Beyoncé's "I Was Here" performance video makes me cry and then think about our generation's concept of the "race man" and Harry Belafonte's criticism of her and husband Jay-Z.
Read MoreMorning ladies, did you hear about the latest anti-rape technology going on in your own body? No? Well, let Republican Senatorial nominee and current Missouri Congressman Todd Akin learn ya.
Read MoreAs we come to towards the end of the Olympic games, we look at just how much money it takes for one family to get their child to the podium—and what it means for athletes who come home with nothing.
Read MoreFabulous designer, stylist and retail entrepreneur Adrene Ashford tells Parlour write Talia Witherspoon how she keeps her creative fire lit by maintaining her own business.
Read MoreThe Black Star Film Festival is debuting in Philadelphia this weekend and Parlour has your passes to get your Black film fix.
Read MoreShow your brown girl support for Brooklyn's own Lia Neal by getting with the Swim Brooklyn! movement. Need some inspiration? Start with their exclusive #SwimBrooklyn mix by DJ Profile and cop the tee to cheer Lia on her big day.
Read MoreDuring the Essence Music Festival, I snuck backstage to catch MSNBC host and Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry for a chat. Did you know that it is the 'Year of the Vagina'?
Read MoreRIP Sally Ride, Sherman Hemsley and Sylvia Woods.
Read MoreKatherine Jackson is missing, then she isn't. Paris, Michael Jackson's daughter, desperately tries to find her Granny, but her family won't let her speak with her. Janet Jackson pushes Paris on camera. Join my confusion?
Read MoreWhen it comes to voting here in the United States, be sure to have your ID ready at the polls, only you may need four IDs to get that one ID. Ariana breaks down how voter ID laws hurt us all and what you can do about it.
Read MoreHip-Hop icon and original fly girl Ms. Melodie has died. Join us as we remember her.
Read MoreLying is a tricky thing, just ask Florida’s Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll. Add in Prophetess Juanita Bynum's admission that she enjoyed same-sex ... sex, and it's a controversial week for Parlour columnist Nakia D. Hansen.
Read MoreCan the straight-haired natural girls get some love too? Our very own Shannon chronicles her own naturally-straight experience.
Read MoreThe fight to keep abortion accessible to the women of Mississippi is heating up this week—but the fight isn't over. Nakia breaks it all down.
Read MoreWhat happens when you mix Chaka Khan, the diva that is Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige and Kevin Hart? You get Parlour editor Hillary Crosley's trip down to the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, baby (said in Nola drawl).
Read MoreNo matter who gets the gold, Cedella Marley and Puma are stealing the show her newly designed kits for the Jamaican Olympic team.
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