Muslim Models make a statement at NY Fashion Week

While covering New York Fashion Week, ABC News did a piece on a Muslim designer and modeling agency founder Nailah Lymus. Through her agency, UnderWraps, Nailha looked for strong, confident woman who could show the world that they can be fashionable and honor their beliefs at the same time. There are a few guidelines they must follow however, all models are to be covered except for their hands, face, and feet, while their hair is to be kept in the beautiful headwraps designed by Nailha. In a world where less…

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Black History Month: “I Have A Dream”

Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech is one of the most amazing, inspiration and well-known speeches of all time. This speech was delivered on August 26th, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. For Black History Month, we felt it was really important to share this speech with you (courtesy of ABC News). And don’t forget to check out our free Black History Issue! I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history…

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The 20 Most Influential Black American Leaders of All Time

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” That statement comes from the brilliant Martin Luther King, Jr., inarguably a man way before his time. Like so many great African America leaders, fighting for the rights that were second nature to those that enslaved them. Reading the stories of these remarkable people has been so inspiring and eye-opening. If you would like to learn even more about the uprising of the black power movement, I highly suggest that you watch the movie The Black…

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Demi Lovato speaks out about Eating disorder

Demi Lovato recently opened up to Cosmo on Campus UK about her struggles with an eating disorder and the other vices she suffered from. Demi says that if a celebrity had talked about their body issues publicly it would have helped her when she started to develop an eating disorder. She goes on to say that it’s OK to love yourself the way you are and that it is OK to reach out for help if you have a problem. I love how public Demi has been about her issues…

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Only white nurses can take care of newborn

A couple in Michigan refused to allow African American nurses take care of their newborn baby, according to an article by USA Today. Tonya Battle, the nurse on duty, found a note attached to the assignment sheet that read “No African American nurse to take care of baby.” Battle said she was floored by the note and in disbelief by the discrimination. It is said that the father of the newborn who made the request had a swastika tattoo on his forearm. I feel that the parents are terrible people…

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