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    Music
    13 February 2024

    10 African Love Songs For Valentine's Day

    Here's a playlist of 10 African Love Songs from all over the continent.

    How to Navigate Black Interethnic Dating
    Culture
    14 February 2018

    How to Navigate Black Interethnic Dating

    Four things to consider when dating another black person outside your specific cultural group.

    A Plea for the Living and Unborn: Reflections On an Abortion
    News
    13 March 2017

    A Plea for the Living and Unborn: Reflections On an Abortion

    A father-to-be reflects on asking his partner to get an abortion she didn't want and wonders what could have been.

    African Hardcore: Behind the Continent's Porn Explosion
    Arts + Culture
    27 February 2017

    African Hardcore: Behind the Continent's Porn Explosion

    From Mapona to Afrocandy, African porn is just taking off. We look at who's making it and, more importantly, who is watching it.

    How I Found Black Queer Love In A Heterosexual Society
    Op-Ed
    23 February 2017

    How I Found Black Queer Love In A Heterosexual Society

    I didn't expect to fall in love with a woman, but I did. Does that make me a lesbian? Bi-Sexual? Or something else entirely?

    We Asked Seven Black Millennials Awkward Questions About Sex and Dating, Here's What Happened
    Video
    21 February 2017

    We Asked Seven Black Millennials Awkward Questions About Sex and Dating, Here's What Happened

    We gathered a group of young black people to answer the pressing questions about sex, love and dating.

    We've Fallen For This Viral Celebration of Multiethnic Relationships
    News
    21 February 2017

    We've Fallen For This Viral Celebration of Multiethnic Relationships

    Couples of color from various racial and ethnic backgrounds have taken to social media to participate in the #PocInlove movement.

    Don’t Give Me Flowers; I Am Not a Goat
    Arts + Culture
    21 February 2017

    Don’t Give Me Flowers; I Am Not a Goat

    Important instructions for those hoping to date a Nigerian girl.

    5 Tips For Dealing With a Partner Who Has Mental Health Challenges
    News
    20 February 2017

    5 Tips For Dealing With a Partner Who Has Mental Health Challenges

    Here are some helpful tips for dealing with mental illness in a relationship.

    Talking To My African Mom About Sex
    Op-Ed
    17 February 2017

    Talking To My African Mom About Sex

    We dream of being able to talk to our African moms about sex even as we fear the thought of actually doing so.

    Here Are 7 African Romance Films That Aren't in English
    News
    17 February 2017

    Here Are 7 African Romance Films That Aren't in English

    These films depict beautiful, heartwarming African romances.

    Songs for Love and Blackness
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    17 February 2017

    Songs for Love and Blackness

    A playlist for black power and black love, that not only honors love but celebrates black culture.

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