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Meghan Markle’s racial identity has remained front and center on both sides of the pond for a while now. The British monarchy just couldn’t seem to embrace a biracial, American woman into their ranks. …
Jesy Nelson and Nicki Minaj don’t seem to understand why Blackfishing and appropriating Black culture is problematic. Let’s unpack this foolishness.
Let’s start by setting the thematic tone with two descriptive words: “hot” and “mess.” Nicki Minaj was recently trending, yet again, after defending Little Mix’s former member, Jesy Nelson…
So, Nicki Minaj is playing with fire once again. A few weeks back, she found herself in the hot seat after spreading false information about vaccines. That’s wild because Black people are more likely to die of COVID, so spreading these lies hurt the Black community. …
Don’t you deserve some peace this weekend?
Hi ZORA fam,
October is in full swing, Mercury retrograde is kicking butt and the changing of the seasons is beautiful to behold. …
Virgo season did what it came to do! It gave us the time to mold these energetic caves for each of us to find safety, solace and a peace of mind as we tuned out the outside world, while getting to to know ourselves a little better. …
“Passing,” which first aired at the 2021 Sundance Film festival, unearthed a lively story from the Harlem Renaissance era based on a novella written by Nella Larsen and reimagined by director Rebecca Hall. …
The sad story of Gabby Petito’s disappearance resurrects a timely and much-needed discussion about the inequity of media coverage when it comes to missing women and girls of color. …
I’m so tired, family. And I know you are too. Each week there’s a new battle to face and whether it’s impacting us directly or indirectly, we still feel it. And when we focus on all of the negativity around us, peace can start to feel unattainable.
Collectively, we’re facing…
Her eyes gazing alluringly through a crimson haze as a sheer halter top embraces her body, the album cover for Aaliyah’s self-titled third album gave an enchanting preview of the sonic evolution the project housed.
The album, which was released on July 17, 2001, marked Aaliyah’s return to music after…
Twenty-eight years ago, famed science-fiction author Octavia Butler published her apocalyptically prescient bestselling novel Parable of the Sower, which illustrated what America would look like when climate change, economic instability, and a white Evangelical Christian fascist movement took hold and converged.
Sound familiar?
The eeriest part about this novel is…
Celebrating and centering the experiences of women of color.
