News

Black Women Deserve Better: How to Thrive Amid Rising Job Cuts and Unemployment Trends

Social media might be filled with job announcements and #BlackGirlMagic wins, but the reality behind the scenes tells a different story. If you’re...

Culture

10 Nostalgic R&B & Hip-Hop Moments from the 2000s That Still Hit

Ah, the 2000s. A time when sidekicks and chirps were ringing, baggy jeans still touched the floor, and every Friday night felt like...

Politics

Mayor Brandon Scott Praised As Baltimore’s Homicide Rate Hits 50-Year Low

Baltimore just flipped the narrative. For a city too often used as a political talking point for urban decay and violent crime, the...

Culture

Can We Talk? Essence Fest, Boycotts & the Power of Loving Accountability

When Essence Festival rolled into New Orleans this year, it arrived not just with star-studded performances and cultural panels—but with an unmistakable undercurrent...

Lifestyle

The Pressure and the Pivot: Why Ages 25–33 Are Everything

There’s something sacred about the stretch of life between 25 and 33. It’s a quiet kind of chaos—where dreams meet deadlines, friendships evolve,...

Style + Beauty

7 Things Melanated Skin Needs During This DMV Heat Wave

The DMV is in a chokehold right now with this heat wave. We’re talkin’ 90s and up, high humidity, and sun that don’t...

Food

Kata Is the Futuristic, Fusion-Filled Dinner Party DC Didn’t Know It Needed

Washington, DC’s nightlife-dining scene just leveled up. Tucked into the heart of Chinatown, Kata has arrived—and it’s not just a restaurant, it’s a...

CultureLove

Love Bombed or Just Bombed? What Jeremiah & Huda Are Teaching Us About Toxic Romance on TV

The latest season of Love Island USA has social media in a chokehold—but especially the dynamics between Jeremiah and Huda. America voted to...

Lifestyle

9 Signs They’re Still a YN Mentally

They got bills. They got brunch reservations. Some of them even got therapy. But make no mistake—mentally, they’re still a YN. We’re talkin’...

LifestyleMoney

The $46 Margarita: When DC Drink Prices Cross the Line

In a city where bottomless brunch is practically a personality trait and happy hour is sacred, there’s one thing that’s gotten way too...