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Inside a 3 day wellness retreat that changed everything

In a culture that quietly rewards exhaustion, choosing rest can feel like an act of defiance. For one writer accustomed to running on fumes, three days at the Rituals of Renewal retreat hosted by members only lifestyle service Velocity Black at the Montage Healdsburg in California's Sonoma wine country turned out to be exactly the…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 8, 20260Comments

Relationships

People pleasing is secretly ruining your relationships

It looks, from the outside, like one of the more admirable qualities a person can have. Someone who accommodates easily, keeps the peace, rarely pushes back and always seems to consider how others are feeling that reads as generous, socially aware, even emotionally mature. The problem is that what looks like warmth from the outside…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 8, 20260Comments

Relationships

Why jealousy doesn’t have to destroy your open relationship

It started with a simple text. Her girlfriend call her Harper mentioned she was heading out for drinks with someone new in their friend group. A casual plan, low stakes on paper. But something shifted. A knot formed, quiet and uninvited, and it didn't go away. For someone who had spent years committed to the…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 8, 20260Comments

Body

What to Eat During Your Period and What to Put Back on the Shelf

From leafy greens to dark chocolate, the foods you eat during menstruation can meaningfully affect cramps, fatigue, bloating and mood. Here is what dietitians and researchers recommend. Periods bring a predictable set of physical complaints for many people: cramps, fatigue, headaches, bloating, and mood shifts that can range from mild to genuinely disruptive. What…

ByGesi LloydMay 7, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Lena Waithe’s The Chi delivers an epic final season in 2026

After nearly eight years on television, The Chi is preparing to close out its story with one final chapter. The acclaimed drama created by Lena Waithe will officially return on May 22, 2026, with its eighth and final season on Paramount+. The upcoming installment will feature 10 episodes released weekly, giving…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 7, 20260Comments

Music

Chaka Khan on her deep bond with gifted Sia

Long before they made music together, Chaka Khan and Sia felt like they had known each other for a lifetime. Now, with a brandnew song out and an album on the way, the two artists are giving fans a closer look at the friendship and creative partnership that has quietly been building for years. Chaka,…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 7, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Kijafa Vick breaks free from the WAG label boldly

Kijafa Vick has spent years being recognized primarily as the wife of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick. But in the time since stepping into that public role, she has been quietly and deliberately building something entirely her own, a career, a voice and an identity that exist well beyond the shadow of her husband's fame.…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 7, 20260Comments

Beauty

Embrace the beauty routines women swear by in 2026

There is a shift happening in how women approach beauty, and it has less to do with following trends than with making deliberate choices about how they spend their time and money. Whether that means booking a facial before Mother's Day, overhauling a skincare routine or finally clearing out a makeup bag full of products…

ByDestiny PhilipsMay 7, 20260Comments

Relationships

For Black women divorce can erase years of financial progress overnight

Wage gaps, wealth disparities, and caregiving burdens mean Black women enter divorce already behind. The financial recovery requires a strategy most are never told about. The end of a marriage is rarely tidy. For Black women, it is frequently devastating in ways that extend far beyond the emotional rupture. Savings accounts drain. Credit scores shift.…

ByGesi LloydMay 7, 20260Comments

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Inside a 3 day wellness retreat that changed everything

People pleasing is secretly ruining your relationships

Why jealousy doesn’t have to destroy your open relationship

What to Eat During Your Period and What to Put Back on the Shelf

Lena Waithe’s The Chi delivers an epic final season in 2026

Chaka Khan on her deep bond with gifted Sia

Kijafa Vick breaks free from the WAG label boldly

Embrace the beauty routines women swear by in 2026

For Black women divorce can erase years of financial progress overnight

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