Noir Vanguard

Top 5 Podcasts For Adulting as A Black Woman

If you know me, then you know no topic is off limits. My podcast selection is no different. From keeping up with black American pop...

How ‘Rel’ Tried to be the New Cosby Show but Missed the Mark

What is it About? Rel (Lil Rel Howery) picks up the pieces after his marriage falls apart. His father (Sinbad), his best friend (Jessica...

University of South Carolina's Black Homecoming Tailgate Shutdown by Force and by Horse

by Erin Lewis and LaQuita Belle (Columbia, SC) Each year during homecoming, friends who have not connected since last year greet each...

H.E.R. Doesn't Disappoint

There’s nothing like a Friday night accompanied by good drinks, better vibes, and soul shifting music. When chords align to make the...

Bougie Happy Hour

Noir Vanguard is all about being your #GlowUpGuide. As the old African American proverb says, “those who grow together, glow together.”...

5 Places To Shop For Afropunk

These black owned brands are on point and edgy. Purchasing one of their pieces and daring to stand out will add that necessary pop into...

Black "Love Is"...

Fairy Tale love stories, according to the childhood story books, all have one thing in common—there is some sort of hardship that the...

by LaQuita Belle