Recently Nnedi Okorafor posted on Twitter about racists telling her to go back to Africa. Dear racists on Twitter (and elsewhere), telling me to “go back to Africa” is not an insult. 🙄 — Nnedi Okorafor, PhD (@Nnedi) November 26, 2017 My response was the following: Right! And […]
I am going to present this conversation as much as I can in its entirety, periodically drop in commentary and then follow up. What’s over? People knew he was when they voted for him and had no problem with it. When someone shows you who they are, believe […]
*This blog contains spoilers about Mudbound.* Netflix released its feature film Mudbound a story of two men, Ronsel and Jamie, who have both returned home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi. Ronsel is the son of Hap and Florence, a Black family […]
Several weeks ago, I started looking over my life and the goals that I wanted to accomplish for the remainder of the year and beyond. When I quit my job two years ago, I knew that I was on the verge of a change because inwardly all I […]
Yesterday Papa’s John’s released some bullshit a statement to kinda sorta but not really apologize for stupid and divisive comments founder and CEO John Schnatter made concerning Papa John’s earnings as related to the NFL protests led by now blackballed quarterback and GQ Citizen of the Year, Colin […]
“It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.”
Just when I think this administration cannot ‘out racist’ itself, it manages to surprise me. Only a few months ago the nation was dumbfounded when Donald Trump said there were “good people on both sides” after a terror attack fueled by racism was committed in Charlottesville, Virginia killing […]
OJ, if you don’t sit yo ass down!
Rose, White Feminism & Intersectionality (Or some other buzzword that’s hot this month) Rose…Rose…Rose… Really, Rose? In your righteous fight against men that have sexually assaulted women in Hollywood, you went overboard by saying being called a woman is comparable to being called the N-word. To double down on your […]
I love winning. Who doesn’t? I grew up in an era where everyone didn’t receive a participation trophy. And quite frankly, I never wanted a participation trophy. I strived to be the best at whatever I set my mind to do. I wanted to win, and I wanted […]
