Black Women’s History (Kissing the Asian Guy): Chinese and...
By Stan Solomillo In 2007, a popular blog, “Sardonic Sistah Says,” noted that the resolution of the romantic interest between the late Aaliyah and Jet Li in the film Romeo Must Die (2000) ended up on the cutting room floor because in test screenings with “urban” audiences, the viewers did not approve of the…
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Black Woman Writes Apology Missive for Preferring White Men;...
Someone passed along an article to me that was published on XO Jane, true-confession style, written by a black woman, admitting that her declaration t...
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Zara: Asian Men, Black Women…So Undesirable, We Don...
I was 16 years old, and it was my first semester at my boarding school in western MA, USA. I was cold. I was always cold. I’m from the tropics s...
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Three Exercises and a Diet Suggestion to Get Your Derrière ...
Yes, this is my derrière. I’m no Kim Kardashian, but I make do with what the gods have granted! I’ve been undergoing my own ̶...
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Couples Making REAL, Offline Connections on Our G+ Page!...
I’m so happy to announce two couples that got together this Valentine’s Day due to our AWESOMELY POSITIVE Beyond Black & White Google ...
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Octavia Spencer to Star in Biopic of Mary Seacole...
Do you know the story of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican woman who worked alongside Florence Nightingale? Her contributions during the Crimean War a...
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Open Thread: Is Fighting Against the Black 72% Out-of-Wedloc...
I got this note from a BB&W fan, who happens to be biracial (his mother is black, father is white). Richard often comes to the fan page to discuss...
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Open thread. VALENTINE WISHES...
Tell that special someone just how you feel....
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You Pick the Winner of Last Night’s LIVE Couples’...
We had a hilarious good time on last night’s chat, during our own version of the “Dating/Newlywed Game.” We had our ve...
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IRR Romance: Mating Scents By McKenna Jeffries...
Beyond Black & White Feature by: McKenna Jeffries When I sit down to write, race usually isn’t a factor in my story. The story and the chara...
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Black Women in History: A Nineteenth Century Image of Black ...
By Stan Solomillo This albumin print of a young Afro-Peruvian woman is in the Library of Congress and was taken in front of a painted landscape in a p...
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Can You Eat Your Way to Beauty? In a Word…YES....
People often comment on my clear, glowing skin and youthful appearance. Much of the reason why my skin looks the way it does is because of what I eat....
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BB&W Forum Exclusive: Lasha’s Incredible 155-Poun...
I commissioned BB&W fan and forum member, Lasha Lane, to contribute to our “Best You” campaign because her weight loss journey is so r...
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Carrie: “Ulterior Motives: Are We Dating Interracially to ...
By Carrie Thompson I lost my virginity to an 18-year-old white male named Tyler. Sick of being a virgin, I wanted to experience what the grapevine was...
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G+ Chat this Friday…Live Couples Tag…Winner Gets...
The day before Valentine’s Day, what better hangout is there than seeing happily coupled folks doing the online version of The Newlywed Game?! I...
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Rick and Maya Reunion of “Bold & The Beautiful...
I’ve been following the relationship of “Rick and Maya” for some time now, but if you need some background click here and here. So&#...
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Black Women’s History: You’ve Got Something to Celeb...
Written by Stan Solomillo (yes…the Stan…;-) ”Maria Gonzalez and Soldaderas.” “The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from th...
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Zac: “ I wish a muthaf#^%*a WOULD,” and Other Kanye Wes...
By: ZacOnBothSides By now, you know about it, have heard about it, have seen it or were watching it: Kanye West, upset again about a Grammy he felt sh...
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My Day at Cross Fit: Yoga Replacement?...
Most of you regulars know that my diet choice is primarily paleo–based on the dietary theory that humans operate at their optimal level when we ...
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Update! So Who Did Wes Pick??...
Drumroll, please! Wes picked Carrie! Check out our wrap up conversation… More about Carrie, in her own words: “I am a 27-year-old Hospital...
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Dating Men Over 40: What’s the Big Difference?...
I spend a good 45 minutes of my morning, five days a week, on an elliptical machine or stair-climber at my local gym. Usually, there’s a book of som...
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Who Didn’t See This Coming? Threatening the Monopoly o...
Last Friday we had our first “dating game” show on our live Google Hangouts. Five beautiful and quality women got a chance to meet and gre...
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‘Dating Game’ Line Up Featuring Wes Murphy Tonig...
Check out the line up for tonight’s G+ chat! These lovely ladies will meet Wes for the first time, so you do NOT want to miss it! ...
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Why They Waited…Non-Black Men Explain Their Shifting P...
After I released this video… A slew of men came to the channel to share their stories, and I thought it would be appropriate to share them here:...
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Update on the ‘Meme’ Couple!...
You’ll recall that Beyond Black & White led the charge in re-writing the rotten memes that were created by haters of Cassia and Jacob. The r...
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6 Ways To Improve Your Self-Esteem...
If you haven’t realized it, self-esteem affects every part of our lives. It decides what jobs or promotions we go for, who we choose to date or ...
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Why Women LOSE When They Select Mates Primarily on Looks...
This post is an extension of the thoughts I posited on my YouTube channel last night. While the video encapsulates my thoughts, I need to take it a bi...
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Zara: ‘Bad Hair’ Blues – Not All Natural H...
I stopped chemically straightening my hair years ago – this was before the natural hair movement had taken off in the USA. I initially stopped ...
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Meet Erik and Tanya: Interracial Couple Living Abroad in Isr...
Since so much of the focus on interracial dating and relationships generates from an American perspective, it’s so refreshing to learn about cou...
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Mamie: “I Am Damaged, But Not Broken.”...
I woke up this morning and got ready for work and looked in the mirror for a bit. Such a mundane inconsequential action, looking in the mirror, but wh...
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