Have you ever had a relationship with someone that you ended up regretting in the end? Losing someone you loved is never easy. Trey Songz’ latest single “We Can’t Be Friends” gives a males perspective on the issue. As opposed to his last album Ready, which focused on love- making […]

Undoubtedly we live in a society that has cultivated and manipulated the minds of African- American women, leaving them with a false sense of beauty. From actresses to cover girls and even video vixens, the mainstream display of beauty is vague and ethnically biased . In an attempt to forge […]

This time last year, I got a lot of “what the heck was she thinking?”stares because I “big chopped.” It looked like a fade on a little boy. My initial response to the haircut was three days worth of tears. What am I going to do with my head now, […]

Some women flip what they got to get what they want. Two of the most notable vixens are Karrine “Superhead” Steffans and Andrea “Kat Stacks” Herrera. These beneficiaries are by-products of an exploitative culture. They represent the intersections of rap, sexism, colorism, absent fathers, capitalism, skewed beauty ideals and most […]

As the owner of a multi-cultural hair salon located near a major university, students come into my salon all the time with many questions on hair care, while they are away from home. They want to transition from their regular stylist to a new city. Unfamiliar surroundings can be pretty […]

With the recession ending any time soon, Americans do any and everything to make ends meet. In a society where people can reap the benefits of exploitation of their bodies, promiscuity and exposing sexual encounters Karrine Steffans (Superhead) and Kat Stacks have found their place. Stacks has become internet-famous by […]

Karrine Steffans appeared on “Life After” on TV One. In it, she said that she wouldn’t have gotten where she is without doing what she did. Steffans is known for sleeping with (among other things) a variety of celebrities. She went into great detail in her first book, Confessions of […]

Candidates for Grambling City Council will have an opportunity to present their platforms and answer questions from citizens at two political forums. Both forums will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Grambling Community Center on King Street behind the fire station. Citizens will be able to submit written questions […]

RaceTrac/Way owner and Grambling State University alumnus Eric Banks said that he is a victim of Raceway Petroleum’s racism. Banks owns one of the two Black-owned RaceTracs in the country.Banks said that he and his family were given a notice of eviction with about three months to leave and told […]