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"Strong Black Woman" Is This Phase Hurting Black Woman?
You are a strong black woman. I used to think that this affirmation was a great compliment, a positive, but now I'm not so sure. Recently...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Jun 8, 20225 min read


That's My Best Friend: Navigating The Complexities Of Black Woman Friendships
Friendships as a Black girl can be hard to navigate. Sometimes we were left out of the sleepover. Sometimes the little white girls and...

Kiana Morgan
Mar 6, 20223 min read


Holiday Blues: How to Find ways to Cope This Holiday Season
Even though the holiday season is almost over, the transition into the new year can be very hard for some folks. This time of year can be...

Kiana Morgan
Dec 30, 20213 min read


Student Protests Continue at Howard University
College is not easy. It is the first time you are responsible for yourself- your time, your accomplishments. And, living away from home...

Kiana Morgan
Nov 8, 20215 min read


The Shape of Beauty: Examining Black Women's Body in Society POV Lizzo
In the body positivity movement, there is an erasure of fat, Black women. As one myself, it was very difficult to find our stories, our...

Kiana Morgan
Oct 25, 20213 min read


MelaninGirl Fitness & Wellness Workshop: Inspiring women to get real about mental & physical health
Empowerment and self-reflection is what Saturday morning was all about. Founder and Editor-in-chief Melanie Green of MelaninGirl Magazine...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
May 19, 20212 min read


Support Your Black Businesses
$1.3 trillion! Let me say that again. $1.3 trillion! That is what has been estimated black people spend annually, according to the...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Oct 29, 20203 min read


Safe Love: By Star Millennial
Is there a such thing as safe love? At a certain moment in a young woman’s life, the moment that defines her future interactions, the...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Mar 7, 20205 min read


Cultural Appreciation
Through life we as people go through different phases. We fall in and out of love with things and back in love with the very thing we...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Mar 7, 20204 min read


New Year, New Me #MOOD
It's something magical about the new year. It could be the feeling you get to start fresh and hit the reset button or maybe its the...

MELANIN GIRL MAG
Mar 6, 20202 min read
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