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It goes without saying that the world is in deep mourning over the death of Nelson Mandela. Since I'm normally pretty locked away from the world when I'm at work, I didn't hear about his …

The sleeper hit (yes, pun intended) Sleepy Hollow premiered on FOX this past September and has been the most exciting supernatural show to air this season. Sleepy Hollow's plot is a contempor…

This past Saturday I had the awesome opportunity to attend Nekocon 16 and the Hampton Convention Center in Hampton, VA. Nekocon is an annual anime convention that celebrates Japanese anime culture …

Happy Black Woman is a supportive community that helps women create their ideal lives through personal development and entrepreneurship. They have positive, affirming conversations about self-care, …

MadameNoire.com Oh me oh my.  So here we go once again as we delve deeper into the science of online dating.  Do you remember that movie What Women Want?  You know the romantic comedy starring Mel Gi…

As a new school year fast approaches, I’ll be posting articles which may help students and parents get ready to put their best feet forward this September. Although anyone can learn from this particu…

Is it possible to find love as an introvert? I once read this book called Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. In the book Cain exemplifies the theor…

Hello there, My given name is Theresa, but please, feel free to call me Reese. I’m a 25 year old blerd raising my mini-nerd in the beautiful city of Charlotte, NC. I’ll be graduating in four short …

Liberia: A Journey for IT Feasibility By: MaZoe Anderson On February 15, 2013, I boarded a Delta flight to head back home for the first time since leaving Liberia as a child. This day had been lon…

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From: cosplayingwhileblack.tumblr.com I might come off as angry in this post. But I'm not. I promise. In the words of Samuel L. Jackson a la Dave Chappelle, "NO I CAN'T STOP YELLING! THA…

Name: Leslie MacFadyen Age: 37 Born & raised in Brooklyn NY and currently living with my husband and 2 dogs in NJ just outside of Philly. My musical tastes are eclectic with my favorite artists …

If you are a fan of all things ink, then you should check out a new blog for those who love lines of ink drawn beautifully on their skin.  Lust Ink interviewed Terra Cooke, a BGN contributor 1. How d…

I spend a lot of my free time thinking. I think about life, love, hope, God and a majority of it involves a lot of food. I find myself alone in my room for hours at a time occupied with theories, id…

My name is Courtney. I was born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York. I always knew I was a little different even as child. There weren’t many black girls like me but even then I knew somewhere …

I’m too old for this *insert explicative here*. I’ve reached a point in my adulthood where I have to don’t have time for a truckload of *insert second explicative here*. I’m not quite certain why t…

I don’t know my father. I know his name, I know he looks like me and I know we share the same taste in music. Outside of that I’m clueless. Now, before you start jumping to conclusions that this is o…