Tag: tradition and culture

Raven-Symone: “Don’t label me gay or African American”

Former kiddie star Raven-Symoné confused her fans when she recently opened up to Oprah about her life and her sexuality. After years of...

PICS: Stars Attend The 2014 Ailey Spirit Gala

Dancer, choreographer Judith Jamison, left, and singer/actress Vanessa Williams were among the celebrities and taste makers to attend the 2014 Ailey Spirit Gala at...

Outrage As Pharrell Williams Swaps Hats for ELLE Cover

Music producer Pharrell williams has found a new way to draw negative attention to himself. He swapped his ridiculous designer mountie hat for a...

Petition Protests ‘Racist’ New Army Hair Regulations

The military's efforts to regulate unkempt Afrocentric hairstyles is drawing flack from natural hair enthusiasts. The Army's new regulations ban twists, cornrows and dreadlocks or...

Little Miss Hispanic Stripped of Title Because She’s Not Latin Enough

Delaware's 7-year-old Little Miss Hispanic is devastated that she was stripped of her title because she's not Hispanic enough. After winning the Miss Chiquita Delaware...

11-year-old girl runs away from home to avoid arranged marriage; “I’d rather kill myself”

An 11-year-old Yemeni girl ran away from home to escape an arranged marriage to an older man. Nada al-Ahdal was saved from an arranged marriage...