What’s On Your Block: 10 Black-Owned Businesses You Have to Visit In Dallas!

Calling all Dallas natives and visitors. Dallas is a beautiful city in the south packed with many black-owned businesses. From beauty, food, and shopping here are 10 Black-owned businesses in Dallas you should check out! Pressed Roots Looking to get your natural hair done? Pressed Roots is the place to get your hair laid! Experience…

ByEvaline GachiiJune 1, 20220Comments

Black Lives Matter

5 Remarkable Black Artists & Their Influence

Happy Black History Month! What a wonderful month to remember not only our triumphs but also the challenges that have shaped us into the people we are today. We rarely hear about the many Black pioneers who paved the path in so many fields before us. We get caught up in applauding Martin Luther King…

ByKirsten FordFebruary 23, 20220Comments

Lifestyle

8 Valentine’s Day Gifts That Your Partner Will Love

'Tis the season of love and joy! Valentine's Day is less than a month away so, it's time to get gifts. Instead of buying the usual flowers and roses, consider buying (or hand making) unique gifts instead. Check out these eight Valentine's Day gifts that are sure to make your lover swoon. 1. Heart-shaped…

ByShannon TaylorFebruary 4, 20220Comments

Albums Music

Solange’s “When I Get Home” Hits Close to the Heart

Soalnge's When I Get Home is out now Our favorite neo-soul queen is back on the scene. Solange has released When I Get Home, an album that was highly anticipated but never spoken of until the week of its drop. As soon as March 1st arrived When I Get Home took a seat on the charts.…

ByBianca PaulinoApril 2, 20190Comments

Music Music Videos

The Power of The Carters: Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “APESH*T” Video has Increased Visitation to The Louvre in Paris to an All-Time High

The Louvre is one of the world’s most popular and visited attractions. Now, thanks to Beyonce and Jay Z filming their iconic “Apeshit” video in the museum, the Louvre’s visitor number has risen by 25 percent. Reaching a jaesropping 10.2 million. The video was filmed at the famous attraction last June (2018) and features the…

ByKiara ManningJanuary 6, 20190Comments

Art and Culture Fashion Red Carpet

Who SLAYED the Ball? MEFeater’s Top 15 Best Dressed – Met Gala 2018

The first Monday in May is a true royal event for those in the fashion industry. The annual Met Ball, also known as the Costume Institute Gala, took place exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC on May 7th, 2018. Everyone from Rihanna to SZA and Chadwick Boseman to Zendaya was in attendance…

ByCaoimhe MoynihanMay 8, 20180Comments

Art and Culture Lifestyle

Why Society Should Stop Telling Music/Art Students They Won’t Make Any Money

There has always been a frigid stigma for anyone who wants to study the Fine Arts. Why is it that some people believe art is not as important as anything else? That is the first question we must dissect and oppose. COURTESY: SEATTLE ART FAIR People often downplay the importance of artistic expression. It is apparently, not as important…

ByBianca PaulinoMarch 12, 20180Comments

Lifestyle

Solange Releases New Digital Art on Black Identity

Solange has created an interactive artwork hosted online for Tate Modern. Following the release of A Seat at the Table, her album which discusses the racial struggles and tension in America, the institution asked the musician to create an artwork inspired by its current exhibition, Soul of Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power. Speaking…

BySheri-kae McLeodAugust 30, 20170Comments

Lifestyle

Biggie Mural in Brooklyn Saved by Supporters and Residents

After receiving backlash from Hip Hop purists and local residents, landlord Samuel Berkowitz has decided to keep the two-story Biggie mural painted on the side of a building on Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street in Brooklyn. One of the artists responsible for the giant tribute, Naoufal “Rocko” Alaoui, spoke to Berkowitz, who admitted he didn’t…

BySheri-kae McLeodMay 24, 20170Comments

Fashion

#WTF: Met Gala Invite-Only Tickets Cost $30,000 A Piece !

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit aka the Met Gala, is a black-tie extravagant event held annually on the first Monday of May. The event is held to raise funds for the Costume Institute, the only one of MET's departments that funds itself. But how much does a MET ticket cost? According to the…

BySheri-kae McLeodMay 2, 20170Comments

Interview Lifestyle

Interview with an Artist: Silly Genius Talks to Us About the Frustrations and Inspirations of Street Artistry

ByDAHMNovember 3, 20160Comments

Entertainment Lifestyle

“Life So Far” – A Photo Show by Michael “Snapps” Knapp

As the MEFeater team and I walked in the Gallery on November 8, 2014, we were pleasantly confused. To the naked eye, walking in the Art show seemed more like a party rather than an "art" gallery. The free liquor was flowing, Travis Scott's Skyfall featuring Young Thug was blasting and rather than looking at…