“Young African-American men suffer from much higher rates of depression because of trauma compared to their white counterparts, and many...

POST BY BGS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER KRISTINA BIGBY ORIGINAL POST CAN BE FOUND HERE What are you doing April 1st? One in four people will...

Wednesday evening (January 29th) I received a text message from a close college friend asking me how BGS was doing. I responded with the...

The “oh so” relatable HBO show Girls returned for its third season last night (Sunday January 12th, 2014) with a two-part premiere. Just...

Showtime’s critically-acclaimed series “Homeland” has gripped the attention of premium television audiences with it terrorist-driven plot...

On Thursday, October 9th, and Friday, October 10th, black lawmakers in partnership with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly met in...

The Naval Yard tragedy rocked the nation yesterday and also sunk the hearts of African Americans at the realization that the shooter was...

In my journey to start Black Girls Smile (BGS) I have for obvious reasons had to become more vocal in regards to my diagnosis of...

If you watch reality television then you are probably familiar with the way that the Real Housewives of Atlanta utter “bipolar” when...

I passed this very powerful poem along to my friends and would like to share with my BGS community. I hope you enjoy! If I was a black...