What I have learned through my journey and others’ is the importance of love, compassion, and being nonjudgmental. You never know what someone has been through or is currently going through.

Grants were awarded to help further the community-driven causes of these 22 change leaders, introduced earlier this year. Award-winning actress, singer & entertainer, Keke Palmer, took part in the surprise announcement as the Future 22 spokesperson.

When watching the back-and-forth dispute between comedians Monique Hicks and DL Hughley, that high school experience came rushing back to me. I thought to myself, Monique crossed a boundary.

Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband’s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person’s sense of identity.

Actors, athletes, television stars, gospel singers, media personalities and more are speaking out about the necessity of taking care of our whole selves—mind, body, and spirit—which cannot happen until we remove the shame and stigma of illness.

In the March 2022 issue of InStyle, the 49-year-old steps in front of the camera to discuss not just the beauty she creates on the big and small screen but the beauty of her natural hair journey which she said began when “I started to become more conscious about my history and my culture.”

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose signature Senegalese hair twists gave Black girls and women confidence to show up as their authentic selves, went viral in January 2020 after revealing that she had gone bald due to the autoimmune condition alopecia.

Academy Award-winning Christian actress Viola Davis brings many characters to life onscreen, but there is a real-life issue she is bringing attention to: mental abuse.

Biles’ greatest misstep is unrelated to her bounding all the way off the competition mat following one tumbling pass or carrying so much momentum on her beam dismount that she took three huge steps backward.