In celebration of Shonda Rhimes' upcoming series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Netflix partners with the renowned HBCU Xavier University and icon Big Freedia for an evening of inclusivity, Black joy and royalty.As Queen of Bounce, a style of hip hop that originated in NOLA, Big Freedia is among the likes of all of your favs -- and directly responsible for influencing them, too. As a performer and activist, Big Freedia frequently puts on for her city and this past weekend, she joined Ne...

On Monday, April 17, New York Rep. George Santos introduced seven new bills, including one inspired by Nicki Minaj.The House of Representatives member, who is infamous for misleading the public and fabricating his career, dubbed the bill The Minaj Act. According to Semafor reporter Kadia Goba, The Minaj Act aims to establish "a development period for new vaccines in order to generate public confidence."The introduction of the bill comes a year and a half after Minaj expressed her disapproval of...

To some, Sara Fernandez is a model who walked Willy Chavarria's Spring/Summer 2023 show to others she is the face behind campaigns for brands we love like Miaou, Garmette and Jordan Brand. But, to understand the weight of Fernandez's work is to know the power that is representation.I first saw Sara Fernandez on my For You Page wearing a flower on the tip of her ear and showing every detail of her beautiful home which resembled my own home growing up. I skimmed through all of her content and fol...

Motherhood and the multifarious act of mothering can be defined by nurturing, instilling love from the depths of one’s heart and fostering human connection in its purest form. Magnifying the beauty of human existence through a maternal lens, New York-based photographer, Anna Bloda, presented her premier solo photography-exhibition entitled, “MOTHER-HOOD” on April 13. Swaddling her muses she, lovingly calls her “children” in a cocoon of self-love and self-acceptance, the exhibition hel...