by Rachel Parker | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
On May 19, 2018, actress Meghan Markle wed Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales, amid fanfare and gossip. Markle, showcased for Black women the possibility of a fairytale happy ending told to them as children. Quickly being addressed as princess from the announcement of...
by Jeffrey Kelly | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
Alabama’s history can be used as an indicator of the importance of local politics. Many are familiar with the state’s long history with anti-Blackness and civil rights injustices. Alabama, as a southern, historically conserative state, has a history of slavery,...
by Farrah Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
Picture yourself walking into a Black-owned beauty salon in the mid-2000s. The smell of Blue Magic grease and hot combs are a welcoming scent. You sit in the waiting area, thinking about how sore your scalp may be after this. Then you picture your freshly done hair...
by Farrah Sanders | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
The creation and cultivation of Black culture is one of the most compelling stories of our beauty and resilience in the modern world. An integral piece of this story is the storyteller. Black media has evolved over years while keeping one centralized goal in mind:...
by Rachel Parker | Apr 11, 2022 | Culture
Ebony Magazine was founded by the late John H. Johnson in 1945. Johnson, a prominent Black entrepreneur, developed Ebony with the intent for the publication to be modeled after Life magazine, but for a Black audience. Under his company, Johnson Publishing, he...
by Javon Williams | Mar 31, 2021 | Culture
Undoubtedly, the University of Alabama men’s basketball team is continuing to elevate and make their presence known in the NCAA Division I conference. The team has come from ranked below 25 in 2019, to ranked top 25, to number six, and now winning the SEC...
by Javon Williams | Feb 25, 2021 | Culture
Everyone has heard of hand-me-downs from older siblings or family members but what about hand-me-downs from a whole generation of fashion? Many fashion statements from the late 20th century are returning to our closets and shining down the streets of modern fashion....
by Rachel Parker | Feb 25, 2021 | Culture
“Black women are the touchstone by which all that is human can be measured” – Toni Morrison. This quote by acclaimed novelist and essayist Toni Morrison encompasses all that is inherent to Black women from their work to their personal lives. Throughout...
by Jasmine Hollie | Feb 25, 2021 | Culture
It’s been 57 years since a group of peaceful protestors planned to march from the First African Baptist Church to the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse on June 9, 1964. Their purpose: stand against segregated drinking fountains and restrooms at the county courthouse....
