Can we really talk about Joan and Toni? — Watching Girlfriends in the early 2000s with my momma are memories I’ll always cherish. Even though I was too young to know what most of the show was about (Joan’s “three-month rule” or Sean’s sex addiction), I knew I enjoyed seeing four Black women going through life together. Even at…

Growing up, I used to loathe Mother’s Day. As a May baby, I always felt like I was competing with it, like it was an unwanted, attention-stealing sibling. Some years, my birthday falls directly on the second Sunday of May, other years right before or right after. No matter how…

The excessive demands on her energy and time have sinister, historical precedent — When Summer Walker canceled the rest of her tour in early November, she clearly explained her reason on Instagram. “As you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety. I want to continue to be healthy and to make music for y’all.” Her frequent transparency about…

Pauline Hopkins never quelled her #BlackGirlMagic for anyone — When I search for 5 Park Square on Google Maps as I meander around downtown Boston, it tells me the address doesn’t exist. Or rather, it persistently redirects me to 50 Park Square, the address of the palatial (and expensive) Boston Park Plaza Hotel. …

Print Aint Dead is officially open for its first round of submissions. Print Aint Dead is an online literary platform and pop-up bookstore featuring writers of color. We see our online presence as an extension of our physical ethos- to liberate knowledge, uplift POC writers and to provide affordable access to literature. In order to submit, you must be a writer of…

When people think of Afropunk, we think of ankara prints, the summer heat and black bodies decked out in some of the most creative outfits you’ve probably ever seen. We think of music, of an unapologetic ode to Blackness and its beauty. …

For the first time in Boston’s history, the city’s police department will be overseen by Black man. On Monday, Mayor Marty Walsh appointed Chief William Gross as the new commissioner, replacing retiring commissioner William Evans. …

Congrats to all of our 2018 #acceleratebos cohort! Special congrats to Sanaa with Friends this years winners! Another great year in the books for #acceleratebos. 13 businesses completed the 6 month accelerator class and 10 pitched for $10,000. Once again some amazing businesses have been a part of this years…

Last Wednesday, over 5,000 people came out to join us at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in celebration of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the day, June 19th, that the last slaves in the USA were told they were free. Some people believe Juneteenth happened, others believe…