Navigating life when
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She better have a college fund.
How did they afford all of that?
I bet they live in the projects.
Her dress, makeup, hair and nails are tacky!
These are the PG-version of comments left on pictures and video content of Black girls headed to their proms. Sadly, the critiques often get much harsher for girls who are merely teenagers. Prom
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She better have a college fund.
How did they afford all of that?
I bet they live in the projects.
Her dress, makeup, hair and nails are tacky!
These are the PG-version of comments left on pictures and video content of Black girls
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Guess Who’s Bizack? Forever Season 2 in on the way! / (Photo by Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images for Netflix) By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated May 9, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Forever, Season 2…Is That You? The Netflix coming of age drama series Forever had audiences in a chokehold and the network announced yesterday that they are officially taping Season 2. Creative powerhouse Mara Brock Akil is the executive
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Black motherhood ain’t for the weak.
Between the infuriating
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A recent podcast interview with popular speaker Cheyenne Bryant on The Joe Budden Network opened a serious can of worms regarding mental health credentials. The now viral exchange caused many to question if Bryant is truly a doctor and is a qualified mental health expert. We turned to Dr. Raquel Martin to help us understand who does what, when
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