Recently I stayed at a hotel, and as I was going down to the lobby from the fifth floor a young man entered, and we immediately begin the elevator etiquette dance. I asked him which level he needed, and he replied, “The lobby.” I smiled and then pressed […]
Most anarchists believe the coming change can only come through a revolution, because the possessing class will not allow a peaceful change to take place; still we are willing to work for peace at any price, except at the price of liberty. – Lucy Parsons, orator and author once described by the Chicago Police […]
Last week this issue came up on my Facebook feed, and I was going to address it, but life happens, and the point got away from me. However, scrolling through my Twitter feed, I see the, “I am not a racist because…” issue has reared its head again. […]
In January 2017, my blog begin with a critique of the Women’s March, a march that was heavily and primarily attended by White women in knitted pink pussycat hats as if we had forgotten that indeed 53% of White women that voted, voted for Donald Trump. As I […]
I could not end 2017 without thanking everyone that has stopped by my blog- Write Some Shit. Thank you so much to everyone that has read my blog, shared it on social media, in an email or linked my site to their blog, article or website. Thank you […]
In The Mis-Education of the Negro, Dr. Carter G. Woodson wrote, “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his ‘proper place’ and will […]
In 1940, Hattie Mae McDaniel received an Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone With The Wind. The Los Angeles Times praised McDaniel’s work as “worthy of Academy supporting awards,” and indeed McDaniel went on to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Many people viewed this […]
Black Women Do Not Exist To Save You Admittedly, I have said Trust Black Women a million times because as a Black woman, I believe we hold the solutions to so many problems in the world. However, over time the mood and meaning of this hashtag started […]
Dear Colin Kaepernick:All You Had To Do Was Play The Game, Boy. All you had to do was throw the ball, boy. We concealed this auction block well, didn’t we, boy? You didn’t know you were on sale, boy? Didn’t we tell you to just run, boy? […]
Let’s get this out at this outset of this blog, Omarosa, you’re gonna get this draggin’. And you deserve it. However there is an opportunity for you to redeem yourself.
