Trigger Warning: Race/Identity This piece will only be uncomfortable with those who may take offense to the following statement: I have four Black-American grandparents. I know that this statement FEELS aggressive but trust me, it only FEELS that way. This is not poking a wound. In fact it is the…
The way vanilla is misrepresented pains me. Any time someone uses “vanilla” to describe something white, boring, and/or plain, I want to scream. Nothing could be further from the truth. Meet Edmond Albius, the black man behind the revolution of vanilla. Thanks to Albius, we are able to cultivate and…
For the past four years, Black Like Vanilla (BLV) has been home to Black news, Black history, Black culture, and Black excellence, so today it is with great joy to announce BLV’s expansion into merchandise. BLV exists to tell our own stories and redefine Blackness on our own terms. This…