13 Boomer Wedding Trends That Feel Cringe Today

1. Wearing a Veil That Covers the Face Back in the day, the moment when the groom lifted the bride’s veil was seen as a huge, dramatic reveal. It was supposed to symbolize purity, mystery, and tradition—but today, it just […]

13 Dangerous Toys from the Past That Somehow Got Approved

1. Lawn Darts Lawn darts, or “Jarts,” were basically giant metal darts meant to be tossed toward a plastic ring on the ground. The problem? These darts had sharp, weighted tips that could easily pierce human flesh. It wasn’t just

Inspiring Stories of Black Scientists Who Broke Barriers

1. Katherine Johnson: The NASA Mathematician Who Helped Launch the Space Age Katherine Johnson’s story is one of quiet brilliance that changed the course of history. Born in 1918, she had an extraordinary talent for numbers from a young age,

Ways Black Women in the 1960s Changed the Face of Activism

1. Rosa Parks Redefined Resistance Beyond the Bus Rosa Parks is often remembered for her brave stance on a Montgomery bus in ‘55, but her activism didn’t stop there—it only grew stronger in the ‘60s. She was a field representative

10 Retro Holiday Ads That Would Be Pulled Today

1. “Diet Away the Holiday Guilt!” Weight-loss products have a long history of intrusive and inappropriate advertising, but vintage ads were especially aggressive. Some encouraged women to shed “unsightly holiday pounds” using everything from dubious diet pills to laxatives. They

Classic Black Movies That Deserve a Reboot

1. Love Jones (1997) There’s something about Love Jones that just hits differently. It’s poetic, it’s romantic, and it captures that messy, intoxicating kind of love that feels both real and aspirational. The chemistry between Larenz Tate and Nia Long?

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