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“I grew up with a mother who told me to embrace my height to love it. She told me never to be the shrinking violet," said Rhoden.

More shootings in Durham claim the lives of 2 more within an 8 hour span. On man was shot just before 1:15pm at the McDougald Terrace Apartment died at the scene while another was found inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot who later died at the hospital. No charges have been filed yet in […]

  This past weekend the work and products of black agriculturalist were displayed at the Black August in the Park event in Durham. Fifteen black farmers were featured as well as other black businesses  in the parking lot of the former NC Mutual Insurance Legacy Towers. Co-founder Derrick Beasley, says the event is created to […]

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On Sunday night, the music industry’s biggest names were out in full force at the 47th American Music Awards. And the red carpet made it clear that our faves were not playing with us when it came to their fashion. From Lizzo to Ciara to Lil Nas X, here are the night’s best and colorful […]

Ciara followed in the musical footsteps of Beyonce and released an empowering anthem that encourages brown skin girls to love their melanin. Ciara teamed up with Lupita Nyong’o, Yung Miami and JT of the City Girls, Ester Dean and La La on Melanin, an upbeat and empowering pop tune with fun and funky vibes. Ester […]

The film's costume designer, Shiona Turini, wanted to give a huge shout out to Sean John and what that iconic fashion line meant to Black folks.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Cardi…we mean Christmas. The Bodak Yellow rapper is “gifting it forward” with Pepsi for their holiday campaign that gives customers the chance to win cash prizes or send to their family/ friends. The commercial begins with a really cute “Cardi Carol,” before Cardi appears in the “present day” […]

A woman is supposed to look, dress, and act a certain way. She’s supposed to go on with her day as if she has it all under control. Women bare the children and in most cases, work and run the household too. Again, in many cases, but not all. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Working […]

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Fall is quickly approaching, which means #HotGirlSummer is coming to an end. And while those of us with weak knees and a penchant for sweater weather rejoice, others are reluctant to put away summery things…especially when it comes to their beauty routine. And to that we say? There are no rules, sis! Take bronzer for […]

No stranger to the charts song writer and R&B singer called into the Quick Silva show! Neyo talked about his role in the 2nd Annual Urban One honors happening on December 20th. He talked about his part and teased at a possible performance. He also talked about his new Christmas album “Another Kind Of Christmas,” […]

The Light strives to keep you informed of what’s going on in our community.  Here are some local events that are happening over this weekend from our community calendar entries. To see more and to post your own CLICK HERE   Love, Hope & Care Day (Turkey & Shoe Giveaway) Join us for our 5th […]