Black Women Archives - Rolling Out

Even those accustomed to the pettiness of America’s greatest troller believe that 50 Cent crossed the line this time. The rapper’s latest denigration of Black women earned the scorn of celebrities and fans alike. During his interaction with another hater of dark-skinned Black women, Lil Wayne, on the Young Money Radio show, Curtis Jackson went…

Tokyo Toni, the mother of reality TV star Blac Chyna, went off on a vulgar, expletive-filled tirade against Black women and declares she only wants to be with her “own kind.” Toni, 50, was born Shalana Hunter in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and considers her herself a Latina. While she did not reveal what incited…

For Black women, hair has always been a form of true expression and for Kelis, this rings true even more. From bold color to sleek cuts and everything in between, the singer-songwriter has always been innovative and expressive with her beauty. Now cutting the international symbol of Black power, a fist, into her hair, the…

Shunika Terry is a hairstylist for film and TV. The Dallas native received her cosmetology license before graduating high school. In 2006, she completed her first role as a lead hairstylist on a movie — Kings of the Evening — starring Lynn Whitfield. After that project, Terry took a leap of faith and moved around the…

Gabrielle Deculus Business Rules For Women

“Business Rules For Women” is a digital platform created by Gabrielle Deculus. Currently reaching over 1,000,000 subscribers, Deculus connects Black women ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship. Deculus spoke to rolling out about the benefits of her upcoming three-day seminar and how women are recreating the business model as we know it. As Black…

Nikki Klugh is the owner and principal designer of Nikki Klugh Design Group, a full-service interior design firm based in San Diego, California. Serving clientele nationwide Klugh and her team help homeowners who are needing to furnish or remodel. They offer step by step assistance helped from conception of ideas to creation of the design…

As a third-generation entrepreneur, Anthara Patrice knows how to run a successful business. Patrice is a tech innovator who is shaking up the beauty industry with her new app — MyBeautyFill — created to connect consumers to the best in beauty products and services. Coming from a successful family salon enterprise in Dallas, the influencer,…

Mara Brock Akil understands the importance of telling stories from the Black female perspective when it comes to love, life and romance. Since the late 1990s, Brock Akil has worked in TV and film, beginning her career as a writer for “The Jamie Foxx Show” and “Moesha” before serving as executive producer on the hit…

Have you ever felt a calling over your life but gave yourself every excuse in the book as to why you can’t embark on the vision God has shown you? I have. I distinctly remember running and hiding from God and my purpose primarily because it felt so heavy — bigger than life — and…

Loni Love has assumed a new role as an ambassador for Weight Watchers and took a moment this week to share her findings with her co-hosts on “The Real.” While on camera, in front of people, many of whom were Black women, Love shared a variety of foods including salmon, turkey bacon and ice cream,…

Actresses Simone Missick and Renee Elise Goldsberry star in Netflix’s sci-fi series “Altered Carbon” but the ladies are clear about their roles as badasses without their male counterparts. Missick talked candidly about how female superhero roles have long been marginalized to “fixing” or “nurturing” the male superhero. Missick isn’t here for it.

Chicago 300 Black Women is an organization that empowers thousands of African Amerian women from Chicagoland and surrounding areas. The organization’s leadership has recently decided to establish chapters in Atlanta, Texas, Arizona and Washington, D.C., with more cities to come. Every year, C3BW hosts an annual gala to honor Black women of purpose who are…

For all designers, debuting their collections at New York Fashion Week is a dream, but for one young African designer, that dream became a reality this weekend. Teniola “Tia” Adeola, 24, who began her career in 2016 designing sexy and sheer, ruffled styles for her brand, Slashed by Tia, made her solo debut at Spring…

Tamra Simmons, executive producer of the Lifetime documentary series “Surviving R. Kelly,” sits down with rolling out‘s “Cook it Out” show host Jae Davis to discuss her journey in entertainment industry, her mission to elevate the voices of Black women and her upcoming TV projects in the first part of an exclusive three-part interview.

2019 was a successful year for Black female artists. We witnessed the culture react to a new wave of artists who challenged stereotypes of women in almost every genre of music. Female artists did not hesitate to break societal norms of what was expected of them. From earning Grammy nominations to being vocal about mental…

Sisterhood is valued by Black women. Sisters — biological and unrelated — are the people you celebrate good times with, cry through the bad times with, laugh at your flaws with, and the people who cheer you on like you’re Beyoncé. Sisters are the people you can talk to about anything when you can’t talk…

Black women are being targeted by kidnappers across the country at an alarming rate. The latest victim, a 16-year-old New York resident, was walking beside her mother at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in the Bronx, according to The New York Times. There is no known motive for the kidnapping. Investigators released…

Black women are leaving their day jobs behind and conquering as entrepreneurs. We spoke with Black female entrepreneurs at the ESSENCE and Target Holiday Market about why they made the choice to be self-employed. Candace Mitchell Harris of Myavana – “I chose entrepreneurship because I want to create generational wealth for my family. I also…

Judge Joe Brown is catching flack for speaking against Harriet Tubman. During a conversation with Umar Johnson, Brown shared his views on Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Brown suggested that a Black man should be on the bill, not Tubman. “The status of an ethnic group is determined by its men, not…

Alexandria Butler, affectionately known as Lexi B, is an entrepreneur, an editor, a writer and a public speaker who has become one of Silicon Valley’s most candid and prominent voices. Her thought-provoking advice and opinions about how to create a more equitable work environment stem from her experiences at some of the most popular tech…