A step-by-step guide to creating and embodying your positive thoughts — I eagerly jumped on the affirmation bandwagon several years ago, excited to see my life change as I embraced the power of the spoken word. And it worked! I saw my actions shift as I declared things over myself. In fact, one of my first affirmations, I persist until I…

The holiday is a collective that is bigger than any one of us. Let’s continue the tradition. — I celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time as an undergrad, after I nearly suffocated from the stark Whiteness of the liberal arts college I attended. On campus, Kwanzaa safely shrouded me in Blackness, Black creativity, and the Black community — if only for a week. …

While everyone is rightly celebrating the #blackgirlmagic that Serena Williams so effortlessly displayed with her braided updo — cornrows and Senegalese twists — at the royal wedding this past weekend, I am reminded that she and her sister Venus were criticized for wearing beaded braids when they entered the professional…

Here’s what I imagined Meghan Markle’s wedding would have been like if she were unrestrained by the crown. It’s a modern American fairytale: a struggling actress who provided wedding calligraphy services for Robin Thicke is now sending out gold-embossed invitations for her multi-million-dollar wedding to a real-life prince. And Meghan…

PERSPECTIVE | Guilds must take the lead in combating sexual harassment — A trained theater actor, actress Marie-Francoise Theodore was elated when she booked a role in a promising TV/film project. But as filming progressed, a male star made unwanted sexual advances toward her. Although he was married, he told Theodore that “he was still going to have other lovers.” …

5 Really Hard Halloween Costumes — You want to be Beyoncé for Halloween? Hahahahaha! Seriously. LOL. Like LOL times infinity. Oh, wait you were serious? Honestly it would be easier to teach you time travel to the future where Beyoncé has already been and came back to bring us Lemonade. …

‘We’re still waiting for Hollywood to decide to take advantage of the creativity and moneymaking power of artists of color.’

ANALYSIS | It could be years — or decades — before this happens again —

Breaking News! Fox News just received exclusive access to historic family documents detailing Dr. Ben Carson’s family’s immigration from the country of Africa to the United States! You won’t find this story on any other news outlet. They don’t have our reliable sources. Previously passed on orally from generation to…