Beauty Yes, Your WAP Can Survive Menopause Let’s talk about the menopause symptom nobody warns you about…until you’re Googling it at 2 a.m. Nobody prepares you for perimenopause. One day you’re minding your business, sleeping like a baby, and feeling completely like yourself. The next thing you know you’re standing in By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
Culture Paul Brunson and Dr. Liza Paz Resuscitated the 'Married At First Sight Franchise' Paul Brunson is the best thing to happen to the fan favorite reality series in years After watching the season premiere, I’m convinced Peacock didn’t just find a new relationship expert. It found the magic this franchise has been missing all along. For years, Married at First Sight By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read
Humanity The Emotional Cost of Being the Exception Why Black parents must consider the psychological, emotional, and sometimes physical toll of raising children as “the only one.” The first thing I thought about when I heard Nolan Xavier Wells had disappeared wasn’t the investigation. It wasn’t the conflicting accounts surrounding a Fourth of July trip with By Dr. Christal Jordan • 7 min read
Lifestyle Global Economic Forum Elevates Black Women's Health Through Candid Conversation at Essence Festival of Culture 2026 and The Global Black Economic Forum The Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF) convened a powerful discussion on Black women's health during the ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026 with the panel, "Sistas, Say It Louder: Reclaiming Power, Pleasure, and Protection in Black Women's Health." The panel featured GRAMMY-nominated singer and By Dr. Christal Jordan • 2 min read
Culture OWN’s Put A Ring On It: Cheathab Asks the Question Reality TV Has Been Avoiding For years, reality television has followed a familiar script. Couples fall in love, cameras roll, temptation enters the picture, someone cheats, trust is shattered, and by the reunion special we’re dissecting another relationship that couldn’t survive fame, pressure, or poor decisions. We’ve watched it happen across dating By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Culture Black Beauty Never Needed Permission Simone I. Smith and Rapsody remind us that our culture has always been the blueprint. There are certain things Black women wear that have never simply been fashion. They have always been declarations of who we are. A fresh press on Sunday morning, bamboo earrings in the neighborhood, a perfectly By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read
Models: Therin Johnson (dark blue) and Gabrielle Howard (light blue) Lifestyle The Beauty of Black Summer There was a time when summer meant trying to hide from the sun instead of embracing it. For many Black girls, every extra shade of brown earned after a day outside came with an unsolicited comment. Hair was expected to be straightened before vacation photos. Afros were considered statements instead By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Culture History Is Still Catching Up to TLC How CrazySexyCool: The Musical reminded me that the best-selling U.S. girl group of all time is still ahead of us. There are moments in theater when you leave talking about the performances, the music, or the beauty of seeing a familiar story brought to life in a new By Dr. Christal Jordan • 8 min read
Culture Black Music Month Spotlight: Darwin Hobbs’ Greatest Gift Was Never His Voice There are singers with incredible voices, and then there are artists whose voices become instruments of healing. Darwin Hobbs belongs in the latter category. For decades, Hobbs has possessed one of the most extraordinary voices in contemporary music. It is the kind of voice that immediately commands attention, effortlessly moving By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read
Lifestyle King Randall: The Young Man Carrying the Mantle of Leadership for the Next Generation Lenox & Parker celebrates Father's Day honoring our 2026 Man of the Year History has a way of making greatness seem inevitable. Looking back, we speak of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Fred Hampton as though the world immediately recognized the magnitude of who they By Dr. Christal Jordan • 10 min read
Culture Netflix’s 'The Polygamist' Isn’t Really About Polygamy it's an Illustration of Emotional Abuse Like a lot of people, I finally gave in to the hype surrounding Netflix’s South African drama The Polygamist. Social media had been talking about it nonstop, and with a flight ahead of me and plenty of time to binge watch, I decided to see what all the excitement By Dr. Christal Jordan • 7 min read
Lifestyle A Soft Life Requires Soft Skills Why Charm & Etiquette Coach Carol Rey believes confidence, civility, and social intelligence are still the ultimate power moves Everybody seems to want the soft life these days. Social media is filled with conversations about femininity, luxury, marriage, homemaking, emotional peace, and living well. Young women are studying the aesthetics By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read
