Black History Month
12 Celebs Who Spoke About The Meaning And Importance Of Black History Month To Them
"I'm going to teach you about who we are, whether you like it or not."
Chelsea Stewart
"Jericho" Singer INIKO Spoke About Receiving Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments On Social Media
"Yes, we are queer. But that's not all we are. We're so much more than that. We're multifaceted."
Chelsea Stewart
This Might Be Controversial, But The Zendaya Looks You Choose In This Quiz Might Just Reveal Whether You Have Taste Or Not
Honestly, only Zendaya could pull some of these off...
Angelica Martinez
24 Famous Actors In Their First Role Vs. What They Look Like Today
Aging like fine wine.
Morgan Sloss
"Do It Anyway": Celebrities Are Sharing Their Advice For Young Black Queer People, And It's Powerful
Words were given.
Chelsea Stewart
Kidd Kenn Made History As The First Openly Gay Male Rapper In BET's Hip Hop Awards Cypher — Now, He's Ready For What's Next
"[Lil Nas X] DM'd me before he blew up with 'Old Town Road.' ... I didn't even know who Lil Nas X was when he sent the message."
Terry Carter Jr.
Nicco Annan From "P-Valley" Shared His Proudest Moment Being Black And Gay, And It's So Special
"I am at work on another project that's down in the valley and will give you all a tease and a taste of some good-good in between. But the doors of The Pynk will absolutely be open again soon."
Chelsea Stewart
Celebs Are Paying Tribute To Their Black Queer Icons, Revealing Sweet Stories And Personal Connections
It's the praise for me.
Chelsea Stewart
Darryl Stephens Reflected On Being Told To Hide His Sexuality To Find Work In Hollywood
"Noah's Arc challenged [things] directly. I think, at the time, a lot of Black gay men thought, 'You can't air our dirty laundry. We're not ready for that yet.'"
Terry Carter Jr.
Phaedra Parks Told Us 14 Fascinating BTS Facts About Her Time On "The Traitors"
There's apparently still "tension" among some of the contestants.
Joseph Longo
A Florida School's Black History Month Permission Slip Went Viral, And People Are Weighing In On The Crumbling State Of Education
"This boiled my blood. My 8th grade son also brought home a permission form for Black History Month where I was sure to write 'Black History is American History.' This is beyond ridiculous." —@jennyleeisme
Michaela Bramwell
Tina Knowles Defended Beyoncé's Country Roots, And I'm Glad She's Speaking Out
Leave it to Mama Knowles to call out the foolishness.
Mychal Thompson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Called Out "The Color Purple" Remake For Its Erasure Of Black Lesbian Romance
"I knew that watching Margaret Avery kiss Whoopi Goldberg was astonishing, exciting, and affirming. It showed me the possibility of myself and the possibility to love a woman who loves me in return."
Terry Carter Jr.
Shea Couleé And Monét X Change Reflected On Their Lessons From "RuPaul's Drag Race" And The Mistakes They've Made On TV
"Drag Race is a stressful-ass show to make. But RuPaul and her energy make it a little bit less stressful."
Chelsea Stewart
Brian Michael Smith Opened Up About Being The First Openly Trans Man Named One Of People's Sexiest Men Alive
"I feel cisgender actors should not play trans characters until we get some equity. There are so few trans roles, and there's still a very strong bias against a trans person playing a cisgender character."
Terry Carter Jr.
Black Twitter Was The Funniest It's Ever Been This Week, And Here Are 24 Tweets To Prove It
"They know Black people love Reba, they know what they doing. Got me singing along with a single mom who works too hard and loves her kids and never stops."
Michaela Bramwell
People Are Calling George M. Johnson's YA Book An "Instant Classic," And Yet It's Getting Banned Across The United States
"In this country, sex is still taboo. Sex education is still taboo, too."
Terry Carter Jr.
Dewayne Perkins Is Not Here For Black Gay Tropes In Media — Here's How He's Changing Hollywood For The Better
"It's the first time in my life where I thought, 'This is what a legacy is.' Being able to create something that has an impact in a zeitgeist, pop culture kind of way."
Terry Carter Jr.
"I Really Grieve It Sometimes": Kalen Allen Reflected On Working At "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
"I'm going to teach you about who we are, whether you like it or not."
Terry Carter Jr.
Ts Madison Got Emotional Reflecting On Beyoncé Sampling Her Voice On The "Renaissance" Album
“It taught me to create my own door, my own window, and slide into the cracks because no one ever front-doored it for me.”
Terry Carter Jr.
Angelica Ross, Da Brat, Kalen Allen And More Celebs Celebrated Black History Month In Exclusive Interviews With BuzzFeed
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month through exclusive interviews with Black queer trailblazers, from Angelica Ross to Da Brat, and many more!
Terry Carter Jr.
20 Recent And Upcoming Films From Black Directors You Need To Put In Your Queue Right Now
Action, horror, romance, suspense, documentary, comedy — whatever you're looking for, we've got your covered.
Larry Fitzmaurice
Michael B. Jordan Confronted A Reporter On The Red Carpet Who He Claimed Once Called Him "Corny," And It Was So Awkward
His energy and body language was immediately, no, even before the interview got started.
Chelsea Stewart
Zaya Wade Has Been Legally Granted A Name Change And Permission To Change Her Gender Marker
This week, Los Angeles' Superior Court granted the 15-year-old an official name change and gave her the legal permission to change her gender marker on legal paperwork.
Ryan Schocket
"Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" Had Some Of The Coolest Cameos Of Any Show Ever, And Here’s All The Proof You Need
One of these celebs actually appeared as two different characters in two different episodes on two different seasons!
Jess Goodwin
Black People In Interracial Relationships Are Sharing The Rude And Ignorant Things People Say To Them, And I'm Fuming
"As a Black man with a white woman, I hear all the time that I only like white women because they're 'subservient.' When all the while, I'm really for a woman who makes me feel loved and wanted! She could be green for all I care, as long as we both have love for each other and are willing to compromise together. I'm a happy Black man!"
Morgan Sloss
A Day In The Life Of Celeb Nail Tech Lisa Logan, Manicurist To Beyoncé And Queen Latifah
Black manicurists only make up 2.4% of the profession — despite Black women being responsible for the biggest artistic and cultural nail trends.
Ade Onibada
Damson Idris And Lori Harvey Looked ADORABLE As They Made Their First Official Red Carpet Appearance Together — Like, I'm Almost Hating
Damson Idris and Lori Harvey appeared to confirm their relationship last month after sparking dating rumors late last year.
Chelsea Stewart
45 Black Celebrities You're Probably Only Just Now About To Find Out Are Related
If you thought Nico Parker (aka Sarah from The Last of Us) looked familiar, well...surprise, she's Thandiwe Newton's daughter!
Chelsea Stewart
13 Times Black Celebrities Called Out Disrespectful Interviewers
Sometimes the questions interviewers ask and the things they say are truly not OK — which is why I am glad these celebs confronted them when it happened to them.
Ryan Schocket
