The 2019 Black Girls Rock! event was held in Newark, NJ on Sunday, August 25th. Black Girls Rock! is an evening to celebrate Black Girl Magic and all that it encompasses. With an event created to celebrate US, you know the red carpet didn’t disappoint! Whether it’s Erykah Badu giving us a statement or Ciara […]

Taraji P. Henson is set to host this year’s Black Girls Rock Awards. The Golden Globe winning actress took to Instagram to speak on the honor, saying, Black Girls Rock airs Sunday, August 20th at 7pm on BET.

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Former television judge Joe Brown has been banned from practicing law in the state of Tennessee. The state Supreme Court ordered that Brown be placed on an inactive status that would prevent him from overseeing legal matters. According to reports, Brown is battling type II diabetes and is suffering from the “effects of prescribed medication […]

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Today marked the very first United State of Women Summit at The White House led by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. As expected, the event attracted some of the most powerful, educated and elegant ladies in the country as they gathered to talk about worldwide women’s equality and other women-related topics.   […]

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New drug reforms are slated to be presented to the United Nations in April.

Gianni Graham, 9, wants to "encourage and inspire" 1,000 girls in homeless shelters and foster care by giving them a Barbie doll.

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It’s time to bid farewell to 2015 and while it may have been tumultuous, one thing is for sure: this was an EPIC year for Black women.

A Biloxi, Mississippi elementary school principal made an 8-year-old take girl take off her "Black Girls Rock" empowerment shirt because he didn't want anyone to be offended.

  Jacque Reid talks to Celebrity DJ, Beverly Bond about her summer program that works to encourage young women around the country. “It’s important for…

Black women of all ages shined bright all over social media this weekend for the #BlackOutDay hashtag! After the 2015 Black Girls Rock ceremony, there…

During this year’s Black Girls Rock!, Erykah Badu, Cicely Tyson, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Ava Duvernay were among a handful of trailblazers who were honored at the star-studded ceremony.…