Florida A&M University alumna Meaghan Taylor held the sixth annual Women in Radio conference Saturday in Atlanta. The event aims to bring together women across the country working in radio to celebrate in a day of cocktails, cupcakes and conversations. Taylor started this event in 2016, shortly after earning her […]
Author: Meche’ Leflore | Staff writer
HBCUs are taking control
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been a staple in the Black community since the first college, Cheyney University, was founded in 1837. Across the nations, HBCUs have produced hundreds of thousands of Black professionals like doctors, lawyers, bankers, teachers, actors, directors and more. HBCUs have been gaining major […]
Facebook is helping users register to vote
Facebook is launching its own Voting Information Center across all its platforms to increase voter registration for its millions of users. Initially announced in June, Facebook is conducting the largest voting information campaign in American history. Their goal is to help more than four million voters get registered across Facebook, […]
When will black girls get their shine in Hollywood?
Colorism is a war that our community has fought since slavery. As a brown skin girl growing up, I never really paid much attention to the representation of black girls on television. As I got older, though, I began to realize that brown-skin women are underrepresented in Hollywood. With the […]